Fear, Anxiety for Texas Trans Kids Under GOP Attack

Republicans' moral panic leads to real panic for marginalized kids

"...The ACLU of Texas and Lambda Legal have won four successive rulings in..."

April 22, 2022 News Feature by Kit O’Connell

Opinion: Texas Abortion Ban Is an Attack on Free Speech

SB 8 restricts the right of an individual to use their voice to help another person procure an abortion

"...Texas Senate Bill 8 – also known as the "heartbeat..."

Dec. 24, 2021 Column by Rachel Osterloh

The Latest Effects of Coronavirus on Texas Elections

Abbott postpones run-offs, Dems sue to expand vote-by-mail

"...postponed the primary run-offs to July 14, and the Texas Democratic Party sued to expand vote-by-mail...."

March 23, 2020 News Post by Michael King

Right Wing Texas State Board of Education Braces Looks to the Left

Central Texas voters can help transform deep-red education panel

"...The Texas State Board of Education, a perennial hotbed of right-wing..."

Feb. 21, 2020 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Right Wing Texas State Board of Education Looks to the Left

Central Texas voters can help transform deep-red education panel

"...The Texas State Board of Education, a perennial hotbed of right-wing..."

Feb. 18, 2020 News Post by Mary Tuma

Balancing the Scales of Justice on Texas’ Most Important Courts

Dems run en masse for statewide judicial seats

"...A strange sensation – hope – pervades the Texas Democratic Party this year and has resulted in something..."

Feb. 14, 2020 News Post by Brant Bingamon

What You Need to Know About U.S. Senate and House Races in Texas

Early voting in Texas starts Feb. 18, 2020. Here's the view from atop your Texas primary ballot.

"...first week of December, early voting in the 2020 Texas primaries is only a couple of months away. It..."

Dec. 6, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

Texas Democrats Request Special Session on Guns

Legislators in five cities press Gov. Abbott

"...can do) in response to recent gun massacres in Texas and the ongoing toll of gun violence...."

Sept. 4, 2019 News Post by Michael King

Texas Anti-Choice Legislation Continues to Damage Health Care and Undermine Local Control

As GOP postures with SB 22, women’s health care pays the price

"...year, that access is in jeopardy thanks to the Texas Legislature. Senate Bill 22 by anti-choice stalwart Sen. Donna..."

May 17, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Sen. Kirk Watson on the 86th Texas Legislature

“In Texas, we don’t focus on what our needs are; we focus on what we want to pay”

"...fifth term representing most of the city in the Texas Senate. His committee posts have included Finance, Health &..."

Jan. 4, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

Texas Book Festival 2018: The Full List

Lineup includes Cecile Richards, Julián Castro, + 280 more

"...in a meteorological sense but a literary one. The Texas Book Festival has released the full list of authors..."

Aug. 29, 2018 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Supreme Court to Hear Texas Abortion Case This Week

HB 2 oral arguments start Wednesday

"...it all centers around a law born in the Texas Capitol...."

March 1, 2016 News Post by Mary Tuma

Syrian Refugees Allowed in Texas

State will take in 21 people

"...Syrian refugees will be settled in Texas, according to a ruling issued in San Antonio on..."

Dec. 11, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

UPDATED: Travis County Allows First Texas Gay Marriage

Travis County clerk issues marriage license to gay couple this morning

"...and was granted a temporary emergency stay by the Texas Supreme Court to halt gay marriages in Travis County..."

Feb. 19, 2015 News Post by Mary Tuma

Texas, Gateway to Havana?

Before Perry opposed Cuban thaw, his ag commissioner called for it

"...thaw relations with the island nation, but to have Texas become the first port of call for visiting Cubans...."

Dec. 21, 2014 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Equality Texas and the Dangers of 'Good Enough'

Sarah Davis endorsement falls short on promoting LGBT equality

"...It's perhaps as clear a sign as anything that Texas still has a long way to go towards LGBT..."

Jan. 24, 2014 News Post by Brandon Watson

Perry vs. Texas Teachers

Is the governor standing between educators and federal stimulus money?

"...this means the federal government is trying to deprive Texas students of more cash, but his complaint is getting..."

Aug. 13, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Don't Let Up, Texas Obama Director Says

"This race is going to tighten up," Sepúlveda warns

"...your guard down. That’s the message that Juan Sepúlveda, Texas state director of the Barack Obama campaign, had for..."

Oct. 20, 2008 News Post by Lee Nichols

Texas Lege Preview: Statewide Change to Housing Rules?

Thanks to HOME, most of that change is already here in Austin

"...Texas Republicans appear ready to once again take aim at..."

Jan. 10, 2025 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Texas “Death Star” Law Ruled Unconstitutional Two Days Before Taking Effect

But Texas is likely to appeal

"...The law, championed by Texas Republicans in the most recent legislative session, could result..."

Aug. 30, 2023 News Post by Austin Sanders

U.S. Senate Debate Closes Upbeat Texas Dem Convention

M.J. Hegar and Royce West seize the center

"...Young Texas Democrats yearning for more aggressively transformative policy positions were..."

June 8, 2020 News Post by Michael King

Texas, D.C. Dems Raise Funds and the Roof at Johnson-Jordan Dinner

DNC chair: "Opportunity everywhere" in "largest battleground state"

"...If you had any doubt that Texas is IN PLAY in 2020, let Tom Perez and..."

Oct. 6, 2019 News Post by Mike Clark-Madison

Election Coverage: The Texas Lege: A Tight Squeeze

Texas Dems put incumbents through the wringer

"...threatened the status quo, making the top of the Texas ticket competitive after 20 years of routine Republican dominance...."

Nov. 9, 2018 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Texas Dems Want Stronger Immigrant Detention Oversight

More than 5,000 immigrant children in detention centers

"...help with the family separation crisis at the border. Texas Democrats with the Mexican American Legislative Caucus released a..."

July 31, 2018 News Post by Mary Tuma

Texas House Advances Anti-Choice Package Bill

SB 8 bans safest type of second trimester abortion

"...concerns and exceptions for survivors of sexual assault, the Texas House tentatively passed a package anti-choice bill that would..."

May 19, 2017 News Post by Mary Tuma

Court: Texas House Districts Unlawful, Unconstitutional

Panel of judges rules 2-1 against drawing of 2011 maps

"...The Western District Court of Texas ruled last month that the state’s congressional districts were..."

April 20, 2017 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Texas Voter ID Law Struck Down

5th Circuit: Senate Bill 14 violates Voting Rights Act

"...Senate Bill 14, the contentious Texas voter ID bill passed in 2011, violates Section 2..."

July 20, 2016 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Presidential Candidates File in Texas

Clinton and Judd only Dems to file for president in Texas so far

"...for the presidential nomination for either major party in Texas. While the elections are administered by the Secretary of..."

Dec. 4, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Point Austin: Primarily Texas

Musings on the day after a frozen vote

"...uncontroversial lead open the entirely premature discussion of Tuesday's Texas primary elections. It's still too early to tell –..."

March 7, 2014 News Column by Michael King

Hightower Report: A 'People's Filibuster' in Texas awakens a movement

Even old bulls heard Wendy Davis' filibuster loud and clear

"...bill being pushed by a Republican elder in the Texas Senate, first-term Sen. Wendy Davis asked him a question..."

July 12, 2013 News Column

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