Tag Archives: Harris County
What Trump Means for Texas
The mainstream press missed the signs of a rising Trump electorate. What comes next?
The mainstream press missed the signs of a rising Trump electorate. What comes next?...Read More
Election Day Won’t Change LGBT Texans’ ‘Extremely Underrepresented’ Status
Texas currently has only 10 openly LGBT elected officials out of roughly 470 in the U.S., and just a handful of LGBT candidates are on the ballot this year....Read More
How 13 People (Total) Elected Houston’s Likely New State Rep
Texas is known for low voter turnout, but even by its measures, what just happened in Houston is surprising: Thirteen people elected the next state rep....Read More
Meet the First Out Trans Woman to Win a Texas Primary
At the Texas Democratic Convention’s LGBT caucus this morning, I caught up with Jenifer Rene Pool, the first transgender Texan to win a Democratic primary...Read More
After Texas Booted Planned Parenthood from HIV Program, County Replacement Hasn’t Performed a Single Test
Texas took a nearly 30-year-old HIV prevention contract away from Planned Parenthood in December, promising there’d be no gap in services.
Texas took a nearly 30-year-old HIV prevention contract away from Planned Parenthood in December, promising there’d be no gap in services. Six months later, t...Read More
Make the Road by Talking
Janet Baker, whose son Jordan Baker was shot by a cop, takes calls on-air during her first radio show for those who've lost loved ones to police violence....Read More
Lawmakers Want Answers on Planned Parenthood Ouster from HIV Program
With little notice and even less explanation, Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast’s long-standing HIV Prevention Program contract with the state wasn’t renewed wh...Read More
Poor Judgment
In Harris County, the indigent defense system works great — for everyone but the indigent.
The state exercises almost no oversight of indigent defense, and most counties still administer their programs through an antiquated process rife with conflicts...Read More
Dan Patrick: Cops’ Lives Matter Most of All
Who will protect the protectors? Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, that’s who. On September 3, Patrick was interviewed by the Texas Standard in a week dominate...Read More