
A Caucus, if You Can Keep It
How small must their influence grow before House Democrats break with their collaborationist tradition?
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How small must their influence grow before House Democrats break with their collaborationist tradition?
In the final days of session, the lower chamber voted to further advance the classroom culture wars.
The latest version of the bill includes a previously nixed provision to allow Texans to donate crypto to the fund.
The state created “Texas Partnership” charter schools to turn around struggling public campuses, but an Observer investigation has uncovered numerous academic and financial issues.
The right-wing state rep has led an army of one on a self-righteous crusade in the Texas House.
Legislation to allow some forms of drug checking has reached the same Senate committee where a similar bill died last session—two years and at least 3,200 Texas overdose deaths ago.
Biennial promises of “relief” are just window dressing on a broken taxation system.
Public officials at all levels are propping up a Texas Bitcoin mining boom that’s threatening water and energy systems while afflicting locals with noise pollution.
Expanding on last session's anti-DEI campus crackdown, Republicans are now going after gender and ethnic studies programs and faculty independence.