POLITICS
Texas Senate bans THC again, targets bathroom use by trans people
| August 18, 2025
cannabis | EXCO-Player | LGBTQ | local politics | old texas | TEXAS | TEXAS LEGISLATURE | TEXAS SENATE | thc
Although Texas House Democrats left the state to block a Republican redistricting bill, Republicans in the Texas Senate passed bills targeting trans people and THC.
Al Green fires back at Greg Abbott’s redistricting plan: ‘What is wrong with you?’
| August 18, 2025
EXCO-Player | greg abbott | HTX | local politics | old texas | redistricting | TEXAS | TEXAS LEGISLATURE
US Rep. Al Green said Gov. Greg Abbott ought to be “ashamed” for trying to redraw the state’s congressional districts and targeting his Houston-area seat.
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