Civil rights groups recently filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Justice urging them to investigate “Operation Lone Star,” an immigration enforcement initiative by Gov. Greg Abbott they argue is discriminating against Black and Latino Texans and is against...
Fernando covers Texas politics and government at the Texas Signal. Before joining the Signal, Fernando spent two years at the Houston Chronicle and previously interned at Houston’s NPR station News 88.7. He is a graduate of the University of Houston, Jack J. Valenti School of Communication, and enjoys reading, highlighting things, and arguing on social media. You can follow him on Twitter at @fernramirez93 or email at fernando@texassignal.com
South Texas is still home to the hottest primary in the USA
With good reason, few races this year will receive as much national attention as the Democratic primary for Texas’ 28th Congressional District. Progressive immigration attorney Jessica Cisneros is again trying to unseat Rep. Henry Cuellar, a conservative Democrat who...
Texas 2022 filing deadline arrives
Monday was the last day for Texas candidates to file to run for office in the 2022 elections. The top of the ticket is set with former El Paso Congressman Beto O’Rourke against Gov. Greg Abbott, who is also facing a primary by multiple Republicans...
Supreme Court allows Texas’ six-week abortion ban to remain for now
Texas’ six-week abortion ban will remain in effect after the U.S. Supreme Court allowed abortion providers to sue the state in federal court, but refused to provide relief against the law while the litigiation makes its way through court. The Supreme Court’s ruling...
Ben Chou wants to unseat one of the last Republicans in Harris County
Houstonians may not be familiar with Ben Chou, a Democratic candidate running for Harris County Commissioners Court, but plenty are familiar with his work. Gov. Greg Abbott and many of Texas’ top Republicans are familiar with it too; they made it illegal this past...
DOJ files second lawsuit against Texas for violating Voting Rights Act
U.S. Attorney General Merrick B. Garland announced Monday the Department of Justice was suing Texas for violating Section 2 Of The Voting Rights Act. Section 2 requires that all election-related practices and procedures, including the drawing of district lines, are...
Power grid jitters brings public infighting among top Republicans
Two of Texas’ top Republicans are airing out their dirty laundry in print. In a Texas Tribune report breaking down how the power grid failure will play an important role for candidates in 2022, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan take pot...
Abbott lags far behind everyone on marijuana policy
After six years on the job, Gov. Greg Abbott has little to show for when it comes to marijuana policy. Unsurprisingly, the incumbent governor is oceans apart on the issue compared to his Democratic opponent Beto O’Rourke, who authored a book about legalizing weed back...
Donna Imam announces run against Rep. Lloyd Doggett
Donna Imam, a computer engineer who ran for Congress in 2020, announced Monday she was running for Congress in Texas’ 37th congressional district. TX-37 is one of two new congressional seats afforded to Texas following redistricting. It is also the same seat...
Matthew McConaughey says he’s not running for governor
Hollywood star Matthew McConaughey revealed Sunday he won’t be jumping into the race for Texas governor. He said so in a three-minute Twitter video that was so incredibly vapid, it may have been written by a sentient fortune cookie. “It’s a humbling and...