POLITICS

VIDEO: ‘Dark day for Texas’ as Greg Abbott signs $1 billion school voucher law
by Matt Hennie
| May 5, 2025
Gov. Greg Abbott signed his school voucher bill into law on May 3, celebrating with hundreds of supporters on the lawn of the Texas Governor’s Mansion.

At UT, a Day of Drag and Defiance
| May 5, 2025
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Students gathered for a joyful protest of the university system’s drag show ban.

VIDEO: May Day rally in Austin denounces Trump, celebrates workers
by Matt Hennie
| May 2, 2025
With a raucous march from the Texas Capitol to Austin City Hall, hundreds of people rallied against the Trump administration on May Day.

VIDEO: Texas graded its public schools. How did yours fare?
| May 1, 2025
Texas public school ratings — which grade how well districts and campuses educate their students and prepare them for the future — were made public for the first time in two years. Results across the state have dropped after the Texas Education Agency implemented stricter scoring standards, and one North Texas school district is at […]

Appeals court blocks weed decriminalization measures in 2 Texas cities
by Matt Hennie
| April 29, 2025
A Texas appeals court sided with Attorney General Ken Paxton, who wants to block weed decriminalization measures in Austin and San Marcos.



