Texas Food Banks Feel Sigh of Relief as Public Health Emergency Benefits Continue
The U.S. Health and Human Services quietly extended the public health emergency declaration beyond July 16, giving no required 60-day notice this week that it would come to an end. It means the public health emergency will continue to last for at least another 90 days...
Op-ed: Greg Abbott Attacked Trans Children for Right-Wing Votes
The government of Texas is seemingly at war with trans children. In 2021, the Texas Legislature saw more than 40 proposed bills that pushed anti-trans rhetoric, the most in the country. This included a bill signed into law by Governor Abbott that restricted trans...
Right-Wing Court Gives Win to Texas Republicans in Social Media War
On the evening of May 11, Texas Republicans unfortunately landed a major blow in their ongoing culture war when the infamously right-wing 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals allowed the recent Texas law giving the state control of social media platforms’ moderation...
SCOTUS Sides With Cruz in Campaign Finance Ruling
On Monday, by a 6-3 vote, the conservative majority United States Supreme Court voted to strike down a federal law capping the number of campaign dollars a candidate could repay themselves with post-election contributions. The vote sides in favor of Texas Republican...
Op-ed: The Fight for Abortion Rights is Just Beginning
On Saturday, May 14, pro-abortion protests kicked off nationwide in 400 cities due to the United States Supreme Court set to overturn Roe v. Wade. Over 1,000 protestors gathered at City Hall at the Bans Off Our Bodies March of Mahogany protest in Houston, Texas,...
Democratic Lieutenant Governor Runoff, a Last Minute Drama-filled Nail Biter?
Days after Democratic lieutenant governor candidate Mike Collier released his first TV ad, a survey of Texas voters from the Dallas Morning News and University of Texas at Tyler found that state Rep. Michelle Beckley leads Collier by double digits, 31 to 19...
In New Poll, Signs of Trouble for Greg Abbott, Texas GOP
In the latest poll from UT-Tyler and the Dallas Morning News, released over the weekend, Texas Governor Greg Abbott seems to be in decent though not spectacular shape in his quest for a third term, leading insurgent challenger Beto O’Rourke by seven percentage points,...
Early Voting Underway for May 24 Runoffs
It’s almost hard to believe two months have passed since the March 1 primary elections in Texas, but with election day in the May 24 primary runoff just eight days away, Monday May 16 marks the first day of in-person early voting in the runoff, and a number of...
Abbott’s Insidious Plan to Defund Texas Schools Through Property Tax Reform
Texas has some of the highest property taxes in the country, and they’re undergoing a steep inflation as home values across the state continue to increase. Both major political parties have plans to address this financial burden, but Republicans are now weaponizing...
DFPS doesn’t have to listen to Abbott or Paxton, says Texas Supreme Court
The Texas Supreme Court on Friday partially blocked the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services from being forced to follow Gov. Greg Abbott's order to investigate the parents of trans children for abuse. In February, the governor penned a letter to DFPS...
Jessica Cisneros outraises Henry Cuellar, puts Pelosi in hot seat
With less than two weeks remaining until election day, progressive immigrants rights attorney Jessica Cisneros is raising far more cash than her conservative-Democrat opponent Rep. Henry Cuellar in Texas’ 28th Congressional District. Between April 1 and May 4,...
Abbott Blames Immigrant Babies for Formula Shortage
Much has been written in recent days about the present American baby formula shortage, the worst in decades. Now, Governor Greg Abbott is utilizing the crisis to attack those he believes to be responsible: immigrant babies. The shortage stems from a bacterial...
Three Korean Women Injured by Gunman at Dallas Hair Salon
On Wednesday, an armed man opened fire at the Hair World Salon in north Dallas, in an area known as the Asian Trade District. Three Korean women were shot and transported to local hospitals, where they are expected to recover. At a media briefing, Dallas Police...
Op-ed: I Had an Abortion at 19, and I Don’t Regret it
When Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed Senate Bill 8, the overbearing and intrusive six-week abortion ban in the 2021 legislative session, a specific piece of my brain and heart that I closed off for a long time started to open up. The shame and stigma surrounding...
Republicans Cry Over Pro-Choice Protests, Democrats Cave on Roe
On Wednesday, in a 51-49 vote the United States Senate failed to pass the Women’s Health Protection with Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) voting with Republicans. “They're trying to make people believe that this is the same thing as codifying Roe v. Wade,” Manchin said...