On Thursday, El Pasoan Albert Hernandez testified in front of the House Natural Resource Committee’s Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands in favor of turning the El Paso Community Healing Garden into a federally recognized National Memorial Site....
William serves as the Washington Correspondent for the Texas Signal, where he primarily writes about Congress and other federal issues that affect Texas.. A graduate of Colorado College, William has worked on Democratic campaigns in Texas, Colorado, and North Carolina. He is an internet meme expert.
Gov. Greg Abbott goes after vaccine mandates (again)
On Monday, Gov. Greg Abbott issued yet another executive order prohibiting vaccine mandates in the state. This is the governor's fourth executive order that prohibits government entities and others from issuing a vaccine mandate. In August, Abbott moved to ban...
Texas Congressional Democrats visits Afghan refugees at Fort Bliss
On Thursday, a congressional delegation consisting of Reps. Veronica Escobar (D-16), Marc Veasey (D-16) and Sylvia Garcia (D-29) visited Doña Ana Village at Fort Bliss, where thousands of Afghan refugees are housed. Fort Bliss, which is located in El Paso, is one of...
What should Fort Hood be renamed?
Fort Hood in Central Texas is one of the largest U.S. military bases in the world. Home to 40,000 soldiers, it serves as the headquarters for the III Corps, arguably the most powerful corps in the U.S. Army due to the number of armored units. It is also named after a...
Breaking down the annual defense bill
The National Defense Authorization Act is one of the most important pieces of legislation that goes through Congress as it’s the bill that sets the defense budget for the United States. The 2022 NDAA (the federal government’s fiscal year starts on October 1) is...
Greg Abbott’s sad, stammering Sunday show appearance
On Sunday, Governor Greg Abbott appeared on the show “Fox News Sunday” with host Chris Wallace. The resulting interview was a blundering mess for the Texas governor, who is up for re-election next year. Though Abbott teed up his Fox appearance as an opportunity to...
Federal regulators urge tougher rules for Texas power grid
Federal officials released more than two dozen recommendations on Wednesday aimed at preventing the Texas electrical grid from failing again as it did in February. The blackouts, which were the result of freezing temperatures wrought by Winter Storm Uri, left millions...
‘The Wire’ creator pulls production of new series out of Texas over abortion law
Television writer and producer David Simon has announced that he will not shoot his upcoming series in Texas due to its extreme abortion law. “I’m turning in scripts next month on an HBO non-fiction miniseries based on events in Texas, but I can’t and won’t ask...
Will Texas get a new city built from scratch?
Former Walmart executive and billionaire Marc Lore has announced plans to build a sustainable, diverse, and equitable city from scratch, and its location might be in Texas. Telosa, which derives its name from the Ancient Greek word for “highest purpose,” is an...
Samsung to build advanced chip factory in Texas
On Wednesday, the Taylor City Council and Williamson County approved incentives to lure a $17 billion Samsung chip factory to Taylor. This comes amid a global chip shortage that has left nations scrambling to secure their supply chains. Under the planned...