POLITICS
US citizen might not be able to protect her family under the current administration
| August 18, 2025
Rosa Vargas-Galvan became a U.S. citizen in 2022 after living as a permanent resident since she was two years old. Her family did everything by the book, but under the current administration, that may not be enough to protect her or her family.
WATCH: Texas Senate Democrats blast ‘immoral, racist’ redistricting plan
| August 13, 2025
Democrats | EXCO-Player | greg abbott | HTX | local politics | old texas | redistricting | TEXAS | TEXAS POLITICS | TEXAS SENATE
After Democrats in the Texas Senate tried—and failed—to stop a vote approving a Republican bill redrawing the state’s congressional maps, state Sen. Borris Miles (D-Houston) delivered a fiery message to voters.
The Senate vote, though, is moot as Democrats blocked the bill in the state House. Gov. Greg Abbott has promised to call another special session to pass the measure.
WATCH: Jasmine Crockett claps back at Trump: ‘I know he’s unintelligent’
| August 13, 2025
Democrats | Donald Trump | EXCO-Player | local politics | old texas | redistricting | TEXAS | TEXAS LEGISLATURE | trump
President Donald Trump tried to drag US Rep. Jasmine Crockett by criticizing the Dallas Democrat’s intelligence. She wasn’t having it.
📸: TMZ
WATCH: Rep. Jolanda Jones speaks out on why Texas Democrats took a stand
| August 9, 2025
Texas State Rep. Jolanda Jones joined fellow Texas Democrats in leaving the state on Sunday to break quorum and block the GOP’s redistricting blitz.
WATCH: Texas lawmaker explains why she left the state to block redistricting
| August 9, 2025
Rep. Linda Garcia (D-Mesquite) is one of nearly 60 Texas House members that left the state on Aug. 3 to stop Gov. Gregg Abbott’s special session, and in turn, a Republican plan to flip five US House seats ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.