According to court filings, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton fled his home on Monday when a process server attempted to serve him with a subpoena to testify in an abortion case. The subpoena was to testify against eight abortion funds fighting the state's...
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back to archiveKen Paxton sticks his nose in Trump’s classified documents suit
Indicted Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton embarrassed Texas once again after filing a brief against the Department of Justice requesting a neutral special master in a lawsuit against former President Donald Trump after 300 classified documents were found at his...
Bexar County Sheriff launches investigation into Florida for transporting migrants
Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar said his department is investigating Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’s plan after the governor recruited a woman to fraudulently convince 50 asylum seekers to leave San Antonio and travel from Florida to Massachusetts. According to a...
In Houston, VP Harris slams Texas lawmakers’ abortion and voting laws, calls on faith leaders to take action
Vice President Kamala Harris visited Houston on Thursday, pushing people of faith to take action to defend democracy, and slammed Texas lawmakers’ abortion and voting policies. In front of a crowd of 2,000 attendees at the annual National Baptist Convention,...
Jonathan Hildner On Running For His Community
If Jonathan Hildner wins his race for house district 54, he could be the second-youngest member of the state legislature. The 28-year-old community activist would also be the first African American representative from the district, which is 54 percent...
Five years after Harvey, Texas GLO’s inaction and discrimination is still hurting victims
Five years after Hurricane Harvey devastated neighborhoods across the coast, Harris County victims are still waiting to fix their homes after countless appeals to the Texas General Land Office. Earlier this year, a report by the Department of Housing and Urban...
Beto O’Rourke’s Campaign Finance Report Crashes Texas Ethics Commission Servers
According to reporting from the Dallas Morning News, last month when the Beto O’Rourke campaign submitted their routine campaign finance report to the Texas Ethics Commission, the file size was so large it actually crashed their servers. Now, the Texas Ethics...
Becca Moyer DeFelice Knows the Stakes in November
When it comes to running for office, some candidates need massive amounts of persuasion. For Becca Moyer DeFelice, running against a Republican state representative in a tight swing district, the extremism of the Texas GOP was enough. Under Republican leadership,...
Beto To Give Keynote Speech at Texas Democratic Convention
Gubernatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke is slated to give the keynote speech at this year’s Texas Democratic Convention. The convention will occur on Friday and Saturday and see Democrats from around the state gather at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in...