Politics
Hooks: Dems are Missing Their Chance to Give Obama His Transformational Legacy
Loon Star State: Unemployment Benefits
In this month's award-winning Loon Star State cartoon by Ben Sargent, a post-'Dancing with the Stars' Rick Perry goes looking for a new gig — again. ...Read More
Paxton: ‘No Evidence’ Obama’s Clean Power Plan Will Mitigate Climate Change
Experts say the federal emissions regulations will cut carbon pollution, accelerate the shift to green energy and reduce asthma attacks in children....Read More
Texas Association of Business Comes Out Against Anti-Trans ‘Bathroom Bills’
The state's 4,300-member chamber of commerce has passed a resolution against "bathroom bills" that prevent transgender Texans from using certain restrooms....Read More
Once Again, School District Shuts Down Tax Break for Gas Exporter
For the second straight year, the Point Isabel ISD board rejected a tax break for a company hoping to ship liquefied natural gas from Brownsville....Read More
The Texas Miracle #23: She Fought the Law — and the Law Lost
Meet the Brooklynite who took on Texas' anti-abortion regulations, and won. Plus: The latest on campus carry and the ethics of 2016 election coverage.
Meet thirtysomething Brooklynite Stephanie Toti, who took on Texas' anti-abortion regulations, and won. Plus: The latest on campus carry and the 2016 vote....Read More
Lege Hearing Gets Tense Over Racial Profiling
Houston Democrat Garnet Coleman plans to file the Sandra Bland Act to promote statewide law enforcement reforms.
Houston Democrat Garnet Coleman plans to file the Sandra Bland Act to promote statewide law enforcement reforms....Read More
First School District Set to Join Parents’ Lawsuit Over STAAR
Struggling Marlin ISD says it’s ready to become ‘ground zero’ for standardized test reform.
Struggling Marlin ISD says it’s ready to become ‘ground zero’ for standardized test reform. ...Read More
Trump’s Twitter Account Alone Disqualifies Him for POTUS
The GOP nominee puts the incoherent ranting of a man with an outsized persecution complex online for all the world to see.
On Twitter, Trump speaks with a kind of incoherent clarity, channeling a brain teeming with an outsized persecution complex into bursts of salt and spit....Read More
Outgoing State Rep. Jim Keffer on Trump, Climate Change and Being a Tea Party Target
Set to retire in January, the Republican reflects on controversial energy legislation, whether climate change is real, and his grudging support for Trump....Read More