On Tuesday, the Texas Department of Transportation Commission (TxDOT) voted unanimously to approve the Unified Transportation Program, a 10-year and $85.1 billion highway expansion plan, despite Texans’ widespread opposition. According to the UTP report by...
Kennedy is a recent graduate of the University of St.Thomas in Houston where she served as Editor-in-Chief of the Celt Independent. Kennedy brings her experience of writing about social justice issues to the Texas Signal where she serves as our Political Reporter. She does everything from covering crime beats, Texas politics, and community activism. Kennedy is a passionate reporter, avid reader, coffee enthusiast, and loves to travel.
Five years after Harvey, Texas GLO’s inaction and discrimination is still hurting victims
Five years after Hurricane Harvey devastated neighborhoods across the coast, Harris County victims are still waiting to fix their homes after countless appeals to the Texas General Land Office. Earlier this year, a report by the Department of Housing and Urban...
‘I trust women,’ Beto says as the state’s trigger law goes into effect
Texas gubernatorial candidate Beto O’ Rourke held a press conference on Thursday, Aug. 25, at the Houston Women’s Reproductive Services Center to mark the state’s trigger law, which bans abortion starting at conception with no exceptions for rape, incest, and narrow...
Pipeline to Possibilities: How Four elected judges are inspiring Dallas youth
Four elected judges in Dallas are working to create a community where they eventually see fewer defendants and plaintiffs that look like them in the courtroom. The non-profit organization Pipeline to Possibilities, founded by Judge Shequitta Kelly, Judge Amber Givens,...
TX-23 candidate John lira pushes for Congress as support grows
After backlash among his supporters and colleagues, Rep. Tony Gonzalez (TX-23) is feeling the heat more than ever in his race for reelection. After the massacre in Uvalde, which left 19 children and two teachers dead, and voters taking note of Gonzalez’s A+...
Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo Claps Back at ‘Defunding Police’ Questioning
At a press conference on Wednesday, Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo clapped back at Fox 26 News Houston Reporter Greg Groogans’ questions on whether the county has adequately funded law enforcement and public safety. Groogan specifically questioned Hidalgo on...
Updated: HOUSTON COMMUNITY PETITIONS AGAINST Shotspotter surveillance
A coalition of Houston-based non-profit organizations and community members held a Block Party at Emancipation Park on Saturday to demand City and Harris County officials cancel the contract with ShotSpotter, a private surveillance technology company. According...
NYC Mayor Eric Adams Slams Abbott Again on Busing Migrants
On Friday, New York City Mayor Eric Adams confirmed over 5,000 Texas asylum seekers have settled in the city after buses of migrants arrived last weekend under Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s order. In an interview with CBS New York, Adams said he spoke with the Biden...
EPA Launches Investigation of Possible Civil Rights Violations by TCEQ
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced an investigation into the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for potential civil rights violations in their concrete plant permitting practices. The investigation came about after Harris County Attorney...
Biden, Mayor Adams Slam Abbott for Busing Migrants to NYC
Over the weekend, the Biden Administration denounced Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s latest political stunt, which added New York City to the list of destinations for busing asylum-seeking migrants from the Texas-Mexico border. “So, you know, it’s the latest stunt from the...