Political Intelligence
Lawmaker on State Tax Committee Also Works for Texas’ Corporate Welfare King
Immigration Agents Find Common Cause with Hate Groups
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
Dragging the State Board into the Present
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
Texas Public Policy Foundation as the Underdog?
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
Lawmaker Pushes for ‘Liberty Cities’
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
Detainees Fight for Freedom of Speech
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
Texas Churches Make Infamous Anti-LGBT Hate Groups List
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
Too Young to Jail
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
GOP Wants to Spend Millions on Border Security—Whatever That Means
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
Can a Socialist Sway Texas Democrats?
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