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School Vouchers Take Center Stage in Texas’ Most Flippable State House District

On San Antonio’s South Side, a progressive Democrat faces off with an architect of the new private school voucher program.

by Eden Shamy

Keep Reading

 A ‘Politically Motivated Cover-Up’: Why the State’s Maternal Death Report Was Pushed Until After Midterms

by Mary Tuma

Hasan Piker’s UT Appearance Put Campus Protection Act to the Test

by Eden Shamy

Texas Tells Students to Report Threats. It Should Give Us a Seat at the Safety Table.

by Arjun Sharda

Jun 17, 2025

A Caucus, if You Can Keep It

How small must their influence grow before House Democrats break with their collaborationist tradition?

by Justin Miller

Jun 10, 2025

Reefer Madness Returns to Texas with Dan Patrick’s THC Ban

If the governor signs SB 3 into law, thousands of jobs and billions in revenue could soon disappear.

by Kit O'Connell

Transgender rights flag Jun 04, 2025

Here Are the New Anti-LGBTQ+ Bills Texas Passed into Law

This session, the Legislature filed more anti-LGBTQ+ bills than ever before. The dozen that passed threaten to negatively impact queer Texans.

by Joelle DiPaolo

Jun 03, 2025

Will Texas Workers Ever Get a Break from the Summer Heat?

A long-awaited hearing on a proposed OSHA heat protection rule is set for June 16, but workers are uncertain to get relief under Trump.

by Josephine Lee

May 22, 2025

Loon Star State: Religion in Schools

by Ben Sargent

May 21, 2025

Texas Set to Create State Bitcoin Reserve

The latest version of the bill includes a previously nixed provision to allow Texans to donate crypto to the fund.

by Justin Miller

May 12, 2025

Harrison the Huckster

The right-wing state rep has led an army of one on a self-righteous crusade in the Texas House.

by Joelle DiPaolo

May 12, 2025

 A Day in a Democracy

We still have one, after all, so may as well act like it.

by Justin Miller

Seated at a long podium, Greg Abbott looks over at Dan Patrick as he speaks into a microphone. Behind them is the seal of the state of Texas. May 06, 2025

The High Cost of Texas’ Property Tax Cut-and-Run Politics 

Biennial promises of “relief” are just window dressing on a broken taxation system.

by Justin Miller

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