Policy
Mexico urges Biden to take action on immigration
President of Mexico Andres Manuel López Obrador, also known as AMLO, is urging President Biden to take swift action on ...Op-Ed: Why we can’t wait any longer to welcome more refugees
Today, even during the pandemic and Texas’ 8.1 percent unemployment rate, many businesses face staffing shortages, particularly in essential industries ...Buoyed by new polling, Texas organizations seek to lift the ban on Medicaid coverage for ...
Though access to abortion is a perennial target for ultra-conservative Republicans in the state legislature, new data indicates that a ...Texas can mitigate budget pain by ending corporate handouts
State lawmakers entered session on Tuesday facing a $1 billion revenue shortfall inflicted by the COVID-19 pandemic. One place the ...Texas faces almost $1 billion budget shortfall
Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar released the biennial revenue estimate on Monday, informing lawmakers the state is projected to have $112.5 ...New Democrat-led Senate could save Texas from its own gerrymandering
Democrats scooped two U.S. Senate seats in Georgia on Tuesday, giving them a small majority in the upper chamber. That ...COVID-19 is No Excuse to Keep Texans Out of the Legislative Process
Access to the Capitol will be quite limited for the general public this upcoming legislative session. If it’s true that ...Here Comes the Gavel
When the Texas legislature gavels in on January 12, it will kick off a frenzied six month legislative process that ...Op-Ed: Doubling down on the fight against human trafficking
There are so many challenges that need our attention right now – from health care, to economic recovery, to the epidemic ...Op-Ed: Houston desperately needs a Green New Deal. Lizzie Fletcher stands in the way.
As the U.S. plunges deeper into climate catastrophe, with a record-setting number of hurricanes hitting the Gulf this year, workers’ ...Abbott said no second lockdown is coming. White House COVID officials disagree.
As Texas began battling the second wave of coronavirus last month, Gov. Greg Abbott held a press conference warning Texans ...Op-Ed: In disaster, fair shot policies take on new dimension
In the 87th session of the Texas Legislature, the Texas AFL-CIO will fight for a fair shot for all working ...
