Biden Expanding Health Coverage to DACA Recipients
If President Biden’s rule is finalized, this will make DACA recipients eligible for these programs for the first time. Today, President Biden announced a plan to expand health coverage for The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients. The Department of...
Banning Medication Abortion Is Deeply Unpopular
The extremism that Republicans have embraced regarding abortion is incredibly unpopular. And their latest attempts to use the courts to ban medication abortion are getting further and further out of step with the general public. New polling from Ipsos shows that only...
WTFTXLege: Change Can’t Wait, Texas Is Overdue for Real Public Safety Solutions
In the Lone Star State, a person’s path through the justice system is rarely guided by justice. It’s guided by politics. A young person of color fears when a police car follows them, knowing some police scour the streets looking for an excuse to turn on their red and...
Whitmire’s Big Adventure
In November 2021, when he declared his intention to run for Mayor of Houston publicly for the first time, Texas State Senator John Whitmire immediately made himself the frontrunner in the race to replace term-limited Mayor Sylvester Turner, whose ascent from the Texas...
Documentary Sheds Light On Black Maternal Care
A new documentary from PBS is highlighting a topic that Texans have become acutely aware of: the black maternal healthcare crisis. Birthing Justice chronicles the experiences and tribulations of those on the frontlines confronting and trying to change this injustice....
Conflicting Rulings And An Uncertain Future For Medication Abortion
After two conflicting rulings, a showdown over medication abortion appears likely at the Supreme Court. Late Friday, Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk issued a ruling that invalidates the FDA’s approval of mifepristone, a medication that can terminate an early pregnancy. The...
Texas Legislative Round-Up: Week Thirteen
Welcome to the Texas Legislative Round-up! We are here to break down the latest news from the Texas Legislative session in Austin. Every week, we’ll give you the honest take on the news that impacts you – without pretending it doesn’t. Week in Review The terrible...
Hollins drops Mayoral bid, running for City Controller
When Sheila Jackson Lee recently joined the Houston Mayor’s race, speculation was rampant about how her entrance into the race could upend the prospects of fellow candidates like Senator John Whitmire, former Harris County Clerk Chris Hollins and former Houston City...
WTFTXLege: Why is voting so hard for young Texans? An explainer.
Every day, young people create and set new trends that influence modern society. What music is leading the billboards, or what fashion’s in-style? What books or news sites are relevant? What ideas are acceptable to modern society? Each of these questions is often...
The Latest ACA Ruling Is Worse Than You Think
Last week headlines across the nation touted a devastating new ruling regarding preventive healthcare from a Texas judge. Indeed, the ruling was bad, and unfortunately it could get even worse. In 2020, several plaintiffs filed a lawsuit then known as Kelley vs. The...
Dumb and Dumberer: Texas Republicans’ Plan for Public Education
For decades, Texas Republicans have been hoping you won't notice how much public education is underfunded. Now that the far right is in the driver's seat, we can see it was a failure by design. Under Republican leadership, Texas has long underfunded our teachers and...
Musings: How Ted Cruz helped turn politics into pro wrestling
IN THE SPRING OF 2016, Ted Cruz and his closest advisers knew that he had a serious problem. Throughout the 2016 Republican presidential primaries, Cruz’s coronation had been disrupted. From the moment Cruz reached the United States Senate in January 2013 until...
Did Greg Abbott set up a presidential campaign this weekend?
Texas Governor Greg Abbott is running for President of the United States. Maybe. This weekend, someone took the first step for Abbott by filing the “Greg Abbott President Campaign,” with the Federal Election Commission, which allows candidates to officially solicit...
Texas Legislative Round-Up: Week Twelve
Welcome to the Texas Legislative Round-up! We are here to break down the latest news from the Texas Legislative session in Austin. Every week, we’ll give you the honest take on the news that impacts you – without pretending it doesn’t. Week in Review While the...
Latino Victory Fund Announces San Antonio City Council Endorsements
Latino Victory Fund, a political action committee that backs progressive Latino candidates running for office, announced a new slate of endorsements in San Antonio ahead of the May municipal election. Increasingly, Texas has been a major investment for the...