Tag: Texas

Five Texas DAs Defy Abbott’s Order To Probe Gender-Affirming Care For Trans Youth

By Summer Concepcion

02.24.22 | 4:56 pm

AUSTIN, TX - JUNE 08: Texas Governor Greg Abbott speaks during a press conference at the Texas State Capitol in Austin, Texas on June 8, 2021. Abbott signed Senate bills 2 and 3 into law to reform the Electric Reliability Council of Texas and weatherize and improve the reliability of the state's power grid. The bill signing comes months after a disastrous February winter storm that created widespread power outages and left dozens of Texans dead. (Photo by Montinique Monroe/Getty Images)

Abbott Directs State Agencies To Investigate Gender-Affirming Care For Trans Youth

By Summer Concepcion

02.23.22 | 4:30 pm

Listen to This: Russian Roulette

By Jackie Wilhelm

02.18.22 | 2:38 pm

A new episode of The Josh Marshall Podcast is live! This week, Josh and Kate discuss the Russia-Ukraine situation, and some chaos reigning right here at home as Texas prepares for its first-in-the-nation primary under a new voting law.

You can listen to the new episode of The Josh Marshall Podcast here.

Report: Texas Lt. Guv Privately Urged Rick Perry To Challenge Guv. Abbott

By Cristina Cabrera

02.18.22 | 12:36 pm

Texas Republicans’ Voting Law Unleashes Chaos On The State Before Primary

By Kate Riga

02.16.22 | 2:31 pm

A Push To Remove LGBTQ Books In One County Could Signal Rising Partisanship On School Boards

A Texas county’s refusal to remove two books from the children’s section of the library sparked a yearslong political battle. Now school board races have taken on a deeply partisan tone, and elections serve as a purity test for far-right politics.

By Jeremy Schwartz

02.07.22 | 9:29 am