Texas Department of Public Safety

Ed Scruggs, Board Vice-Chair of Texas Gun Sense – Advocacy group that promotes common sense, right, listens to Texas Gov. Gregg Abbott, left, during a roundtable discussion to address safety and security at Texas schools in the wake of the shooting at Santa Fe, at the state Capitol in Austin, Texas, Wednesday, May 23, 2018. Abbott, a Republican who has worked to expand gun rights in the state, called for the meetings as he weighs ideas for possible legislative action or executive orders. Two dozen groups were invited to attend the session, which was expected to include conversations on monitoring students' mental health. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Why a Texas Gun Control Activist is Optimistic About the Chances for Reform

Texas Gun Sense’s Ed Scruggs on how Abbott and Patrick talk about guns behind closed doors—and what that says about the prospects for change.

Mon, Sep 23, 2019 |

Ed Scruggs has been on the frontlines of the battle to reform Texas’ gun laws ever since the Sandy Hook massacre. That 2012 tragedy galvanized a movement that...Read More

by Michael Barajas

To Chip Away at Dan Patrick’s Power, Dems Need a Crashing Blue Wave in SD 17

Fri, Oct 26, 2018 |

During the 2013 legislative session, Joan Huffman, a former Harris County felony court judge and prosecutor, worked to scuttle criminal justice reforms in the T...Read More

by Gus Bova

Lege Hearing Gets Tense Over Racial Profiling

Houston Democrat Garnet Coleman plans to file the Sandra Bland Act to promote statewide law enforcement reforms.

Tue, Sep 20, 2016 |

Houston Democrat Garnet Coleman plans to file the Sandra Bland Act to promote statewide law enforcement reforms....Read More

Chris Crawford speaks at a memorial for Sandra Bland

by Patrick Michels

Friends and Poets Remember Sandra Bland on the Anniversary of Her Arrest

Mon, Jul 11, 2016 |

One year after a state trooper stopped Sandra Bland on Prairie View’s University Drive, a group gathered for songs, prayers and poetry to honor her and the fi...Read More

by Forrest Wilder

The Borderlands, So Far from Austin

Fri, Aug 28, 2015 |

Many a Lone Star politician has made, or boosted, his career by treating border communities as a theater of operations, where the normal rules don’t apply....Read More

by Michelle Garcia

Resurrecting the Legacy of Selena

Tue, Jun 16, 2015 |

When I imagine a present-day Selena, I see the star power packed in her smile, the feminine power in her hips, and I hear the love in her songs. But mostly, whe...Read More

Texas Department of Public Safety Border Security

by Jen Reel

Texas DPS Officer Shoots at Unarmed Vehicle

Sun, Mar 1, 2015 |

With increased border militarization, South Texas is becoming a dangerous place for unarmed immigrants. ...Read More

by John Wright

Texas Woman Denied Driver’s License Over Same-Sex Marriage

Fri, Sep 19, 2014 |

A woman who recently relocated from California says the Texas Department of Public Safety refused to issue her an accurate driver's license because her last nam...Read More