Policy
Hidalgo touts Houston-area wins in annual State of the County
Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo delivered her annual “State of the County” address where she walked through victories for the ...Technology can be a blessing for gerrymandering in Texas
Computer algorithms have been used to make gerrymandering– a major problem in Texas — more partisan than ever. But they ...Appeals court delivers blow to online voter registration for drivers
A federal appeals court has struck down the decision of a lower court that said the state must allow Texans ...Trump says he has a deal for Dreamers. Don’t believe it for a second.
As the Supreme Court began hearing arguments on Tuesday over President Trump’s attempted termination of DACA– an Obama-era program protecting ...Supreme Court begins hearing arguments on DACA program
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court will begin hearing arguments over President Trump’s attempt to end DACA, an Obama-era program that ...‘A tremendous miscarriage of justice’: Texas bishops —and Rihanna—urge Gov. Abbott to stop execution
The Texas Conference of Catholic Bishops is the latest group to call on Gov. Greg Abbott to halt the execution ...Some of the constitutional amendments Texans passed this week
Here are some of the statewide ballot initiatives that were on the ballot on Election Day and how Texans voted ...California is burning. Without action on climate change, Texas could be next.
An 11-day wildfire in California has scorched thousands of acres of land and forced tens of thousands to evacuate from ...Abbott’s blitzkrieg on Austin homeless begins Monday
Starting Monday, TxDot crews in Austin will begin forcing homeless people out from under state overpasses. In a particularly cruel ...Cornyn votes for junk health care plans that don’t cover pre-existing conditions
U.S. Senator John Cornyn tries to walk through the motions of supporting health care for all Texans, but, in the ...Statewide ballot initiatives to know before next Tuesday (Election Day)
Here are some key statewide initiatives on the ballot next week across Texas. Election Day is Nov. 5. Proposition 2 ...Trump got his border wall money. So why is the National Guard still in South ...
Come November, the deployment of 1,000 National Guard units in Texas is scheduled to come to an end. In fact, ...
