U.S. Rep. Colin Allred and state Sen. Roland Gutierrez, who will meet in the 2024 Democratic primary, talked about gun laws, abortion and bipartisanship in separate Texas Tribune Festival panels. Read: Read More
Yard Barker – Watch: Florida WR makes incredible one-handed grab, brushing off vicious hit
Florida WR Ricky Pearsall had the fortitude to lay out for a one-handed grab in traffic, making one of the most eye-popping catches of the early college football season. Read: Read More
Border Report – City opens shelter as migrant influx reaches ‘breaking point’
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – City officials met Saturday, Sept. 23, in a last-minute press conference to address the rapid increase of migrants at the border. Mayor Oscar Leeser said El Paso…
Texas Tribune Houston ISD Superintendent Mike Miles says he needs four to five years to turn the district around
Miles said he should be held accountable and be fired if the district doesn’t improve academically in the next two years. Read: Read More
Texas Monthly – Journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones urges Texans to get organized, learn from history
In an interview for The Texas Tribune Festival, the journalist urged Texans to organize in response to the state’s book bans and restrictions on public school lessons. Read: Read More
Texas Monthly – Texans in U.S. House describe GOP in chaos ahead of likely government shutdown
Texas Democrats decry Republican infighting that has halted attempts to approve annual spending bills and avoid a federal government shutdown. Read: Read More
Texas Monthly – Sarah Stogner announces second campaign for the Texas Railroad Commission
After losing in a Republican runoff last year, Stogner said she plans to challenge incumbent Chair Christi Craddick as a member of the Forward Party. Read: Read More
Texas Monthly – Paxton prosecutors blame politics for trumping evidence in attorney general’s impeachment trial
Houston attorney Dick DeGuerin said his team was naive in its belief that “principle would win out over politics.” Read: Read More
Texas Monthly – Compromise or pick a side? Texas House members offer preview of school vouchers debate ahead of special session
Lawmakers at a Texas Tribune Fest panel found common ground on school funding and teacher pay but took starkly different stances on “school choice.” Read: Read More
El Paso Matters – Senate candidate Roland Gutierrez makes first El Paso campaign visit
State Sen. Roland Gutierrez says he’s the “populist and pugilist” that Texas Democrats need if they’re going to oust Ted Cruz from the U.S. Senate in 2024. “Democrats are sometimes considered too…