OPINION
Op-Ed: Redistricting bigotry is a tradition deep in the heart of Texas
| August 26, 2025
abbott | Gerrymandering | greg abbott | OPINION | redistricting | state legislature | TEXAS | TEXAS HISTORY | TEXAS LEGISLATURE
Texas redistricting is a GOP power grab and an effort to blunt the political power of Black and brown Texans.
OPINION: Texas voters should decide who gets elected to Congress, not anti-democratic state laws
| August 14, 2025
Its slash-and-burn cuts to Medicaid, senseless restrictions on food assistance programs, and permanent tax breaks for the wealthy are, surprisingly, not the only source of my anger. As a 40-year resident of Houston, I’m more enraged that our district’s needs and demands were cut from the conversation.
Op-Ed: 60 years later, we’re still fighting for the soul of our democracy
| August 7, 2025
CIVIL RIGHTS | Democrats | Gerrymandering | History | lawmakers | OPINION | redistricting | TEXAS | TEXAS POLITICS | voting
I will not stop fighting. I will not stop speaking. I will not stop marching inside and outside the chamber until every Texan has fair and full access to the ballot that was promised them in 1965.
Op-Ed: To Texas, From a Fellow Survivor: We See You. We’re With You
| July 29, 2025
To the people of Texas: you are part of something bigger now. A growing, fierce, and resilient community of people who refuse to be quiet about what we’ve lost—and what we all deserve.
(Op-ed) Kids don’t vote: How the media, public talks about Texas, Camp Mystic flood matters
| July 7, 2025
climate | CLIMATE CHANGE | HARDGATE | national politics | natural disaster | OPINION | TEXAS | Texas Lead Story | TEXAS POLITICS | weather
While natural disasters can often be tied to politics, is it appropriate to have that conversation immediately after tragedy strikes?