Texas Legislative Round-Up: Week Twelve
Welcome to the Texas Legislative Round-up! We are here to break down the latest news from the Texas Legislative session in Austin. Every week, we’ll give you the honest take on the news that impacts you – without pretending it doesn’t. Week in Review While the...
Latino Victory Fund Announces San Antonio City Council Endorsements
Latino Victory Fund, a political action committee that backs progressive Latino candidates running for office, announced a new slate of endorsements in San Antonio ahead of the May municipal election. Increasingly, Texas has been a major investment for the...
The grooming problem started years ago for Texas Republicans
The former chair of the largest county Republican Party in Texas and noted anti-LGBTQ activist knew his business partner was accused of sexually abusing a child, but continued to "pay" his business partner -- with young male assistants instead of a salary. On the same...
WTFTXLege: Money in politics meets climate inaction. It’s a perfect storm.
A perfect storm: after decades of warnings from environmental scientists, the global climate crisis is upon us…. and so is the 88th Texas Legislative Session. If you’ve lived in Texas for the last couple of years, you’ve witnessed the impacts of climate change...
It’s The Guns
Once again, our nation came together to mourn another tragic and senseless shooting at a school that left three children and three adults dead. The shooting occurred in Nashville at the Covenant School. The tragedy then gave way to a predictable cycle: shock, outrage,...
Could Sheila Jackson Lee Upend the Houston Mayor’s Race?
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WTFTXLege: Demystifying the Texas Legislature
Over the next four weeks we are partnering with MOVE Texas for a series explaining the Texas Legislature. This is the first installment of #WTFTXLege. Tune in every #WTFWednesday for more about the legislature, how it impacts the state, and what young voters should...
President establishes Castner Range in El Paso as National Monument
President Biden takes major new actions to conserve and restore lands and waters across the nation, including by establishing Castner Range National Monument in Texas. At today’s White House Conservation in Action Summit, President Biden established the Castner Range...
Is Donald Trump channeling David Koresh?
Disgraced former President Donald Trump and his nascent campaign to reclaim the office he lost to President Joe Biden in 2020 made a series of announcements over the past several days that have raised eyebrows for decidedly different, but equally disturbing, reasons....
Op-Ed: Lessons From A Democratic Leader in Harris County
Since my last op-ed on the Harris County Democratic Party went viral many are asking who am I. Most know me through my role as President of Meyerland Area Democrats and the many achievements we made in changing history in Harris County. But do you know who I am as a...
Texas Legislative Round-Up: Week Ten
Welcome to the Texas Legislative Round-up! We are here to break down the latest news from the Texas Legislative session in Austin. Every week, we’ll give you the honest take on the news that impacts you – without pretending it doesn’t. Week in Review “Dr. Hotze I know...
The Houston ISD Takeover Explained
On Wednesday, the Texas Education Agency officially announced they were taking over Houston ISD. The threat had been omnipresent for years, but in the past few weeks the drumbeat of a potential takeover of the state’s largest school district became deafening. The TEA...
Biden takes action on gun violence
Biden tackles gun violence while Texas Republicans continue to move to the fringe on guns even after Uvalde. This week, President Biden took historic action to reduce gun violence by moving our country as close to universal background checks as possible without...
New Documentary About Abortion Screens At SXSW
With a major ruling about mifepristone possibly happening this week, an audience at South by Southwest got their chance to view a new timely documentary, Plan C, about the abortion pill, and the advocates and providers that are trying to increase its access and...
Abortion In The News
Last week saw a whirlwind of headlines regarding abortion in Texas. Even with multiple abortion bans, the state is not done trying to limit access to abortion care. First, there was a lawsuit from the Center for Reproductive Rights filed on behalf of five women and...