Videos
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Democratic nominee for Attorney General will fight corruption in Texas
State Sen. Nathan Johnson (D-Dallas) is running for Attorney General to fight corruption in Texas—something he said his Republican opponent Mayes Middleton wouldn’t know anything about.
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Houston-area Democrats call ICE actions ‘Lawless’
Houston leaders are demanding answers after an ICE shooting left a local family grieving and searching for the truth.
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NAACP leader calls fatal ICE shooting a “legal public lynching”
Bishop James Dixon called for a full, independent investigation into Lorenzo Salgado Araujo’s death.
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Gina Hinojosa wants to send $1500 to every Texas household
Hinojosa wants to use the state’s $27 billion Rainy Day Fund to boost public schools and send $1,500 to every Texas household.
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Family of man killed by ICE in Houston speaks out at emotional press conference
Loved ones say he was a quiet, hardworking man who spent 35 years providing for his family and encouraging his sons to pursue their education.
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Ronaldo Salgado says ICE never identified themselves before fatally shooting his father
Ronaldo says ICE agents approached in unmarked vehicles without identifying themselves, leading his father to believe he was fleeing criminals—not federal agents.
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Farmer warns that the Texas water crisis is colliding with data center developments
Texas organizer Clayton Tucker warned that AI data centers could strain water supplies in communities already facing drought and restrictions.
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Do you know who represents you on the State Board of Education?
The State Board of Education recently made national headlines for approving a required reading list that makes Texas the first state in the nation to force public school students to read the Bible in class.
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New York senator to Greg Abbott: ‘You call yourself pro-life, but Texans are dying younger’
A New York state lawmaker says Texans’ shorter life expectancy is costing New Yorkers money through their life insurance premiums—and he’s introducing legislation to change how insurers calculate rates.
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Rep. Christian Menefee presses EPA for answers on contamination in disenfranchised neighborhoods
The Houston congressman says Fifth Ward and Kashmere Gardens residents have waited years for answers on creosote contamination and still don’t have a clear timeline, a clear report, or clear communication.
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Dem party chairman calls out GOP for having midterm convention in Dallas
Texas Democratic Party Chairman Kendall Scudder says Republicans’ decision to hold their first-ever national midterm convention in Dallas shows “they must be real scared.”
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Who’s running where in Texas this midterm election?
The midterm election is four months away. Do you know who is running where in Texas?
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James Talarico: It’s not Rep. Crockett’s job to win this race, that’s my job
James Talarico denounced anyone who claims to be his supporter but is attacking US Rep. Jasmine Crockett—his opponent in the Democratic primary for US Senate—during an appearance on Houston’s 93.7 The Beat last week.
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Will Texas add girls flag football to UIL sports?
Texas State Rep. Ron Reynolds (D‑TX) is leading a push to make girls flag football an official UIL sanctioned sport, opening the door for thousands of female athletes to compete for varsity letters and state championships.
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Fort Worth lawmaker: Why are data centers getting tax breaks?
State Rep. Nicole Collier (D-Fort Worth) is addressing her concerns over more and more data centers coming to Tarrant County, including companies receiving tax breaks, environmental impacts, and local communities having no control over their construction.
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A quiet rule change could gut research funding across Texas
Rep. Lizzie Fletcher (D‑TX) is warning proposed Office of Management Budget rule changes could let federal agencies cancel grants mid‑project and restrict funding for research, diversity work, and international partnerships.
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GOP Sen. Bob Hall says doctors, not abortion bans, let women die
During a Texas Senate hearing, GOP Sen. Bob Hall insisted on blaming doctors—not abortion bans—for women denied emergency abortion care, even alleging, without any evidence, that some physicians intentionally let patients die due to monetary gain.
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Ft. Bend Commissioners walk out, say interim judge no longer has legal authority
Democratic Commissioners Grady Prestage and Dexter McCoy shut down Fort Bend Commissioners Court last week after walking out and breaking quorum.They say they did it for one reason.
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Texas has the power to change US presidential elections
Supporters of the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact say the presidency should be determined by the popular vote, while critics say the Electoral College protects the interests of smaller states.
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NAACP blasts Supreme Court ruling over racial overtones in Haiti policy
The president of the Texas NAACP, Gary Bledsoe, condemned the US Supreme Court’s 6-3 ruling last week allowing the Trump administration to end Temporary Protected Status for more than 350,000 Haitian immigrants.
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Texas Rep. Charlene Ward Johnson: Our voting rights are being picked away
Texas’s 2025 mid-decade redraw—which carved out five new GOP-leaning seats at President Donald Trump’s request—set off a nationwide redistricting arms race.
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Fort Worth lawmaker questions efficiency of school district takeover by the state
Fort Worth ISD is in the middle of a state takeover, and state Rep. Nicole Collier (D-Fort Worth) is calling for more accountability for the state-appointed board of managers who are now running the district.
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Senate candidate Ken Paxton shares how hard it was to leave California
He’s built a political brand on suing California—but Texas AG and GOP Senate candidate Ken Paxton once admitted leaving his California home as a teen was the most challenging of all his moves.
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Environmentalists sue to block SpaceX from latest Texas land grab
The Center for Biological Diversity is suing to block a controversial federal land swap that would hand over more than 700 acres of protected wildlife refuge to SpaceX.
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Project 2025, new maps, and millions unregistered: Texas leaders call for urgency
Texas organizers kicked off a major Get Out The Vote push today as lawmakers and community leaders warned that voting laws, new maps and youth disengagement are reshaping the stakes.
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7-year-old speaker at the Texas Democratic Convention has a message for the nation
The Texas Democratic Convention in Corpus Christi featured guest speaker 7-year-old Cataleya Davis, who said she’s motivated by the issues that will affect her generation and future voters.
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The road to turning Texas blue runs through Black Texans’
State Rep. Jolanda Jones (D-Houston) shared the importance of the Black vote during this year’s Texas Democratic Convention over the weekend in Corpus Christi.
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Bernie Sanders in Texas: ‘We win because we believe in solidarity’
US Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) joined the Texas Democratic Convention over the weekend in Corpus Christi, where he discussed how Democrats will win by organizing, unifying communities, and knocking on doors this midterm election to defeat the “demagogues” and “oligarchs” leading the country.
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Military’s flu vaccine mandate returns after outbreak at Lackland Air Force Base
In April, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth axed the military’s flu vaccine mandate. Fast forward to today, and the effects are already being felt intensely at one Texas air base.
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City unveils Joe Ramirez Boulevard after Cesar Chavez renaming
Joe E.Ramirez Boulevard officially joins Houston’s landscape today, honoring his sacrifice, his service, and the community he never stopped supporting.
