Democratic candidates are betting big on Texas ahead of Super Tuesday
The state’s massive delegate haul and close primary race make it one to watch.
By Associated Press - March 01, 2020The state’s massive delegate haul and close primary race make it one to watch.
By Associated Press - March 01, 2020Critics say the move raises confusion about why the Trump administration is expanding detention space while pushing policies to reduce asylum claims.
By Associated Press - February 26, 2020Young people are organizing in high schools across the country, Connecticut residents will see lower health care costs, and several states made strides for LGBTQ equality.
By Dan Desai Martin - January 24, 2020Voting and registration rules crafted by Republicans in recent years also could prove to be a big obstacle in 2020.
By Associated Press - January 20, 2020Virginia became the 38th state to approve the Equal Rights Amendment the same week New Jersey’s governor signed legislation to protect health care and three states saw voting rights victories.
By Dan Desai Martin - January 17, 2020Gov. Greg Abbott’s refusal to resettle any additional refugees in his state is ‘incomprehensible,’ the Houston Chronicle wrote.
By Dan Desai Martin - January 13, 2020Private land-owners are ready to take the Trump administration to court over the matter.
By Dan Desai Martin - December 26, 2019Justice of the Peace Dianne Hensley wants the state to pay her $10,000 and allow her to continue discriminating against same-sex couples.
By Josh Israel - December 17, 2019Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) removed two of his own appointees from the State Commission on Judicial Conduct for voting to sanction a judge who refused to perform same-sex marriages.
By Josh Israel - December 06, 2019The group We Build the Wall said last month it was ready to begin construction on private land near the Rio Grande.
By Associated Press - December 04, 2019Texas state Rep. Rick Miller claimed his primary opponents are only running because they are Asians.
By Josh Israel - December 03, 2019The Trump administration is rolling back an Obama-era meant to protect people from dangerous chemicals.
By Dan Desai Martin - November 21, 2019The Heidi Group, an anti-abortion organization in Texas, was given millions of taxpayer dollars to provide family planning services, but instead it spent the money on things like gift cards.
By Lisa Needham - November 12, 2019Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) said he was ‘proud to have stood up for fiscal sanity’ since becoming a congressman, despite openly supporting the deficit-busting tax legislation.
By Josh Israel - November 12, 2019The NRA has spent more than $65,000 to support the Texas Republican.
By Josh Israel - October 23, 2019Republican Dennis Bonnen announced he would leave the Texas House of Representatives after dozens of his colleagues urged him to ‘move on.’
By Josh Israel - October 22, 2019The hurricane has been classified as one of the worst storms in U.S. history.
By Josh Israel - October 18, 2019The Republican ‘Texodus’ could help Democrats expand their House majority in 2020 by flipping several Texas seats.
By Dan Desai Martin - October 01, 2019Rep. Mac Thornberry joins a stampede of Republican members choosing retirement over running again in 2020.
By Dan Desai Martin - September 30, 2019Reps. Brian Babin, Dan Crenshaw, Pete Olson, and Randy Weber all voted against a bipartisan temporary funding bill as Tropical Storm Imelda causes massive flooding across southeast Texas.
By Josh Israel - September 20, 2019Austin will fund access to abortion after the state passed a law banning taxpayer dollars from going to abortion providers.
By Lisa Needham - September 13, 2019The Texas Republican also still won’t acknowledge that a background check might have stopped the mass shooting in Odessa.
By Josh Israel - September 12, 2019Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy is celebrating young, relatively new Republican members of Congress racing to the exits.
By Dan Desai Martin - September 09, 2019Rep. Bill Flores joins the so-called ‘Texodus’ of Texas Republicans refusing to run for reelection next year.
By Dan Desai Martin - September 04, 2019Texas Republicans are allowing more guns, including in churches and foster homes, despite the mass shooting in El Paso.
By Oliver Willis - September 03, 2019Gov. Greg Abbott is getting called out for using ‘white supremacist rhetoric’ in a letter designed to raise money for his campaign.
By Oliver Willis - August 30, 2019If Democrats turn Texas blue, the state’s 38 electoral votes could be enough to oust Trump from the White House.
By Dan Desai Martin - August 12, 2019Rep. Veronica Escobar (D-TX) wants Trump to stay away from her city while they deal with the aftermath of a tragic mass shooting.
By Dan Desai Martin - August 05, 2019Rep. Kenny Marchant is also the seventh House Republican to announce his retirement in the past two weeks.
By Dan Desai Martin - August 05, 2019And don’t miss a heartwarming story of the city of Las Cruces embracing asylum-seekers with open arms.
By Dan Desai Martin - August 02, 2019