Texas GOP Still Set on Sending Vigilantes to the Border

Frightening border bills haven't passed yet, but might in special session

"...House Bill 7, the wide-ranging border security bill, included a state-run "Border..."

June 2, 2023 News Feature by Benton Graham

Opinion: House Bill 7 Will Not Only Endanger the Lives of Migrants, but of All Texans

HB 7 is dangerously far-reaching. But we should also be worried about what it doesn't say.

"...of thousands of children at risk with House Bill 7...."

May 26, 2023 Column by Hortencia Rodríguez Sandoval

Public Notice: Your Government at Work

The Texas Legislature and “the disturbing category of ‘Who Knows?’”

"...counselors for public schools (Christian only, and unlicensed). SB 763 is part of a nationwide effort to bring religion..."

May 26, 2023 News Column by Nick Barbaro

11th Hour School Funding Bill Adds Abbott's Voucher Plan

Democrats in the House ain't gonna like it

"...committee replaced the House of Representatives’ school funding bill, HB 100, with one of their own...."

May 23, 2023 News Post by Brant Bingamon

How Texas Wreaked Havoc on One Man's Journey to Citizenship

Living the American nightmare

"...infographic stating that the effort had led to over 371,000 apprehensions, over 17,000 migrants bused to sanctuary cities, and..."

May 19, 2023 News Feature by Benton Graham

Inside Texas' Angels of Death, Who Refuse Hundreds of Death Row Pleas but May Expedite Daniel Perry Pardon

How the Board of Pardons and Paroles runs its ship

"...murdering Black Lives Matter protester Garrett Foster on April 7, Abbott ordered the board to recommend a pardon for..."

May 12, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Will Texas Expand Medical Marijuana Access?

Weed be a lot cooler if we did

"...statewide access." Each prospective dispensary must also pay over $7,000 to apply and, if selected, owes the state close..."

April 21, 2023 News Feature by Dex Wesley Parra

Failing to Fund

"...per student. Wonder why Texas has a surplus of $32.7 billion? Our high taxes bring in more than enough..."

March 28, 2023 Postmarks

These Anti-Trans, Border, and Water Bills Gained Steam This Week

Making moves in the Lege this week ...

"...in his list of priority bills. He tweeted that HB 20 and HB 7 "would bring accountability & efficiency..."

March 24, 2023 News Feature by Maggie Q. Thompson

Texas Tests Limits of Death Penalty With Mentally Ill Man on Death Row

"[The] applicant is clearly 'crazy,' but he is also 'sane' under Texas law."

"...paranoid schizophrenia and given large doses of antipsychotics. After 47 days he was pronounced sane enough to be tried..."

March 24, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Here's What a New Border Bill Would Do to Texas

"Most dangerous" immigration bill ever takes the stage

"...in his list of priority bills. He tweeted that HB 20 and HB 7 “would bring accountability & efficiency..."

March 22, 2023 News Post by Benton Graham

Freedom to Boycott Israel, Buy Property Top Priorities at Texas Muslim Capitol Day

Rallyers father in first year Texas has two Muslim lawmakers in Lege

"...action items at the steps of the Capitol March 7, a member of the 20th annual Texas Muslim Capitol..."

March 10, 2023 News Feature by Leena Alali

Day Trips & Beyond: September Events Roundup

Find fall foliage and festivities all over Texas

"...of buildings left. The present two-story limestone store on TX-173 was built around 1900 to replace an earlier one..."

Sept. 6, 2022 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Seven Candidates Vie for the Future of District 4

Special election decides who will complete Greg Casar's term at City Hall

"...a marketing analyst who has been involved in D4 neighborhood politics for years;..."

Jan. 7, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Qmmunity: Texas Trans Athletes Fight to Play

That and a bevy of LGBTQ things to do around town

"...The exchange underscores one of the many fallacies of HB 25 and similar anti-trans sports bills: For all of..."

Oct. 8, 2021 Column by Beth Sullivan

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...2022. The General Fund operating costs address public safety ($117.4 million), health and human services ($79.7 million), and infrastructure..."

Oct. 8, 2021 News Feature

Day Trips & Beyond: September Events Roundup

September events around the state are waiting for you to arrive

"...and Wildlife Department began operation of the train in 1976. Since 2007 a private firm has run the excursion..."

Sept. 3, 2021 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Council Makes Last-Minute Changes to $4.5 Billion Budget Plan

A budget is born

"...June 1 that punishes cities for "defunding the police." HB 1900 allows for waivers, but the rules for securing..."

Aug. 13, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Austin Police Funding Restored; Is It Too Much, or Not Enough?

The 2020 city budget finds itself coming full circle

"...However, for all its "back the blue" theatrics, HB 1900 allows the governor's office to simply waive all..."

July 30, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

AISD Decides: Back-to-School Means On Campus, In Person, No Virtual Learning

District cites funding fears after Lege's failure to act

"...other ISDs spent much of the spring advocating for HB 1468, which would have ensured that school districts receive..."

June 18, 2021 News Post by Clara Ence Morse

Graduations Presage AISD's Return to In-Person Learning

As COVID-19 case counts drop and vaccination rates rise, the district looks to the fall

"...HB 1468, which fell victim to the Sunday-night logjam in..."

June 11, 2021 News Feature by Clara Ence Morse

Criminal Justice Goes Unreformed by a Dismal 87th Texas Legislature

High presession hopes lead to deeper disappointments now

"...830, forbidding arrests for minor traffic offenses, passed 113-18. HB 829, requiring police departments to discipline officers in a..."

June 4, 2021 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Voting Debate Turns House Into a History Class

Dems slow SB 7's roll with more than 100 amendments

"...After heated debate over Senate Bill 7 dominated much of the Texas House's week, the "election..."

May 14, 2021 News Feature by Benton Graham

For Briscoe Cain's Next Act, Watch This Bill Disappear (Along With Your Right to Vote)

House committee guts SB 7, replaces it with language from other draconian voting restriction bill

"...R-Deer Park, who clumsily managed to get Senate Bill 7 through his Elections Committee on April 29 after an..."

May 7, 2021 News Feature by Benton Graham

Booze To-Go Is Here To Stay, APL’s Cookbook Reopens, Pinthouse Goes Large, Fancy Greek Noms In the Littlefield, and More

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...the convenient eatery located in the Austin Public Library (710 W. Cesar Chavez) will reopen for dine-in and takeout..."

May 5, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

For Trans Texans, One Bill Forward, Two Bills Back

Texas has filed the most anti-LGBTQIA bills in the nation this year

"...a dozen anti-LGBTQIA bills that have moved during the 87th Texas Legis­lature. Texas has filed the most anti-LGBTQIA bills..."

April 30, 2021 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

As Outrage Grows, the Anti-Voter Train Rolls On

The steady march of "election integrity" legislation continues at the Texas Lege

"...The corresponding legislation in the upper chamber, Senate Bill 7 by Sen. Bryan Hughes, R-Mineola, one of Lt. Gov...."

April 16, 2021 News Feature by Benton Graham

Lege Ticker: From Voter Suppression to Salamanders

GOP bills spell trouble for voting rights, Barton Springs

"...Senate Bill 7 by Sen. Bryan Hughes, R-Min­eola, and its companion legislation..."

April 2, 2021 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Qmmunity: Queer Rights and Queer Lives at the Texas Lege

News from Austin’s Pink Dome, plus this weekend’s top queer events

"...a good bill or a bad bill? Although the 87th legislative session has brought us nearly double the number..."

March 19, 2021 Column by Beth Sullivan

Lege Ticker: Someone Has to Pay the Post-Storm Electric Bill

The price is right?

"...The 87th Lege features the return of GOP lawmakers' obsession with..."

March 19, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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