PoliticsPoliticsTexas Gov. Greg Abbott Signs Law Creating New Voter Restrictions as Advocates Sue in Federal CourtThe new law is expected to create barriers for marginalized communities when it goes into effect in December.ByRachel PilgrimPublishedSeptember 7, 2021
PoliticsPoliticsTexas Continues to Erase American History as Reworked Critical Race Theory Bill Heads to Gov. Abbott’s DeskAfter a 81-43 vote Thursday afternoon in the Texas House, the bill went to the Senate, where lawmakers quickly…ByStephen A. Crockett Jr.PublishedSeptember 3, 2021
PoliticsPoliticsTexas House Advances Restrictive Voter Laws Despite Democrats' Best Efforts to Stop ItTexas House Republicans are set to pass a final bill on Friday before it moves on to the Senate and then to Gov.…ByTerrell Jermaine StarrPublishedAugust 27, 2021
CultureSportsCultureSportsDoes Jerry Jones Have an Ulterior Motive Behind His Pro-Vaccine Stance?The Dallas Cowboys owner has taken a surprising stance on COVID-19 vaccines.ByJay ConnorPublishedAugust 26, 2021
NewsCoronavirusNewsCoronavirusPoll: Black Americans Are Getting Vaccinated at Higher Rates Than Whites71 percent of Black people say they have received a vaccine versus 61 percent of whites.ByTerrell Jermaine StarrPublishedAugust 25, 2021
NewsNewsWe Fact-Checked Fox News' Racist Lie. It Turns Out, the Pandemic Is Worse in Republican StatesPeople who live in MAGA states are infected, hospitalized and killed by COVID at twice the rate of people living in…ByMichael HarriotPublishedAugust 20, 2021
PoliticsPoliticsFlorida Gov. Ron #DeathSantis Won’t Require Masks but Is Pushing One of His Top Donor’s COVID-19 Drug InvestmentsThe CEO of Citadel, a hedge fund that has $15.9 million in shares of Regeneron Pharmaceutical, has given more than…ByStephen A. Crockett Jr.PublishedAugust 19, 2021
NewsCoronavirusNewsCoronavirusTexas Governor Greg Abbott Unsurprisingly Tests Positive for COVID-19The Republican governor has been decidedly anti-mask and anti-vaccination mandates throughout the course of the…ByRachel PilgrimPublishedAugust 18, 2021
PoliticsPoliticsArrest Warrants Issued for 52 Democrats Who Fled Texas to Protect Voting RightsTexas House Speaker Dade Phelan signed 52 arrest warrants to force Texas lawmakers to return to the statehouse.ByStephen A. Crockett Jr.PublishedAugust 11, 2021
PoliticsPoliticsCOVIDiots: Florida Governor Wants to Withhold Salary of Any School Leader Who Requires Masks; Meanwhile, Texas Governor Is Begging for Help With COVID OutbreakFla. Gov. Ron DeSantis and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott are still banning mask mandates while their states are seeing huge…ByStephen A. Crockett Jr.PublishedAugust 10, 2021
PoliticsPoliticsTexas Democrats Pledge to Stay Out of State to Stop Republicans From Passing Voter Suppression LawsGreg Abbott is planning another special House session this weekend to pass voter suppression laws that hurt…ByTerrell Jermaine StarrPublishedAugust 6, 2021
NewsNewsTexas Senate Passes Bill to Remove Required Lessons on Civil Rights Movements From Public School CurriculumsThe bill, which comes after Texas signed a law banning teachings on critical race theory, is currently stalled in…ByJ.L. CookPublishedJuly 17, 2021
PoliticsPoliticsTed Cruz Criticizes Texas Democrats for Walkout. Texas Democrats Respond: ‘I Know You Ain't Talking.'Cruz famously fled his state earlier this year while it was in the midst of a historic snowstorm.ByJoe JuradoPublishedJuly 14, 2021
PoliticsPoliticsTexas Governor Goes Full Karen, Threatens to Arrest House Democrats Who Fled the State to Fight for Voting RightsGov. Greg Abbott has threatened to arrest House Democrats who fled the state to ensure that a voting rights bill…ByStephen A. Crockett Jr.PublishedJuly 13, 2021
PoliticsPoliticsTexas GOP Launch Another Attempt at Suppressing the Vote; Democrats Expected to Leave State to Block Passage of Restrictive LawsThis will be the second time this year Texas Democrats have walked out in order to block new voting restrictions.ByJoe JuradoPublishedJuly 12, 2021
NewsNewsMan Who Waited Six Hours to Vote in Texas Arrested Because He Voted Months Before His Parole EndedVoting rights advocates want the state to better ensure people are properly notified of their rights at the polls.ByJ.L. CookPublishedJuly 10, 2021
NewsNewsGov. Greg Abbott Makes Texas a ‘2nd Amendment Sanctuary State’ by Legalizing Carry of Handguns Without License or TrainingGov. Greg Abbott signed a bill allowing Texans to carry handguns without a license or training after Sept. 1. So…ByZack LinlyPublishedJune 17, 2021
PoliticsPoliticsTexas Governor Signs Law Banning Teachers From Talking About RacismGreg Abbott signed the controversial bill that prescribes how Texas teachers can talk about racism.ByStephen A. Crockett Jr.PublishedJune 16, 2021
CultureHistoryCultureHistoryTexas Gov. Greg Abbott Signs ‘1836 Project’ Bill Promoting Texas History. Critics Fear it Will Whitewash Slavery...Because DuhAdvocates say the '1836 Project' promotes Texas history, but some believe it's just more historical whitewashing by…ByZack LinlyPublishedJune 9, 2021
PoliticsPoliticsTexas Lawmakers Approve Legislation That Would Let People Carry Handguns Without a License. In Other News, I'm Never Traveling to TexasYou know, if I were a lawmaker in a state where multiple mass shootings have taken place this year alone, I probably…ByJoe JuradoPublishedMay 25, 2021