Far-right, pro-Trump protesters storm U.S. Capitol
Hundreds of supporters of President Trump descended on the Capitol grounds on Wednesday, bypassing security and police, and even breaching the chambers. The attempted coup, as some lawmakers are describing it, came after President Trump addressed a rally in Washington...
Democrats are taking over the US Senate. What the Georgia runoffs mean for Washington and Texas.
As a group of Republican elected officials work to execute their seditious strategy to steal the 2020 election when a joint session of Congress meets today to vote on certifying the electoral college vote, Republicans in Washington woke up with a difficult taste in...
Sheila Jackson Lee calls on Trump to rein in Proud Boys
Police and the National Guard in Washington D.C. are bracing for violence as pro-Trump and far-right protesters around the U.S. to gather in the nation’s capital to protest President-elect Joe Biden’s victory. In a series of tweets Monday, Rep. Sheila Jackson...
Here Comes the Gavel
When the Texas legislature gavels in on January 12, it will kick off a frenzied six month legislative process that crafts the budget and public policy in Texas for at least the next two years. We’ll be covering the legislative session as it evolves, and have our...
A number of Texas Republicans will object to congressional electoral certification
The congressional electoral certification of the presidential results is normally a staid proceeding, the last formality before the president-elect is officially inaugurated. This year, however, the event will be far more dramatic as a number of Texas Republicans have...
Paxton heads to Washington to back Trump — and escape problems at home
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton recently announced that he will be traveling to Washington D.C. next week to join a march with Trump supporters disputing the results of the presidential election. In a Sunday tweet, Paxton called on “all patriots” to join him...
Musings: Welcome to ‘21
Welcome to Musings, a new weekly Monday morning opinion column from Texas Signal that will ponder life’s big questions, or at least strive to make sense of the latest in Texas and national politics. The views expressed below belong to the author. Well, dear readers,...
Abbott dreams of Big Government
In late October, as the 2020 campaign was drawing to a close, Governor Greg Abbott’s political operation was busy blanketing the state with television ads warning that nefarious attempts to defund the police would make Texas cities unsafe. He pointed, as he often...
A last-minute push to terminate DACA heads to Texas
On Tuesday, the future of DACA will once again be up in the air thanks to the efforts of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. Oral arguments in Texas v. United States will be heard by U.S. District Court Judge Andrew Hanen of the Southern District of Texas. Paxton is...
Texas Republicans Must Call Out Donor Steve Hotze Before Someone gets Hurt
Steve Hotze’s website will tell you he is a “Physician, Radio Host, and Best Selling Author” leading a “wellness revolution”. But politicos know him as a controversial QAnon conservative from Houston who wields considerable influence with top Republicans including...
Abbott’s inauguration heist would make Trump jealous
A joint investigation by the Texas Tribune and Houston Chronicle this week detailed where the cash went into Gov. Greg Abbott’s 2019 inauguration. It was already known the governor spent a record-setting amount of cash on his own two inaugurations, including spending...
MJ Hegar and Elisa Cardnell join vets in calling for investigation of Dan Crenshaw
Elisa Cardnell, a veteran and former congressional challenger to Rep. Dan Crenshaw, is leading the charge among a group of veterans to investigate the Houston lawmaker. Crenshaw landed in hot water last week after a report from the V.A.‘s Office of the Inspector...
Op-Ed: Doubling down on the fight against human trafficking
There are so many challenges that need our attention right now – from health care, to economic recovery, to the epidemic of gun violence, to education and more. It’s daunting for a freshman legislator to know where to start. I will do my level best to make...
Op-Ed: As part of COVID-19 recovery, Texas must expand Medicaid
In a normal year, Medicaid expansion is a critical win-win in terms of healthcare and economic impacts. In the midst of a global pandemic, it is unfathomable that Texas leaders would refuse to adopt it. Texas isn’t a leader on access to healthcare, at least not in the...
Conspiracy-brained Texas GOP megadonor funds investigation that turns violent
Houston Police announced Tuesday that they arrested a former Houston Police Department captain who they say ran a man off the road and pointed a gun at his head in an attempt to prove election fraud claims. Mark Anthony Aguirre, 63, was arrested and charged Tuesday...