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.
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.
Learn all about the coastal tribes that once inhabited Houston
| August 13, 2025
Community | CULTURE | houston history | HTX | indigenous tribes | LIFESTYLE | native americans | texas gulf coast | TEXAS HISTORY
For centuries before Houston officially became a city, Indigenous tribes lived along the Texas Gulf Coast. Discover their traditions, culture, and way of life.
WATCH: Mezcal is having a moment: A Houston bartender explains
| August 10, 2025
Mezcal has been produced for centuries, and now it’s having its moment in Texas.
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.