Bernie Sanders Shows Up to Stop Progressives From Slipping Further in South Texas
The Vermont legislator's endorsement of Jessica Cisneros in San Antonio comes ahead of Tuesday's runoff against incumbent U.S. Representative Henry Cuellar.
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It’s Dangerous to Be a Latino Worker in Texas
The state leads the nation in workplace injuries and deaths. It’s workers of color on unregulated construction sites who fare the worst.
Texans Show Up in Force to Protect ‘Roe’
The Supreme Court is about to overturn the 1973 landmark reproductive rights ruling. Austinites are not here for it.
Texas Supreme Court Throws Out Protections for Trans Youth
The decision reaffirms the state child welfare agency’s ability to investigate families who seek gender-affirming care for their kids.
Here Are the Latest Environmental Reasons You Must Stop Eating Meat
Climate change is happening. What you eat may mean more for our futures than the car you drive.
Texas’ White Guy History Project
The 1836 Project—the GOP's taxpayer-funded "patriotic education"—will indoctrinate unsuspecting domestic migrants with fables about Texas history.
Is Gay Marriage Safe?
There are many reasons to hope that the freedom to marry victory remains secure—even while there is reason, of course, to fear.
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Jane Crow
The South has risen again, which means anything that involves substantive due process and privacy is done and gone.
Texas Republicans Crow about ‘Roe’ Reversal, Lament Supreme Court Leak
With progressives apoplectic, Texas Republicans have spun the leak as a crusade against the Court and the rightful return of abortion regulation to the realm of red-state rights.
Greg Abbott’s Wasteful Border War Is Draining the State’s Coffers
The cost, scope, cruelty, and failure of the governor’s immigration dragnet far exceed that of any of his predecessors.