Videos
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New York senator to Greg Abbott: ‘You call yourself pro-life, but Texans are dying younger’
A New York state lawmaker says Texans’ shorter life expectancy is costing New Yorkers money through their life insurance premiums—and he’s introducing legislation to change how insurers calculate rates.
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Rep. Christian Menefee presses EPA for answers on contamination in disenfranchised neighborhoods
The Houston congressman says Fifth Ward and Kashmere Gardens residents have waited years for answers on creosote contamination and still don’t have a clear timeline, a clear report, or clear communication.
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Dem party chairman calls out GOP for having midterm convention in Dallas
Texas Democratic Party Chairman Kendall Scudder says Republicans’ decision to hold their first-ever national midterm convention in Dallas shows “they must be real scared.”
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Who’s running where in Texas this midterm election?
The midterm election is four months away. Do you know who is running where in Texas?
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James Talarico: It’s not Rep. Crockett’s job to win this race, that’s my job
James Talarico denounced anyone who claims to be his supporter but is attacking US Rep. Jasmine Crockett—his opponent in the Democratic primary for US Senate—during an appearance on Houston’s 93.7 The Beat last week.
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Will Texas add girls flag football to UIL sports?
Texas State Rep. Ron Reynolds (D‑TX) is leading a push to make girls flag football an official UIL sanctioned sport, opening the door for thousands of female athletes to compete for varsity letters and state championships.
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Fort Worth lawmaker: Why are data centers getting tax breaks?
State Rep. Nicole Collier (D-Fort Worth) is addressing her concerns over more and more data centers coming to Tarrant County, including companies receiving tax breaks, environmental impacts, and local communities having no control over their construction.
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A quiet rule change could gut research funding across Texas
Rep. Lizzie Fletcher (D‑TX) is warning proposed Office of Management Budget rule changes could let federal agencies cancel grants mid‑project and restrict funding for research, diversity work, and international partnerships.
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GOP Sen. Bob Hall says doctors, not abortion bans, let women die
During a Texas Senate hearing, GOP Sen. Bob Hall insisted on blaming doctors—not abortion bans—for women denied emergency abortion care, even alleging, without any evidence, that some physicians intentionally let patients die due to monetary gain.
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Ft. Bend Commissioners walk out, say interim judge no longer has legal authority
Democratic Commissioners Grady Prestage and Dexter McCoy shut down Fort Bend Commissioners Court last week after walking out and breaking quorum.They say they did it for one reason.
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Texas has the power to change US presidential elections
Supporters of the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact say the presidency should be determined by the popular vote, while critics say the Electoral College protects the interests of smaller states.
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NAACP blasts Supreme Court ruling over racial overtones in Haiti policy
The president of the Texas NAACP, Gary Bledsoe, condemned the US Supreme Court’s 6-3 ruling last week allowing the Trump administration to end Temporary Protected Status for more than 350,000 Haitian immigrants.
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Texas Rep. Charlene Ward Johnson: Our voting rights are being picked away
Texas’s 2025 mid-decade redraw—which carved out five new GOP-leaning seats at President Donald Trump’s request—set off a nationwide redistricting arms race.
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Fort Worth lawmaker questions efficiency of school district takeover by the state
Fort Worth ISD is in the middle of a state takeover, and state Rep. Nicole Collier (D-Fort Worth) is calling for more accountability for the state-appointed board of managers who are now running the district.
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Senate candidate Ken Paxton shares how hard it was to leave California
He’s built a political brand on suing California—but Texas AG and GOP Senate candidate Ken Paxton once admitted leaving his California home as a teen was the most challenging of all his moves.
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Environmentalists sue to block SpaceX from latest Texas land grab
The Center for Biological Diversity is suing to block a controversial federal land swap that would hand over more than 700 acres of protected wildlife refuge to SpaceX.
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Project 2025, new maps, and millions unregistered: Texas leaders call for urgency
Texas organizers kicked off a major Get Out The Vote push today as lawmakers and community leaders warned that voting laws, new maps and youth disengagement are reshaping the stakes.
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7-year-old speaker at the Texas Democratic Convention has a message for the nation
The Texas Democratic Convention in Corpus Christi featured guest speaker 7-year-old Cataleya Davis, who said she’s motivated by the issues that will affect her generation and future voters.
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The road to turning Texas blue runs through Black Texans’
State Rep. Jolanda Jones (D-Houston) shared the importance of the Black vote during this year’s Texas Democratic Convention over the weekend in Corpus Christi.
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Bernie Sanders in Texas: ‘We win because we believe in solidarity’
US Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) joined the Texas Democratic Convention over the weekend in Corpus Christi, where he discussed how Democrats will win by organizing, unifying communities, and knocking on doors this midterm election to defeat the “demagogues” and “oligarchs” leading the country.
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Military’s flu vaccine mandate returns after outbreak at Lackland Air Force Base
In April, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth axed the military’s flu vaccine mandate. Fast forward to today, and the effects are already being felt intensely at one Texas air base.
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City unveils Joe Ramirez Boulevard after Cesar Chavez renaming
Joe E.Ramirez Boulevard officially joins Houston’s landscape today, honoring his sacrifice, his service, and the community he never stopped supporting.
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Fort Worth resident questions city council over data centers
Fort Worth residents voiced their concerns over Mayor Mattie Parker and the city council’s conflicts of interest surrounding data center decision-making at this week’s city council meeting.
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Houston workers demand their cut of the World Cup boom
Fifteen local labor unions just launched “Houston Workers Deserve Better,” a pledge campaign pushing elected officials and business leaders to ensure Houston’s economic boom—including major events like the World Cup—actually reaches the workers on the ground.
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Texas’ abortion ban nearly killed her and left her unable to carry children
At a Senate Democrats news conference marking four years since Roe v. Wade was overturned, Amanda Zurawski described being denied abortion care during a nonviable pregnancy in Texas.
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Here’s what you’ve missed during this week’s State Board of Education meetings
This week, the State Board of Education is in Austin to deliberate and approve a required reading list that includes the Bible and new social studies teaching standards.
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More than a watch party: Here’s what to do at Dallas’ FIFA Fan Festival
Check out all the things you can do at Fair Park while the festival runs now through July 19.
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Texas mother advocates for life-saving access to reproductive care
During a U.S. Senate Spotlight Forum, Sen. Tina Smith (D-Minnesota) spoke with reproductive rights advocate Kaitlyn Kash who was denied emergency care in Texas.
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Why are lawmakers so hung up on anti-abortion laws
Today marks four years since the overturning of Roe v. Wade. Despite this massive setback in the reproductive rights movement, a Texas abortion advocate says the fight for choice is alive and well.
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This Texas dessert queen never thought she’d get an abortion until she did
Becca Rea-Tucker knows firsthand that you never know what you’d do until you’re in the situation.
