Texans who rely on safety net programs encouraged to prepare for cuts
| August 5, 2025
Affordability | Community | Donald Trump | ECONOMY | EQUALITY | funding | HEALTH | HEALTHCARE | Local news | national politics | Republicans | texans | TEXAS
Nonprofit organizations across Texas serving disadvantaged and low-income groups are restructuring after the Trump administration's budget reconciliation bill was signed into law.
A power grab in plain sight: Inside Texas Republicans’ mid-decade redistricting push
| July 30, 2025
Gerrymandering | redistricting | Republicans | TEXAS | TEXAS HOUSE | TEXAS POLITICS | voting | VOTING IN TEXAS
Texas Republicans are backing a mid-decade redistricting campaign to secure GOP control of Congress, a move that Democrats and civil rights activists call a partisan power grab driven by Donald Trump.
Averie Bishop, Angie Chen Button vie for North Texas House seat
| October 16, 2024
Angie Button | Averie Bishop | DALLAS | Democrats | DFW | DFW Lead Story | election | Election2024 | North Texas | Republicans | TEXAS HOUSE | Voting Info
Both Button and Bishop, the first Asian woman to win Miss Texas, are among a small number of Asian women in Texas politics. The winner will not only be the sole Asian woman in the legislature, but also one of six members to ever serve in the 150-member Texas House.