Grab a free ride to the polls during early voting in Houston with METRO
| October 20, 2025
Community | HOUSTON LEAD STORY | HTX | lawmakers | local politics | political | politics | state legislature | VOTING IN TEXAS
Transit authorities across Houston are offering free rides to the polls during the early voting period (which lasts until Oct. 31) and on Election Day (which falls on Tuesday, Nov. 4 this year). The Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County is offering free roundtrip rides to Houstonians looking to cast their vote.
Texas’ newest abortion law allows $100,000 rewards for snitching on pregnant women
| September 9, 2025
Gov. Abbott’s next abortion law includes a $100,000 reward for snitching on pregnant women in your family.
‘More stressed, more unsure’: Texas educators start school year under new DEI ban
| September 9, 2025
DALLAS | dei | DFW | DFW Lead Story | DFW TEXED EXCLUSIVE | diversity | EDUCATION | educators | equity | inclusion | SAN ANTONIO | state legislature | TEXAS
Educators speak out on new laws they face in classrooms, including a ban on diversity, equity, and inclusion and a “Parental Bill of Rights” that makes it easier for conservatives to interfere in public schools.
Op-Ed: Redistricting bigotry is a tradition deep in the heart of Texas
| August 26, 2025
abbott | Gerrymandering | greg abbott | OPINION | redistricting | state legislature | TEXAS | TEXAS HISTORY | TEXAS LEGISLATURE
Texas redistricting is a GOP power grab and an effort to blunt the political power of Black and brown Texans.
Texas election bill seeks to retain limits on same-day registration changes
| August 26, 2025
abbott | ballot | CIVIC ENGAGEMENT | Community | CULTURE | elections | greg abbott | lawmakers | laws | LIFESTYLE | Local news | state legislature | TEXAS | TEXAS LEGISLATURE | voting | VOTING IN TEXAS | Voting Info
Under legislation pushed by Gov. Greg Abbott, voters could update their address at the polls, but they couldn’t immediately cast a ballot based on the new one.