Texas lawmakers want to honor Charlie Kirk by investigating free speech on college campuses
| September 23, 2025
COLLEGE STUDENTS | DFW TEXED | EXCO-Player | local politics | old texas | Republicans | TEXAS | TEXAS LEGISLATURE
Top Republicans in the Texas Legislature, already cracking down on speech they don’t care for from professors and students, formed two committees to study “bias, discourse, and freedom of speech” on public college campuses.
The committees, which are stacked with Republicans, were formed following the killing of far right political activist Charlie Kirk, and come as Texas professors have come under online scrutiny.
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James Talarico reclaiming Christianity from alt-right, DFW supporter says
| September 23, 2025
collin county | DFW | DFW EVENTS | EXCO-Player | James Talarico | local politics | old texas | TEXAS | US SENATE
Watch as Collin County resident Katie Ryan shares why state Rep. James Talarico—a 36-year-old former teacher and aspiring preacher—has her support as he kicks off his US Senate campaign.
Talarico will face former US Rep. Colin Allred and former astronaut Terry Virt in the Democratic primary in March.
Houston mayor John Whitmire blasts critics of retiree pay delays
| September 19, 2025
Mayor John Whitmire, facing criticism over a delay in payouts for more than 300 city employees who accepted a buyout to retire, fired back during a recent Houston City Council meeting. He put the blame on the Houston Municipal Employees Pension Plan, which was overwhelmed with processing 1,052 early retirements.
Sherry Mose, chair of the pension plan, told Whitmire and the council during its Sept. 10 meeting that more than 700 of the retirees have been paid. The remainder will be paid by the end of September. The city offered early retirement to workers earlier this year to help address a budget shortfall.
James Talarico opens US Senate campaign denouncing ‘bullies bigots, billionaires’
| September 19, 2025
Feeling scrappy? State Rep. James Talarico reminded supporters that living in a politically red state has taught them how to fight, pointing to Democratic icons like Barbara Jordan, Beto O’Rourke, and Wendy Davis.
Talarico, running for US Senate in 2026, wants to become the first Texas Democrat to win a statewide campaign since 1994.
Texas’ DEl ban in K-12 public schools challenged in court
| September 12, 2025
A new Texas law that bans diversity, equity, and inclusion in K-12 public schools claims to be about parental rights, but civil rights groups that are suing to block its enforcement say it’s blatant government overreach.
Greg Abbott brushes off NAACP lawsuit over new congressional map
| September 12, 2025
CIVIL RIGHTS | EXCO-Player | Gerrymandering | greg abbott | local politics | old texas | redistricting | TEXAS
Facing a second lawsuit over his new congressional map for Texas—labeled by critics as “racial gerrymandering”—Gov. Greg Abbott curtly dismissed the legal challenges.