Texas

Texas Lawmakers Indifferent to State's Outrageously High Maternal Death Rate

Texas Republican Accused of Threatening to 'Put a Bullet' in Democratic Colleague

Jon Queally, staff writer

Last week it was the body-slamming of a reporter on the eve of a special election. This week begins with an elected official threatening to murder another. As hundreds of protesters stormed the Texas state Capitol and political tensions soaring over a recently approved anti-immigration law, scuffles and apparent threats of deadly violence between...

Moving by Stealth or Blatantly, Texas Advances Discriminatory Bills

Andrea Germanos, staff writer

"The Texas lawmakers of the 85th legislative session are on the wrong side of...

Texas Latinos Launch 100 Days of Resistance to Protect Sanctuary Cities

Lauren McCauley, staff writer

Taking aim at the new Texas law that bans sanctuary for undocumented immigrants...

National Pro-Choice Defenders 'Terrified' of This Latest Ploy to Attack Planned Parenthood

Texas Slapped With ACLU 'Travel Warning' Over Sanctuary Cities Ban

'Coward' Texas Governor Signs Bill Banning Sanctuary Cities

Federal Court Again Concludes Texas Crafted ID Law to Hurt Minority Voters

Mississippi Bill Helps Enable Trump's "Sinister" Immigration Crackdown

Texas Lawmaker Takes Aim at Anti-Choice Laws With Fine for Male Masturbation

'Working to Turn the Clock Back,' Sessions' DOJ Reverses Stance on Discriminatory Voting Law

Judge Stops Texas From Cutting Medicaid Funds for Planned Parenthood

Voters Shame Cowardly Reps with Town Halls Hosted by Cardboard Cut-Outs

Thousands in the Streets Nationwide as Weekend of Action Kicks Off

With Trump in Office, Feds May Alter Course in Texas Voter ID Case

Transgender Community Faces 'Attacks on Humanity' in Six More States

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WTF: Fox News Says Texas' Catastrophic Spill Is Just A Distraction Like Oreos For A Dieter So Build Keystone Already

Days after a barge spilled 170,000 gallons of especially heavy sticky oil, dubbed "the worst stuff you can dump in the water," into Galveston Bay, crews are scrambling to contain tar balls being pushed to shore by winds and tides, and biologists have found dozens of oiled birds from nearby, crucial bird habitats. With the spill occurring at the worst possible time - many wintering birds still there, many more en route north - environmentalists say that "we expect this to get much worse."...