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Oscars May Be #SoWhite, but Austin’s Alt Girl Cinema Isn’t
A new Austin pop-up film series celebrates women filmmakers of color who create art across a diversity of genres, from experimental film to horror....Read More
One Planned Parenthood Investigation Backfired. Here’s Why The Next Won’t.
Anti-abortion activist David Daleiden has been indicted on felony charges in Houston, but Texas still has two more investigations underway....Read More
No, Debbie Riddle, Trans People Don’t Just Need a ‘Mirror’
The state rep's suggestion that transgender Texans just need a mirror and self-awareness is typical of Riddle's anti-trans bullying, but we can't ignore it....Read More
The Interview: Annise Parker
Houston’s former mayor reflects on HERO, use-of-force killings and getting things done.
Houston’s former mayor reflects on HERO, use-of-force killings and getting things done....Read More
Senators Split on Sanctuary Cities at Interim Hearing
At a Senate committee meeting on “sanctuary cities” on Friday, Texas lawmakers strongly disagreed on how, or whether, to pass legislation that would penaliz...Read More
New Data Proves Cruz Wrong on Climate Change, Again
On the campaign trail this week, Republican presidential contender Ted Cruz brought up what is perhaps his favorite climate denier argument: Satellite data show...Read More
Our Year in Greg Abbott
The more things change, the more the governor campaigns.
On January 20, 2015, Governor Greg Abbott and Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick were sworn in amid inauguration festivities intended to signal the beginning of a ...Read More
The Sweet Futility of Texas House Primary Races
At a dessert banquet for Jonathan Stickland, tea party funders convene for their biannual fleecing.
Texas House elections are fun to write about, and they’re crazy as hell. But their primary benefit seems to be their ability to get consultants paid....Read More
Mom’s Houston Chronicle Ad Celebrates Gay Son Post-HERO
Joan Wilson, Drake’s mother, said Tuesday that she placed the ad in response to the defeat of Houston’s Equal Rights Ordinance (HERO) in November....Read More
Despite Progress, Texas Leads in Uninsured Hispanic Kids
The number of uninsured Hispanic children in Texas is dropping after the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, but the state is still tied with Georgia for...Read More