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
Jessica Montoya Coggins
The Impact Of Tariffs On Texas
With the new tariffs, Texas could lose more than any other state. And the worries go beyond rising costs to even the reliability of our power grid.
First Death Reported In Texas Measles Outbreak
This article was updated Thursday, February 27 to note Robert F. Kennedy's comments about the measles death in a cabinet meeting In a news release, The Texas Department of State Health Services confirmed the first death from a measles outbreak in West Texas. According to the agency the
Abortion Shield Laws Under Threat
Yesterday a judge in Collin County ruled that a New York doctor must cease prescribing and sending abortion medication to patients in Texas. He also fined the New York-based physician over $100,000. The judgment stemmed from a civil lawsuit filed by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in December after
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.
What National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day Means Now
The work of uplifting Black women living with HIV has also never been more important at a time when national and international programs combating HIV are being devastated.
Dan Patrick Unveils Texas Senate Priorities
Outside of school choice, other priorities for Patrick include several rightwing culture war goals like “placing the ten commandments in school” and “stopping drag time story hour.”
Chaos, Confusion In Texas Over Trump Federal Funding Freeze
Several Democratic lawmakers in Texas have been sounding the alarm over a devastating directive from the White House Office of Management of Budget that was ordered Monday evening. They are warning that a federal funding freeze ordered by Trump’s OMB could wreak havoc on many programs Texans depend on
Remembering Cecile Richards
On Monday, the family of Cecile Richards, the former president of Planned Parenthood, announced that she had died. Richards is now being remembered by many as an advocate for women’s and worker’s rights. Richards was born in Waco to David and Ann Richards, the former governor of Texas.
A Dangerous New Immigration Bill
Earlier this week, the U.S. Congress passed its first bill of the new session, which is known as the Laken Riley Act. The sweeping immigration bill would demand the detention of any undocumented immigrant that is charged with a nonviolent crime like theft or burglary. The bill is named
A Timeline Of Texas Republicans And January 6th
This article originally appeared on Texas Signal three years ago, before we transitioned to a nonprofit newsroom. Four years after the deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol by a pro-Trump mob intent on stopping the certification of Joe Biden’s electoral win, we are re-publishing. Even before he officially
The Abortion Wars Enter A New Front
As many were celebrating the holidays, Attorney General Ken Paxton was amping up another round of abortion-related lawsuits in the state. Last month his office announced a lawsuit against a doctor in New York for providing “abortion-inducing drugs to Texas residents in direct violation of state law.” Paxton’s lawsuit
The Company Making It Easier For Texans To Access Birth Control
For many women in Texas, obtaining birth control is surprisingly difficult. It often involves a doctor’s visit, a prescription, and monthly refills. But there’s a company that’s trying to make that easier. Pandia Health was founded in 2016 and is now one of the largest online health
The Potential New Laws Of Texas
The Texas Legislature is set to reconvene on January 14. And when that new session arrives, Texans can expect even more rightward shifts on several issues including immigration, abortion, and education. Perhaps no issue is going to dominate the session as much as vouchers that would allow parents to send
A Very Red Texas
Yesterday’s election was a bitter disappointment for Texas Democrats. While there was some optimism that the state could potentially elect a statewide Democratic candidate for the first time in nearly thirty years, Texas lurched farther to the right. Ted Cruz easily won his re-election by over ten points. Former
The Toll Of An Abortion Ban
Last night on 60 Minutes, the long running news program aired a segment about the grim ramifications of being in a state with a near-total abortion ban. The story, which included the dire warnings of doctors in the state, aired just days after reporting from ProPublica described how two pregnant