Political Intelligence

Lawmaker on State Tax Committee Also Works for Texas’ Corporate Welfare King

by Gus Bova | Thu, Nov 16, 2017 at 1:13 CST

State Representative Drew Springer started working for corporate tax firm Ryan, LLC in March. He doesn't recall any conflicts of interest from a session spent overseeing Texas tax law.

by Melissa del Bosque

Immigration Agents Find Common Cause with Hate Groups

Wed, Jul 8, 2015 |

According to a new report, unions that represent U.S. Border Patrol and Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents are working in tandem with anti-immigrant gro...Read More

David Arriaga checks on students in his Mexican-American studies class at Houston’s Stephen F. Austin High School in April.

by Patrick Michels

Dragging the State Board into the Present

Fri, Jun 19, 2015 |

Stepping up where the State Board of Education failed, some teachers across Texas are building lessons plans with a uniquely Mexican-American focus. The courses...Read More

by Christopher Hooks

Texas Public Policy Foundation as the Underdog?

Fri, Jun 12, 2015 |

In addition to building luxurious new headquarters, the Texas Public Policy foundation has attempted to rewrite history, making themselves the underdog when, in...Read More

by John Savage

Lawmaker Pushes for ‘Liberty Cities’

Tue, Jun 2, 2015 |

Collectively referred to as "liberty cities," Texas conservatives have come up with a way to defend local control while denying municipalities the freedom to en...Read More

by Melissa del Bosque

Detainees Fight for Freedom of Speech

Sat, May 30, 2015 |

Texas has become the epicenter of immigrant family detention, where many families are detained in prison-like conditions and exploited by local judges....Read More

by John Wright

Texas Churches Make Infamous Anti-LGBT Hate Groups List

Wed, May 13, 2015 |

The Southern Poverty Law Center has added two Texas churches to their annual list of active anti-LGBT groups engaging in tactics that make the LGBT community ev...Read More

by Patrick Michels

Too Young to Jail

Tue, May 12, 2015 |

Texas has come a long way in juvenile justice reform. But this year, the question of whether to raise the age of "criminal responsibility" has split some lawmak...Read More

by Melissa del Bosque

GOP Wants to Spend Millions on Border Security—Whatever That Means

Wed, Apr 29, 2015 |

Without a real definition of border security, state budget analysts can't tell whether spending has been effective, and yet $815 million is proposed anyway....Read More

by Christopher Hooks

Can a Socialist Sway Texas Democrats?

Wed, Apr 29, 2015 |

U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders traveled through Texas ahead of a possible presidential primary run, offering new hope to Democrats looking to energize the left....Read More