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Texas House Dems’ tantrum did not stop efforts to shore up election security – Conservative Partnership Institute

Texas House Dems’ tantrum did not stop efforts to shore up election security – Conservative Partnership Institute

In running away to Washington DC to avoid voting on an election security bill, Texas House Democrats achieved nothing but to reveal to Texas voters that they were not willing to perform their duties on behalf of the misguided liberal voters who elected them. The bill passed the Texas House, and despite liberal lies to the contrary, will help ensure the safety of all...

Texas Democrat slammed fraud-prone mail-in voting – Conservative Partnership Institute

Texas Democrat slammed fraud-prone mail-in voting – Conservative Partnership Institute

In 2007, Texas Democrat Rafael Anchia urged fellow state House members to oppose a “weak” vote security bill, in part because it allowed vote by mail without ID — an important concern of the election integrity movement. Unable to reach Rep. Anchia on his Just Say No To Quorum “vacation” in DC, another legislative Democrat who considers Anchia a friend and colleague...

Democrats Offer ‘Faux Compassion’ on the Border, Says Texas Rep – Conservative Partnership Institute

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A gentrifying Texas neighborhood on a deadly chemical plume – Scalawag

This story was produced and co-published in collaboration with Environmental Health News. There’s a certain smell that reminds Dianna Cormier-Jackson of her childhood on Leila Street in Houston’s Fifth Ward. When she was young in the early 1960s, she recalls the air there feeling “heavy,” as if it was thick with oil and gasoline. Some days...

Media Advisory: National Academy of Public Administration, The University of Texas at Austin’s LBJ School of Public Affairs, and Texas State University’s Hobby Center for Public Service Hold Forum

Media Advisory: National Academy of Public Administration, The University of Texas at Austin’s LBJ School of Public Affairs, and Texas State University’s Hobby Center for Public Service Hold Forum Post Date: September 18, 2017 WASHINGTON, DC – The National Academy of Public Administration, The University of Texas at Austin’s LBJ School of Public Affairs and Texas...

Johnson Celebrates New Opportunities for Space Industry in Texas

NASA’s Johnson Space Center was recently involved in two major announcements with important implications for the future of space exploration and the aerospace industry. On Feb. 29, 2024, NASA announced that the American Center for Manufacturing and Innovation (ACMI) signed an agreement to become a tenant at Johnson’s 240-acre Exploration Park. ACMI will lease a...

What it is and how it works in Texas – Scalawag

This article is made possible through Votebeat, a nonpartisan reporting project covering local election integrity and voting access. This article is available for reprint under the terms of Votebeat’s republishing policy. When the Texas Legislature meets this year, lawmakers are expected to take on the complicated and contentious process of redistricting—the...

Meet two men providing Muslim transitional housing in Texas – Scalawag

Baquee Sabur’s life changed when he had to spend a night sleeping under a Houston overpass. “It was horrible,” Sabur said. “Every car that pounces on there, you hear it. It’s a dark place. You want to fall asleep, but you don’t know if anyone’s going to approach you. It’s dirty, and you’re hanging out where bugs...

The longest-running Indigenous radio show in Texas – Scalawag

This article was originally published by the Texas Observer, a nonprofit investigative news outlet, in partnership between The Nation. Sign up for the Texas Observer’s weekly newsletter, or follow them on Facebook and Twitter. It’s a gloomy, overcast Sunday evening in August, and Albert Old Crow pulls a collapsible crate on wheels that held two giant CD...