Women’s clothing is often more expensive — and it’s partly due to tariffs
| March 11, 2025
Donald Trump | ECONOMY | EQUALITY | national politics | politcal | political | politics | Repro Rights | reproduction rights | TEXAS | trump | women's health
Two Democratic members of the House are pushing for a study of ‘pink tariffs.’
As Texas measles cases rise, Austin officials blame anti-vax rhetoric
| March 10, 2025
The growing number of Texas measles cases prompted elected officials in Austin to urge residents to get vaccinated and call for an end to anti-vax rhetoric.
What Ever Happened to Ethics Reform?
| March 10, 2025
bills | ECONOMY | EQUALITY | lawmakers | laws | politcal | political | politics | state legislature | TEXAS | TEXAS LEGISLATURE | TEXAS POLITICS
The House speaker battle wasn’t really about cleaning house.
Texas may change how schools select library books. Critics say it could lead to more bans.
| March 6, 2025
bookbans | books | censorship | CIVIL RIGHTS | libraries | library | old texas | politcal | political | politics | schools | state legislature | TEXAS | TEXAS POLITICS
Senate Bill 13 would create school library advisory councils largely made up of parents. It would give school boards, rather than librarians, the final say over new books.
Trump administration plans to cut 80,000 employees from Veterans Affairs, according to internal memo
| March 5, 2025
“What’s going to happen is VA’s not going to perform as well for veterans, and veterans are going to get harmed,” said Michael Missal, who was the VA's inspector general for nine years until he was fired last month by Donald Trump.