How A Film Incentive Bill Cruised A Senate Committee Vote
The Texas star power of Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson helped advance a bill meant to increase film and television incentives in the state
Global Reproductive Experts React To Texas Arrests
While the news of the first criminal charges against the Texas abortion ban sent shockwaves around the state and country, many global reproductive rights experts recognized a pattern.
Thousands Attend Immigration March In Dallas
The Mega Marcha, billed as the largest rally for immigration reform thus far into the year, ended at City Hall Plaza, where a diverse lineup of speakers from activists to elected officials addressed an engaged crowd, many holding flags or signs demanding immigration relief.
Potential Legal Challenges To Abortion Shield Laws
A clerk in New York refused to file a judgment against a doctor for violating Texas abortion laws, however the threat to shield laws still looms
When Dallas Helped Launch "Jaws" And Steven Spielberg
On March 26, 1975, the Medallion Theatre in Dallas hosted the first public test screening of the movie that would become Jaws. The event marked a turning point not just for the career of director Steven Spielberg, but the entire concept of the summer movie.
Judge: Texas A&M Can’t Ban Drag Shows On Campus
The federal judge, who was appointed by George H.W. Bush, noted in her ruling that A&M’s campus drag ban was a blatant violation of the First Amendment.
Wild Start To An Open Houston Congressional Seat
Though Gov. Greg Abbott has yet to call an election, the race for an open congressional seat in Houston is well underway
Politics
How A Film Incentive Bill Cruised A Senate Committee Vote
The Texas star power of Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson helped advance a bill meant to increase film and television incentives in the state
Thousands Attend Immigration March In Dallas
The Mega Marcha, billed as the largest rally for immigration reform thus far into the year, ended at City Hall Plaza, where a diverse lineup of speakers from activists to elected officials addressed an engaged crowd, many holding flags or signs demanding immigration relief.
Potential Legal Challenges To Abortion Shield Laws
A clerk in New York refused to file a judgment against a doctor for violating Texas abortion laws, however the threat to shield laws still looms
Wild Start To An Open Houston Congressional Seat
Though Gov. Greg Abbott has yet to call an election, the race for an open congressional seat in Houston is well underway
Environment
‘Drill baby, drill’? Not So Fast
Simple economics may complicate Trump’s plans to expand fracking and other oil and gas production.
When An Autopsy Doesn't Tell The Whole Story
Jessica Witzel’s autopsy report raises an important question: How many other heat-related deaths among unhoused residents are being erased by the failure to collect and report accurate data on climate-related mortality?
New Exhibition Tackles Complicated Emotions Of Pollution And People
Thirty years ago this month, the San Jacinto River caught fire. Storms thrown off Hurricane Rosa in Mexico resulted in heavy rains in Houston, flooding the city and rupturing a 40-inch gasoline pipeline. Fuel poured into the river and quickly caught flame. Waves of fire flowed down the water, destroying
Project 2025 Takes Energy Backwards
Earlier this year Texas Signal published an introduction to Project 2025, also known as the Presidential Transition Project. From now until the Election we will be highlighting how Project 2025 would impact the lives of everyday Texans. This week we are taking a deep dive into the chapter on the
Education
Judge: Texas A&M Can’t Ban Drag Shows On Campus
The federal judge, who was appointed by George H.W. Bush, noted in her ruling that A&M’s campus drag ban was a blatant violation of the First Amendment.
First Public Testimony On Vouchers In The Texas House
Nearly a full day passed after the Public Education Committee started the first public hearing on the massive voucher bill
Luis C. Garza, Eyes of the Chicano Movement, Gets His Due
A photojournalist and photographer who chronicled the Chicano movement is the subject of several career retrospectives making their way through Texas, including an exhibition at Houston’s Multicultural Education and Counseling through the Arts (MECA)
Brutal New Polling For Vouchers In Texas
Ahead of the first public hearing on an expansive voucher bill comes new polling showing how most Texans oppose school choice legislation
Reproductive Rights
Potential Legal Challenges To Abortion Shield Laws
A clerk in New York refused to file a judgment against a doctor for violating Texas abortion laws, however the threat to shield laws still looms
A Frank Q&A About Reproductive Rights In Texas
Texas Signal recently spoke with Tara Mancini, the Director of Public Policy for Power to Decide, about how the organization is navigating 2025 and beyond.
Post Dobbs, Texas Experiences Decline In Birth Control Prescriptions
According to a new study, the Dobbs decision which reversed Roe v. Wade has had ramifications well beyond abortion restrictions and bans in red states like Texas. It’s also led to vast declines in prescriptions for birth control pills and emergency contraceptives. The study, led by lead author Dima
Confronting The Reality Of Anti-Abortion Centers
At twenty, Maleeha found herself with an unplanned pregnancy. She had come to America just a year before and was a college student in north Texas. Maleeha had been on birth control and didn’t think it was possible for her to be pregnant. After eight pregnancy tests, though, she