Michelle Vallejo Launches Rematch Campaign
Today, Michelle Vallejo made it official that she’s running for Congress, in what could be a rematch against Republican Monica De La Cruz in the Texas fifteenth congressional district. Vallejo ran against De La Cruz in 2022, in a district that was changed...
Texas Students Demand Gun Safety Legislation
Less than a week after eight people were killed in a mass shooting at Allen Premium Outlets, students staged walkouts throughout the state of Texas to protest the inaction on gun safety legislation. The walkouts come as the Texas legislature is slowly winding down...
Sylvia Garcia And Lina Hidalgo Step Up For Biden Re-Election
Today, the Biden-Harris campaign announced fifty members of a National Advisory Board that will assist the President and Vice President as they make their pitch for re-election. Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo and Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia of Houston are both...
Texas Legislative Round-Up: The Death Rattle (Part One)
For the last 4 months, we’ve provided weekly updates on the Texas Legislature. As we come to a close on this legislative session, hours and days have a way of blending into one another. That’s why we have labeled these final round-ups as the “Death Rattle” sub-series....
Bill That Raises Age For Select Firearms Passes Through Committee
Cheers erupted in the halls of the Texas Capitol, signaling for the first time in a long time there was meaningful movement on gun safety legislation. The jubilation from the crowd came after House Bill 2477 was passed out of the Texas House Select Committee on...
Another Gun Tragedy In Texas
A scenario that has become all too familiar in Texas tragically unfolded again on Saturday afternoon. A shooting at Allen Premium Outlets killed eight people and left seven injured (with three in critical condition). The gunman, who was 33-years-old and a former...
Allred gives Cruz 2 million reasons to worry
On Wednesday, Rep. Colin Allred launched his bid for a promotion from the U.S. House to the U.S. Senate with a powerful launch ad that took the fight directly to incumbent Senator Ted Cruz, and voters and activists responded by propelling Allred to an epic $2 million...
How to Save Pregnant Lives
I’ve been thinking about my mother a lot lately. That isn’t out of the ordinary for me. I was raised by a remarkable woman, a proud single mother who went to work every day in a boat factory and never missed an opportunity to tell me that one day, I wouldn’t have to....
Allred is All-In
Earlier this week we told our readers that we expected Rep. Colin Allred, the former NFL linebacker turned Dallas-area congressman, to officially kick off a campaign for the United States Senate against Ted Cruz in the middle of the week. Well, it’s Wednesday, and...
Countersuit Highlights Cruelty And Deception In Texas Abortion Case
A countersuit has been filed by two of three women who were named in a wrongful death lawsuit by a man in Galveston County, who alleged they conspired to help his then-wife obtain an abortion. This lawsuit was the first filed in the aftermath of sweeping anti-abortion...
Op-Ed: How This Election Is Putting Real Safety On The Ballot In Texas
Every Texan deserves to feel and be safe. But for too long, fear-mongering politics have hijacked and overshadowed conversations about what communities actually want and need to build real safety. Luckily, in every corner of our state, people are ready to move beyond...
Musings: Cruz Can Lose
Could this be the week? My Magic 8 Ball seems to think so. For months rumors have swirled that Congressman Colin Allred is considering a challenge to Senator Ted Cruz in 2024. In recent days that speculation has solidified, with sources telling Texas Signal that...
Horrors Of Texas Abortion Ban Recounted In The Senate
Before Roe v. Wade was overturned, Texans had been living under a de facto abortion ban for months. The consequences of that ban were on full display in the U.S. Senate when Amanda Zurawski testified about her harrowing ordeal that should never have happened. Today...
What The Latest Mifepristone Ruling Means For Texans
Last week, the Supreme Court stayed two rulings restricting access to mifepristone, a medication that can terminate an early pregnancy. In practical terms, that means the abortion pill remains available without restrictions – for now. Rightwing groups had been pinning...
Texans Push to Join Carbon Capture Program
Advocates note hurdles in implementing Carbon capture: the need for approval and Republican elected officials in Texas. There is little doubt among scientists that climate change is one of the most pressing issues we face, both domestically and globally. The...