Earlier this week, the U.S. Congress passed its first bill of the new session, which is known as the Laken Riley Act. The sweeping immigration bill would demand the detention of any undocumented immigrant that is charged with a nonviolent crime like theft or burglary. The bill is named
This article originally appeared on Texas Signal three years ago, before we transitioned to a nonprofit newsroom. Four years after the deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol by a pro-Trump mob intent on stopping the certification of Joe Biden’s electoral win, we are re-publishing. Even before he officially
As many were celebrating the holidays, Attorney General Ken Paxton was amping up another round of abortion-related lawsuits in the state. Last month his office announced a lawsuit against a doctor in New York for providing “abortion-inducing drugs to Texas residents in direct violation of state law.” Paxton’s lawsuit
A generation ago, most Americans would not have been able to tell you who Krampus was. Now, the horned figure has become almost as much a part of Christmas as Santa Claus and Frosty the Snowman. It’s hardly surprising that Krampus would see a major resurgence here in Texas.
Visiting the new Vincent Valdez career retrospective, Just a Dream, at the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston is like admiring a sunrise, only for the sunrise to admire you back. It’s gargantuan, liminal, and positively radioactive in its impact. Born in San Antonio in 1977, Valdez has long been one
For many women in Texas, obtaining birth control is surprisingly difficult. It often involves a doctor’s visit, a prescription, and monthly refills. But there’s a company that’s trying to make that easier. Pandia Health was founded in 2016 and is now one of the largest online health
The Texas Legislature is set to reconvene on January 14. And when that new session arrives, Texans can expect even more rightward shifts on several issues including immigration, abortion, and education. Perhaps no issue is going to dominate the session as much as vouchers that would allow parents to send
Saba Razvi likes to write in airports, which is good because she flies out of George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) or William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) once a month. A poet, writer and critic who teaches at the University of Houston Victoria, she finds airports to be spaces full of
Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on Deceleration and was coproduced with Truthout, a nonprofit news organization dedicated to providing independent reporting and commentary on social justice issues. “The hostility has always been there,” Paul told me. “But I feel like it truly began to ramp up like 2020.
Yesterday’s election was a bitter disappointment for Texas Democrats. While there was some optimism that the state could potentially elect a statewide Democratic candidate for the first time in nearly thirty years, Texas lurched farther to the right. Ted Cruz easily won his re-election by over ten points. Former
Last night on 60 Minutes, the long running news program aired a segment about the grim ramifications of being in a state with a near-total abortion ban. The story, which included the dire warnings of doctors in the state, aired just days after reporting from ProPublica described how two pregnant
With the Election just days away, Ted Cruz is making his final pitch to voters. As part of his last appeal Cruz is banking on bigotry and transphobia. His biggest ad buys this campaign season have involved commercials claiming his challenger Colin Allred supports men in women’s sports, and
It’s 1974, and in Round Rock, Texas, the devil is about to die a gruesome death. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre* released in theaters, and horror has never been the same. The occult almost completely dominated the horror film scene of the late 1960s and early 1970s. Just a
As Election Day gets closer and closer, audiences in Texas and around the country have been raving about a documentary that puts a human face on abortion bans, and the men and women working every day to try and reverse them. Zurawski v Texas, from independent filmmakers Maisie Crow and
On Friday night, Vice President Kamala Harris touched down in Houston for a rally at Shell Energy Stadium. The crowd in Houston was well over 20,000 and it was often raucous: dancing to songs spun by a DJ before the main programming started. For many in the large crowd
With less than two weeks until Election Day, Texas likely remains just on the edge of being a true battleground state. Still, Vice President Kamala Harris is en route to Houston for a rally with Beyoncé, Willie Nelson, and candidates like Colin Allred. It’s the first time in decades