Author: Jessica Montoya Coggins
With COVID cases rising, Abbott digs in against safety measures
This week, for the first time since February, Texas logged 10,000 new COVID-19 cases in a day. That’s nearly a 150 percent ...George P. Bush comes up short in Trump endorsement
Yesterday, Trump made his official endorsement in the Republican primary for attorney general by sticking with Ken Paxton. The announcement is one ...Michael Sorrell talks the latest about Paul Quinn College and the fight for voting rights
When Michael Sorrell took over as president of Paul Quinn College, the position was supposed to be temporary. In 2007, the college ...Bipartisan amicus brief filed on behalf of Crystal Mason, sentenced to five years in prison ...
A number of high-profile former state and local prosecutors, have come together to sign onto an amicus brief with the States United ...Texas city backs down from anti-abortion ordinance
Yesterday, an anti-abortion ordinance in Edinburg, the third largest city in the Rio Grande Valley, which would have outlawed abortions and made ...After DACA ruling, immigration activists demand action from Congress
On Friday, Judge Andrew Hanen delivered a ruling that many immigration advocates had been both fearing and anticipating: DACA is officially “unlawful.” ...Jasmine Crockett zeroes in on Senate holdouts against voting rights legislation
On Thursday, Texas Signal spoke with State Rep. Jasmine Crockett about what’s happening in Washington. The following interview has been edited for ...Texas Democrats receive encouragement from several senators; still waiting to hear from Cruz, Cornyn
As a member of the House Democrats that left Texas and broke quorum, State Rep. Ana-Maria Ramos has had a whirlwind few ...Abortion fund groups, providers join lawsuit against extreme new abortion law in Texas
For years Texas has been the epicenter of the anti-abortion movement. Now, a broad coalition of groups have banded together in a ...Abortion advocates brace for another ban during the special session
Even before the legislative session convened, abortion rights advocates were bracing for an extremely hostile environment and Greg Abbott and Texas Republicans ...Odus Evbagharu, the new chair for the Harris County Democrats, is ready to get to ...
Odus Evbagharu made history when he became both the first Black and the youngest (at age 28) chair of the Harris County ...The border stunt and Abbott’s authoritarian hypocrisy
Earlier today, Greg Abbott held an event with Donald Trump billed as a border security visit. Abbott’s stunt, a way to flex ...
