
VIDEO: May Day rally in Austin denounces Trump, celebrates workers
by Matt Hennie
| May 2, 2025
With a raucous march from the Texas Capitol to Austin City Hall, hundreds of people rallied against the Trump administration on May Day.

Texas mom testifies against gun bill that would lower purchase age to 18
by Joi Louviere
| May 1, 2025
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In Texas, people must be at least 21 to buy a handgun from a licensed dealer — but Republican lawmakers want to change that.
House Bill 2470, proposed by Rep. Wesley Virdell (R-Brady) and cosponsored by 20 other Republicans, lowers the age to possess a handgun to 18, despite firearms being the leading cause of death for children and teens aged 1-17, according to data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
“This bill passing would be a bomb being detonated,” Robin Breed, a member of Moms Demand Action, said during a House committee hearing for the bill on April 14. “ Those of us in this room opposing this bill will continue to raise our voices against these dangerous and deadly policies, despite many of you being unwilling to look at facts and data and continually leaving your conscious at the door.”

VIDEO: Greg Abbott’s bromance with Elon Musk just became law in Texas
by Matt Hennie
| April 25, 2025
Rallying against an “administrative state” in a state he’s led for 10 years, Gov. Greg Abbott signed into law a bill that seeks to recalibrate state government and slash regulations by, ironically, creating a new Texas agency.

6 candidates compete to represent east Fort Worth, Stop Six neighborhoods in May 2025 election
| April 22, 2025
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For the first time since 2013, a new face at City Hall will represent the majority of Fort Worth’s easternmost neighborhoods, including the historic Stop Six area.

Fort Worth prioritizes literacy effort as 2 in 3 students cannot read proficiently
| April 16, 2025
Mayor Mattie Parker issued a resolution April 15 declaring literacy as one of the city’s priorities. The document emphasized Fort Worth’s promise to help the 12 school districts serving the city achieve universal grade-level reading among students.