Who Can Beat Ted Cruz?
Senator Ted Cruz, who watched his presidential ambitions crushed under a Trump-shaped tidal wave in 2016, has announced that he’ll seek a third term in the United States Senate in 2024, potentially giving national Democrats fresh hope at a pickup opportunity in what...
Right- Wing Extremist Sentenced For Solicitation Of A Minor
In a state defined by cruel right-wing politics, the anti-abortion group Texas Right to Life pushed the envelope even further than anyone else. They were crucial in masterminding cruel legislation like Senate Bill 8, which banned abortion at 6 weeks in Texas and...
Texas Lawmakers Call For Supreme Court Expansion
Earlier today, over forty state and local officials from Texas officially added their support to expanding the Supreme Court. The idea of adding four seats to the nation’s highest court has gained steam after a series of unpopular rulings, most notably the overruling...
Op-Ed: Recognizing The Threat Of Christian Nationalism
Almost a decade ago, my husband, Chris, and I began seeing significant changes in our hometown community of Granbury, Texas. We were witnessing an overt merging of religion and politics. After a great deal of reading and research, we were fortunate enough to find...
Texas Legislative Round-Up: Week Six
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 Session...
Paxton Probe Moves To D.C.
Barely six weeks into the new year and Ken Paxton is keeping himself in the headlines for all the wrong reasons. This afternoon, the Associated Press reported that the Department of Justice would be taking over the current investigation looking into potential bribery...
Op-Ed: Collective Bargaining For Teachers Raises The Bar For All Of Us
Our public schools and education workforce are in crisis. Despite broad support for public schools and staff, 77 percent of educators considered leaving their job in 2022, up by 19 percent since 2020. A Texas American Federation of Teachers (AFT) survey showed...
Texas Republicans Snub LGBTQ Chambers Of Commerce
On Valentine’s Day, LGBTQ Chambers of Commerce representatives from the four major metro areas across Texas gathered in Austin for the first-ever Texas LGBTQ Chambers of Commerce Advocacy Day. What should have been a positive day for attendees turned into a...
The Broader Impact Of The Texas Mifepristone Case
Last week, news arrived that a potential ruling in a case about access to medication abortion would be delayed for two weeks. The headlines about the potential disruption to healthcare that could face forty million Americans are bleak (and maybe even jumping the gun),...
A Note To Our Readers
Fellow Readers, I started Texas Signal back in 2019 to fill a critical gap in the Texas political landscape. For years, Republicans fought an open war against the truth in Texas. Right-wing media has unfortunately flourished in the state with little to no...
Ruling That Could Upend Abortion Pill Access Pushed Back
A ruling that could potentially ban mifepristone, a medication that can terminate an early pregnancy, throughout the nation has been pushed back two weeks to give one of the manufacturers time to file a briefing. Last year, the rightwing organization Alliance...
Texas Legislative Round-Up: Week Five
Welcome to the Texas Legislative Round-up! We are here to break down the latest 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 This week Gov. Greg Abbott...
Op-Ed: Ensuring Our Kids Have Schools That Help Them Thrive
Inevitably, you’ve seen the headlines about our public education system in crisis: Texas teachers are leaving in droves. Schools are struggling to fill all staff positions. Some districts are looking at closing campuses because there just isn’t enough money to keep...
The right’s growing grooming problem
For years, some of the most powerful figures in Texas politics have led a fight to vilify LGBTQ Texans and create artificial divisions in communities across the state. From attempting to ban popular drag shows to more startling efforts to outlaw health care options...
Op-Ed: We’re Fighting For Religious Freedom While The Far Right Weaponizes It
As executive director of the Texas Freedom Network, I know fighting for a Texas that’s truly for all demands that I reserve a deep well of hope. Yet, I feel the frustration so many have as the right continues to use religion as a weapon to advance a radical political...