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Project 2025 Takes Energy Backwards

Project 2025 Takes Energy Backwards

Earlier this year Texas Signal published an introduction to Project 2025, also known as the Presidential Transition Project. From now until the Election we will be highlighting how Project 2025 would impact the lives of everyday Texans. This week we are taking a deep dive into the chapter on the

By Jessica Montoya Coggins
Houston’s River Oaks Theatre: Ready To Show Again

Houston’s River Oaks Theatre: Ready To Show Again

Houston’s oldest movie theater, the River Oaks, opened its doors again for the first time since 2021 on October 3. Under new direction and local ownership by Culinary Khancepts, it’s poised to become the beating heart of film in the city as it was over most of its

By Jef Rouner
The Department Of Education Gone Under Project 2025

The Department Of Education Gone Under Project 2025

Earlier this year Texas Signal published an introduction to Project 2025, also known as the Presidential Transition Project. From now until the Election we will be highlighting how Project 2025 would impact the lives of everyday Texans. This week we are taking a deep dive into the chapter on the

By Jessica Montoya Coggins
The Paxton War On Voting Continues

The Paxton War On Voting Continues

Ken Paxton has been on a particularly litigious spree lately. Especially when it comes to voting. That’s likely no surprise given the proximity of the November election and that early voting in Texas starts in three weeks on Monday, October 21. Paxton’s legal maneuvering has taken many forms.

By Jessica Montoya Coggins
The Heritage Foundation Senator

The Heritage Foundation Senator

As he campaigns to return to the White House, Donald Trump has attempted to distance himself from Project 2025, also known as the Presidential Transition Project. Project 2025 is a set of policy recommendations pertaining to government agencies that runs nearly 1,000 pages and is essentially a blueprint for

By Jessica Montoya Coggins
Health And Human Services Under Project 2025

Health And Human Services Under Project 2025

Earlier this year Texas Signal published an introduction to Project 2025, also known as the Presidential Transition Project. From now until the Election we will be highlighting how Project 2025 would impact the lives of everyday Texans. This week we are taking a deep dive into the chapter on the

By Jessica Montoya Coggins
A New Playbook For Texas Democrats

A New Playbook For Texas Democrats

Every sports fan in Texas is familiar with the expression “the momentum has shifted.” It comes when a team that has been down and out mounts a comeback, and the announcers react to the changing narrative on the field (or court, rink or pitch). As Texans gear up for another

By Jessica Montoya Coggins
New Poll Of Texas Latinos Shows Surprising Results

New Poll Of Texas Latinos Shows Surprising Results

This week one of the country’s largest Latino advocacy organizations released a new election survey about Texas that showed some unexpected findings. With less than fifty days until the election, 52 percent of Latinos in Texas report they have not been contacted by either the Republican nor Democratic party

By Jessica Montoya Coggins
Why Ana-Maria Ramos Is Running For Texas Speaker

Why Ana-Maria Ramos Is Running For Texas Speaker

This week Democratic State Rep. Ana-Maria Ramos announced she was running for Texas Speaker of the House, joining a crowded field that already includes several Republicans looking to challenge embattled current Speaker Dade Phelan. An attorney, Ramos entered the legislature after flipping a north Texas district in 2018. In an

By Jessica Montoya Coggins
The Busy, Expensive World Of Ken Paxton’s Lawsuits

The Busy, Expensive World Of Ken Paxton’s Lawsuits

In his capacity as Texas Attorney General, nobody could accuse Ken Paxton of keeping a light schedule. In this last month he has filed a flurry of lawsuits: ranging from attempts to stop Texas counties from sending out voter registration applications; to suing the Biden Administration over a federal rule

By Jessica Montoya Coggins
What Happened To The 10,000 Afghan Refugees Who Resettled In Texas?

What Happened To The 10,000 Afghan Refugees Who Resettled In Texas?

Late one evening in February 2022, Chinar Sediqi touched down at San Antonio International Airport for the first time. He was with his wife, Noorafshan, and their five children, the youngest only one year old. The older children gathered their backpacks and the family retrieved three boxes filled with belongings

By Blaire Briody
Ted Cruz Keeps Lying About His Senate Record

Ted Cruz Keeps Lying About His Senate Record

As he is running for re-election in a race that many polls are predicting could come down to the single digits, Ted Cruz keeps trying to tout bipartisan credentials. He specifically has repeated a claim that the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 is the one hundredth piece of legislation he

By Jessica Montoya Coggins
Something’s Off With Ted Cruz’s Spanish Language Ads

Something’s Off With Ted Cruz’s Spanish Language Ads

In July Ted Cruz’s re-election campaign launched a major ad blitz focused on Hispanic voters in Texas. Axios reported the buy would include both broadcast and digital ads targeting Latino voters in Texas. As the ads have started rolling out, though, it’s clear the authentic portrait of Texas

By Jessica Montoya Coggins
Ken Paxton On A Voter Fraud Warpath

Ken Paxton On A Voter Fraud Warpath

The fervent belief in rampant voter fraud has been a motivating factor for Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton for years. That idea that elections in Texas and across the country have been compromised was on display last year when Paxton spoke at an event for the conservative Heritage Foundation in

By Jessica Montoya Coggins
Saving The Last Lighthouse In Galveston

Saving The Last Lighthouse In Galveston

The ferry ride to Bolivar Peninsula in Galveston County is the first time in months I’ve stepped out in the daylight and not immediately made a rude gesture at the oppressive sun. The air over Galveston Bay is a good ten degrees cooler than the asphalt oven of Houston,

By Jef Rouner
After Raids On Members, LULAC Calls For DOJ Investigation

After Raids On Members, LULAC Calls For DOJ Investigation

On Monday morning, several leaders with the Latino civil rights organization LULAC called upon the Civil Rights division of the Department of Justice to investigate the actions of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. Their call comes days after several members and volunteers reported that their homes were raided by an

By Jessica Montoya Coggins