Homework assignment asks students to list positive aspects of slavery

A Texas charter school is apologizing after a teacher gave an assignment to an eighth grade American History class, asking Continue reading →

Did Russian trolls just try to register for a Texas Democratic convention?

On Saturday, March 24, hundreds of Texas Democratic Party activists will gather at the Austin Hyatt Regency to nominate candidates Continue reading →

Texas Primaries See Surging Democratic Turnout & Record Number of Female Candidates

This year’s midterm elections officially began on Tuesday as Democratic and Republican primaries were held in Texas. Democrats are hoping Continue reading →

How a Texas House primary erupted into a Democratic war

A crowded Democratic House primary in the Houston area has become a stand-in for the broader battle within the party Continue reading →

Texas Republicans Helped Chemical Plant That Exploded Lobby Against Safety Rules

The French company that says its Houston-area chemical plant is spewing “noxious” smoke — and may explode — successfully pressed federal regulators to delay new Continue reading →

How ‘Wild West’ growth may have contributed to devastating flood in Houston

Houston calls itself “the city with no limits” to convey the promise of boundless opportunity. But it also is the Continue reading →

Trump Drags GOP Onto Dangerous Ground, This Time Over Race

Republicans who had hoped Trump closed the book on the deadly Virginia protests Monday were forced to deal with his Continue reading →

The Trump Administration Lost Again in Court, This Time on Voter ID

A federal court in Texas has again ruled the state’s 2011 voter identification law intentionally discriminated against minorities. It’s the Continue reading →