Texas’s Virulently Anti-Immigrant SB 4 Was Just Blocked by a Federal Judge Texas’s Virulently Anti-Immigrant SB 4 Was Just Blocked by a Federal Judge
The nation’s harshest law targeting sanctuary cities won’t go into effect—for now.
Aug 31, 2017 / Julianne Hing
Harvey Strains Texas’s Already Overburdened Schools Harvey Strains Texas’s Already Overburdened Schools
Adding to the usual back-to-school worries, the tropical storm has brought fears of homelessness and deportation to the mix.
Aug 30, 2017 / Michelle Chen
Houston’s Human Catastrophe Started Long Before the Storm Houston’s Human Catastrophe Started Long Before the Storm
Decades of neglect, inequality, and disenfranchisement mean that all Houstonians, but especially the poorest and most vulnerable, have been left utterly undefended.
Aug 29, 2017 / Wen Stephenson
Everyone’s a Socialist After a Natural Disaster Everyone’s a Socialist After a Natural Disaster
Ted Cruz’s hypocrisy won’t stop government from helping in the wake of Hurricane Harvey, but Texas will be needing help for a long time.
Aug 29, 2017 / Joan Walsh
Can these Cities Block Texas’s Vile Anti-Immigrant Agenda? Can these Cities Block Texas’s Vile Anti-Immigrant Agenda?
A massive urban resistance is working to stop SB 4 from taking effect in the Lone Star State.
Aug 17, 2017 / Cities Rising / Jimmy Tobias
Texas Made It More Difficult to Get an Abortion, and Teen Motherhood Increased Texas Made It More Difficult to Get an Abortion, and Teen Motherhood Increased
When reproductive-health services are cut, unintended pregnancies increase.
Jul 21, 2017 / StudentNation / Michelle Chen
Texas’s SB 4 Is the Most Dramatic State Crackdown Yet on Sanctuary Cities Texas’s SB 4 Is the Most Dramatic State Crackdown Yet on Sanctuary Cities
The law is Texas’s acknowledgement that the federal government is dependent on local law enforcement to carry out its deportation agenda.
Jun 1, 2017 / StudentNation / Julianne Hing
A Big Win for Voting Rights in Texas and a Big Loss for Trump A Big Win for Voting Rights in Texas and a Big Loss for Trump
Rebuking Jeff Sessions, a federal court rules that Texas’s voter-ID law intentionally discriminated against minority voters.
Apr 11, 2017 / Ari Berman
Federal Court Rules Texas Gerrymandering Unconstitutional Federal Court Rules Texas Gerrymandering Unconstitutional
The court found that Republicans drew discriminatory district lines. That's very bad news for Paul Ryan.
Mar 11, 2017 / John Nichols
Trump’s Justice Department Is No Longer Opposing Texas’s Discriminatory Voter-ID Law Trump’s Justice Department Is No Longer Opposing Texas’s Discriminatory Voter-ID Law
Jeff Sessions reverses the Obama administration’s position in a crucial voting-rights case.
Feb 27, 2017 / Ari Berman