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June 14, 2023
Brynn Tannehill
Trans People’s Free Speech Is Being Suppressed in America Right Now. Does Anyone Care?
It is illegal in some states for transgender people to make public presentations that would be perfectly legal for cisgender people.
June 12, 2023
Prem Thakker
Thousands of Dead Fish Wash Up on Texas Shores, in Eerie Reminder of Global Warming
There’s only more of this to come.
June 11, 2023
Ana Marie Cox
The War on Drugs Is Getting Meaner and Dumber, and Texas and Florida Show How Bad It Can Get
Conservatives are bringing back some tactics from the original drug war. They’re cruel—and they also don’t stand a chance of working.
June 2, 2023
David Pepper
Extremists Are Running America Because No One Runs Against Them
The author of Texas’s abortion ban faced no opponent in 2022.
May 31, 2023
Tori Otten
Greg Abbott Appoints Election Skeptic as Interim Texas Attorney General
John Scott once agreed to represent Donald Trump in his efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
May 29, 2023
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Dana Liebelson
Greg Casar Charts a Lonely Progressive Path in Texas
How far can he go in a state that Democrats don’t win?
May 24, 2023
Tori Otten
A Texas Bill That Would Have Banned Chinese People From Owning Property Has Failed
The bill would have also targeted citizens of three other countries.
May 22, 2023
Tori Otten
8 More Women Join Lawsuit Against Texas Abortion Ban, Saying It Almost Killed Them
“What happened to these women is indefensible and is happening to countless pregnant people across the state.”
May 22, 2023
Ana Marie Cox
Ted Cruz’s Uncoolness Is His Secret Weapon
Maybe it’s time to stop making fun of the Texas senator and start taking him seriously.
May 19, 2023
Melissa Gira Grant
Christian Nationalism Has Prevailed in Texas. Trans Teens Will Suffer.
As Governor Greg Abbott prepares to sign a law banning gender-affirming care, teens face the possibility of being detransitioned against their will.
May 17, 2023
Sam Russek
Can Texas Democrats Save Themselves From Extinction?
The party has not effectively countered the Republican plan to crush liberal power in the Lone Star State.
May 12, 2023
Heather Souvaine Horn
Why Do Republicans Hate Something That Creates Jobs and Saves Consumers Money?
This is your brain on fossil fuels.
May 8, 2023
Prem Thakker
Texas Republicans Move to Weaken Gun Laws After 8 People Were Mowed Down at a Mall
Not only are Republicans opposing gun reform, they’re also moving to further loosen existing gun law.
May 8, 2023
Tori Otten
Greg Abbott Demonizes Migrants in First Public Address Since Double Tragedies in Texas
The Texas governor isn’t too worried about guns or violence toward migrants, despite two recent attacks in his state.
May 8, 2023
Prem Thakker
Texas Legislature Finally Advances “Raise the Age” Bill for Semiautomatic Guns After Mass Shooting
Two Republicans had enough of a spine to support the bill. Five looked the victims’ families right in the eye and told them to buzz off.
May 8, 2023
Prem Thakker
A Former Democrat in Texas Is Blocking a Gun Control Bill Endorsed by Uvalde Parents
Now Republican Representative Ryan Guillen is refusing to bring the bill for a floor vote, after yet another mass shooting in Texas.
May 8, 2023
Tori Otten
Random Shootings Have Skyrocketed Since Texas Eased Gun Laws
It’s not exactly rocket science.
May 3, 2023
Tori Otten
Texas Republicans Pass Bill to Rig Elections in Their Favor
This is how local democracy begins to crumble.
May 1, 2023
Sam Russek
Texas’s War on Tenants Is an Inside Job
Landlords have one of their own in the state legislature. She and her allies are looking to stick it to renters.
April 21, 2023
Tori Otten
Texas Republicans Pass Bill Requiring Ten Commandments in Every Classroom
Separation of church and state or nah?
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