Policy
Supreme Court says no to Texas Democrats vote-by-mail expansion
The U.S. Supreme Court issued a statement on Friday rejecting an initial request by Texas Democrats to overturn a lower ...In Texas, COVID-19 hospitalizations have doubled in past two weeks
A total of 4,389 Texans are currently being treated in hospitals for COVID-19, state data released Wednesday shows. That’s more ...Why are Texas Republicans and Trump afraid of vote-by-mail?
President Trump intensified his fear-mongering campaign against voting by mail this week, warning in a series of tweets that foreign ...Shelby County v. Holder: Seven years later, its wreckage persists
As President Donald Trump continues to propagate groundless conspiracy theories about alleged voter fraud, let’s turn our attention towards the ...Texas Democrats call for releasing detainees at ICE facilities
Members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus criticized two ICE detention facilities in southwest Texas on Monday and called for them ...Gov. Abbott must close the leadership gap on COVID-19 reponse
When nothing you do will make anyone happy you might as well do what’s right, right? When Gov. Greg Abbott ...Trump reveals his folly and callousness in renewing challenge to DACA
Anti-immigrant rhetoric has been a cornerstone of Donald Trump’s presidency. From calling Mexicans rapists and drug-smugglers to using words like ...Amusement parks in Texas can now open with limited capacity
Amusement parks throughout Texas will be allowed to open up starting Friday with 50 percent normal operating capacity. Prior to ...COVID-19 hospitalizations in Texas rise for the sixth day in a row
More Texans are currently being treated in hospitals for COVID-19 than at any other point since the pandemic began, the ...Supreme Court stops Trump from shutting down DACA — for now
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that the Trump administration could not hastily shutdown Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, ...Mayors of Texas’ largest cities pressure Abbott for final say on COVID-19 face masks
Mayors from nine major Texas cities, including Houston, Dallas, Austin and San Antonio, are asking Gov. Greg Abbott for more ...What it means to ‘Defund the Police’
The phrase “defund the police” has been thrown around a lot in recent days — but what does it mean? ...
