Meet the Texas lawmakers who’ve spent years fighting against equality
The lawmakers behind the state’s latest anti-trans bills have long histories of opposing LGBTQ rights.
By Casey Quinlan - April 13, 2021The lawmakers behind the state’s latest anti-trans bills have long histories of opposing LGBTQ rights.
By Casey Quinlan - April 13, 2021The heads of the biggest companies in Michigan have entered the debate around voting rights.
By Emily Singer - April 13, 2021Greg Abbott said he didn’t need to speak out against sexual abuse in immigrant detention centers during the Trump administration because they weren’t his concern then.
By Amy Lieu - April 12, 2021Former Attorney General Eric Holder said voter roll purges are a tactic of ‘movements to try to keep people away from the polls.’
By Emily Singer - April 09, 2021‘The myth of voter fraud is frequently used to target communities of color to delegitimize their vote,’ said Common Cause Texas.
By Emily Singer - April 08, 2021Republicans are unhappy that ICE officials are no longer issuing detainers for some people under current administration policy.
By Amy Lieu - April 07, 2021GOP lawmakers are threatening corporations that oppose Republican voter suppression tactics.
By Emily Singer - April 06, 2021Sen. Mitch McConnell has been threatening companies that speak out against GOP voter suppression efforts.
By Emily Singer - April 06, 2021Studies have repeatedly found that immigrants pay taxes and contribute heavily to the country’s revenue.
By Amy Lieu - April 06, 2021Major companies are speaking out against the nationwide Republican effort to suppress the vote. But they’ve given tens of millions to Republicans who pushed for voting restrictions.
By Associated Press - April 05, 2021Big businesses are responding to the threat of boycotts and putting pressure on state legislatures.
By Emily Singer - April 02, 2021A study from the Brennan Center for Justice found the onslaught of voter suppression legislation is ramping up nationwide.
By Emily Singer - April 01, 2021Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes is under investigation by the FBI for his words and actions before, on, and after Jan. 6.
By Oliver Willis - March 31, 2021First-term Rep. Pat Fallon has had trouble recognizing the truth before.
By Josh Israel - March 25, 2021Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita and West Virginia Secretary of State Mac Warner both supported Texas’ legal challenge to overturn President Joe Biden’s victory.
By Emily Singer - March 22, 2021Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is the latest Republican to back voter suppression tactics without any proof that voter fraud took place.
By Emily Singer - March 16, 2021Texas Gov. Greg Abbott wants to make it a felony to encourage absentee ballot applications.
By Emily Singer - March 15, 2021The bill filed on Thursday is the 11th introduced this year that would make it harder to vote in Texas.
By Emily Singer - March 12, 2021Experts disagree on whether a COVID-19 surge is looming — but agree that opening indoor dining at 100% capacity is a danger to employees and patrons either way.
By Donna Provencher - March 08, 2021‘This report card is a warning and a call to action,’ said Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg.
By Associated Press - March 07, 2021Despite xenophobic claims by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and GOP lawmakers, immigrants detained at the border are not being released ‘untested’ into the country.
By Amy Lieu - March 05, 2021‘The last thing we need is Neanderthal thinking,’ the president said.
By Associated Press - March 03, 2021Republican Gov. Greg Abbott is even rescinding mask mandates throughout the state.
By Donna Provencher - March 02, 2021President Joe Biden wanted to make the trip last week, but said he held back because he didn’t want his presence to detract from the recovery effort.
By Associated Press - February 26, 2021‘It’s almost like a murder suspect blaming their right hand for committing the crime.’
By Donna Provencher - February 25, 2021Republican Sen. Ted Cruz said he regretted his Mexico trip because it gave critics a chance to ‘demagogue.’
By Oliver Willis - February 25, 2021Some Texans are seeing electrical bills in the thousands of dollars following the recent winter storm.
By Josh Israel - February 23, 2021‘Apparently we are not front-line workers when it comes to getting the vaccine.’
By Associated Press - February 20, 2021Some Texas customers on variable-rates plans will be facing as much as $17,000 in electric bills.
By Donna Provencher - February 19, 2021The embattled senator begged President Joe Biden to help Texas with its latest disaster this week.
By Josh Israel - February 19, 2021