New Study Says Cuts to Family Planning in Texas Have Had Far-Reaching Effects
This week the Texas Tribune reported on a paper published in the New England Journal of Medicine by a research group at UT-Austin. The Texas Policy [...]
Testing Rape Kits a No-Brainer for Most Pols… But Not Dr. Mark Shelton
Incredible as it may seem there are still some issues that can rally bipartisan support. Take, for example, the federal Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence [...]
Vouchers Return, Now With Even More Ideological Fury
The Reveal In late August, state Sen. Dan Patrick, a Republican from Houston who makes his living as a conservative talk radio host and [...]
What To Do About The Mexican-Themed Parties At UT
This week two Greek-sponsored parties at the University of Texas at Austin landed in the news for containing offensive Mexican themes. On September 20, [...]
No Shows: Why So Few Texans Bother to Vote
I WAS SITTING IN A COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER in the Houston suburb of Alief trying to get a glimpse of the state’s future. Alief [...]