Mexico swears in a new president tomorrow, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador. For nearly a century, Mexican presidents have come from one of two main political parties. Not Lopez Obrador. He rode to victory as […]
Crystal Mason, the woman who became the poster child for voter suppression when she was sentenced to five years for casting a ballot in Texas, has gone into federal prison at the start of her […]
It was a Eureka moment, though with plenty more water than the story about Archimedes and the bathtub. And it happened in Texas. As he looked out of the window of an historic building he […]
A Texas gun rights activist whose quest to spread the availability of 3D printed guns sparked a legal battle, has been charged with sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl and appears to have gone on the run. […]
For Ted Cruz it was not merely a narrow recommendation from an educational advisory committee to remove what they called a “value-charged word”. It was instead the latest example of out-of-touch liberals trying to sabotage American […]
Two groups are distributing backpacks to Austin children on Monday ahead of the start of the new school year. The nonprofit group Foster Angels will bring foster family case workers into the Travis County […]
The November midterms are on pace to shatter records for political spending. And while the more than $1 billion raised so far nationally is helping finance battlegrounds that are poised to decide control of […]
At the first ever Texas Marijuana Policy Conference in Austin, many cheered as they heard Sue Sisley introduce herself. She’s a well-known medical doctor in Scottsdale Arizona. “This plant is much less toxic than […]
A driver was killed early Sunday after their car burst into flames following a wreck in western Harris County. Just after midnight, a driver was speeding westbound on the Katy Freeway feeder near West […]
Drillers in Texas are flaring natural gas at record-high levels, according to a new report from Austin-based industry research firm Drillinginfo. The uptick is due to the huge increases in West Texas oil production, […]
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