Texas A&M is creating an ‘environment of fear’
| January 26, 2026
Watch as Dr. Leonard Bright, a professor at Texas A&M University, describes life on campus after the implementation of a new website that turns students into higher education watchdogs.
The online portal created by the Office of the Ombudsman allows students to file complaints against universities for violating the state’s diversity, equity, and inclusion ban on college campuses.
Weather closures spark early voting extension lawsuit in CD‑18 runoff
| January 26, 2026
Early voting was cut short by extreme weather; now a lawsuit calls for Harris County to extend voting time ahead of the CD‑18 runoff.
Inside Houston’s political tug-of-war over housing and mobility
| January 26, 2026
Houston’s growth is speeding up, but politics aren’t keeping pace. Charles Blain, President of Urban Reform Institute, breaks down how stalled decisions on affordability and transportation are shaping everyday life in the city.
Texas A&M Professor: ‘We’re playing with democracy itself’
| January 22, 2026
Watch as Dr. Leonard Bright—an ethics professor at Texas A&M whose class was recently canceled because of a new university policy that restricts discussions of race and gender in the classroom—breaks down what’s at stake for higher education in Texas.
Read more about Bright and ongoing attacks on academic freedom in Texas at the link in our bio.
Early voting is underway in Texas’ CD‑18 runoff
| January 22, 2026
Early voting is now open in Houston for the special election to fill the vacant US House seat in TX‑18. Christian Menefee and Amanda Edwards are vying to succeed the late Rep. Sylvester Turner. Early voting runs through Jan. 27, and Election Day is Jan. 31.