Policy
How Harris County’s top lawyer keeps polluters in check
In July alone, the Houston area suffered at least three chemical disasters. Most recently, a deadly leak at a LyondellBasell ...“The Disconnect” explores the Texas grid’s February failure in stunning fashion
On the evening of February 14, Mose Buchele stepped outside of his Austin home to take in the first wave ...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 ...Time is running out to fund Texas’ legislative branch
More than 2,000 employees working for Texas’ legislative branch could find themselves with no source of income on Sept. 1, ...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, ...Ted Cruz stonewalls key State Department nominees
As President Joe Biden seeks to reinvigorate American foreign policy with diplomacy at its center, one man stands in his ...Democrats walked out. Now, Republicans are proving them right.
On Wednesday morning, Texas Democrats held a virtual press conference to reaffirm their commitment to combating voter suppression. The legislators’ ...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 ...At long last, Abbott gets sucker-punched for voter suppression
Texas Democrats have shown incredible restraint. The minority party has fled the state to break quorum only three times, disrupting ...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 ...The voting rights bills Texas Democrats are fighting for in Washington
By leaving the state and breaking quorum, Texas Democrats have halted the GOP’s assault on voting rights, for now. However, ...Op-ed: Joe Manchin it’s time to stop obstructing Biden’s agenda
Senator Joe Manchin, one of the most conservative Democrats in the Senate, has become a household name thanks to his ...
