Texas’ Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) bans are affecting more than a hundred college scholarships, according to a report by the Dallas Morning News. The programs are currently frozen or being modified as universities try to comply with the law. Senate Bill 17, authored by state Sen. Brandon Creighton,...

Tensions are escalating between the United States and Mexico over a water treaty as both countries experience severe droughts and rising temperatures. The conflict, rooted in an 80-year-old treaty, requires the U.S. and Mexico to share water from the Colorado River and the Rio Grande. But Mexico has struggled to deliver water to the U.S., raising concerns among Texas farmers and citizens.

Texas Lawmakers Rethink Crypto Mining As Power Needs Soar By 2030 U.S.-Mexico Water Wars: Treaty Tensions Escalate Amid Historic Droughts. Writer, editor, photographer and editorial cartoonist Nick Anderson has joined the Reform Austin newsroom, where he will employ the artistic skill and political insights that earned a Pulitzer Prize to drive coverage of Texas government. As managing editor, Anderson is responsible for guiding Reform Austin’s efforts to give readers the unfiltered facts they need to hold Texas leaders accountable. Anderson’s original cartoons will be a regular feature on RA News. “Reform Austin readers understand the consequences of electing politicians who use ideological agendas to divide us, when they should be doing the hard work necessary to make our state government work for everyone,” Anderson said. “As a veteran journalist, I’m excited about Reform Austin’s potential to re-focus conversations on the issues that matter to common-sense Texans – like protecting our neighborhoods from increasingly common disasters, healthcare, just to name a few.” Anderson worked for the Houston Chronicle, the largest newspaper in Texas, from 2006 until 2017. In addition to the Pulitzer, Anderson earned the Society of Professional Journalists’ Sigma Delta Chi Award. He’s also a two-time winner of Columbia College’s Fischetti Award, and the National Press Foundation’s Berryman Award. Anderson’s cartoons have been published in Newsweek, the New York Times, the Washington Post, USA Today, the Chicago Tribune and other papers. In 2005, Anderson won the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning while working for the Courier-Journal in Louisville, Kentucky. The judges complimented his “unusual graphic style that produced extraordinarily thoughtful and powerful messages.”

Texas lawmakers are reconsidering their previously welcoming stance on cryptocurrency mining after new projections estimate a massive increase in the state’s electricity needs by 2030. According to the Houston Chronicle, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) forecasts that the state could require 152 gigawatts of electricity by the...

Two bills came before the U.S. Senate this week that were supposed to protect in-vitro fertilization, one of them written by Texas’s own Sen. Ted Cruz. Both failed to pass, leaving the fate of IVF very much in doubt. IVF is a process where eggs are extracted from a...

Elon Musk is being sued for sexual harassment as a new report details the billionaire’s relationships with women at SpaceX. Eight fired SpaceX engineers filed the lawsuit against Musk for creating “an unwelcome hostile work environment based upon his conduct of interjecting into the workplace vile sexual photographs, memes, and commentary that demeaned women and/or the LGBTQ+ community.”

Texas is the worst state to live and work, according to a CNBC study. In its annual 2023 study, CNBC ranked Texas as the worst state in the U.S. for workers and their families, taking into account factors such as crime rates, environmental quality, availability of child care, discrimination in state laws, and access to health care and abortion.

Gov. Greg Abbott has been busing fewer migrants to Democratic cities, despite his claims that he’ll keep busing migrants. According to data obtained by the Houston Chronicle, Abbott bused about 77,000 migrants to Democrat cities in the second half of 2023, compared to about 17,000 migrants to just three cities in the last six months.

I am a self-admitted news junkie and I feel as if I have geographical whiplash from all the recent distressing news from around the globe; from Texas to Azerbaijan. It would be impossible for me to mention every incident that’s resulted in my doubts about our experiencing a normal simple life.

With all of the posturing by Gov. Abbott in the wake of the Republican primary and runoff elections, it may appear that the passage of vouchers that would allow taxpayer funds to be handed out to parents for private and religious education is a foregone conclusion for the 89th Texas Legislature when they convene in January of next year. But some say the Governor may be counting his chickens before they hatch. There are those who believe Abbott has been so focused on warring against his own party members that he isn’t focusing on Democrat opponents in the general election in November.

Abbott’s Inaction On School Funding Hurts Conservative School Boards Backing His Policies. Writer, editor, photographer and editorial cartoonist Nick Anderson has joined the Reform Austin newsroom, where he will employ the artistic skill and political insights that earned a Pulitzer Prize to drive coverage of Texas government. As managing editor, Anderson is responsible for guiding Reform Austin’s efforts to give readers the unfiltered facts they need to hold Texas leaders accountable. Anderson’s original cartoons will be a regular feature on RA News. “Reform Austin readers understand the consequences of electing politicians who use ideological agendas to divide us, when they should be doing the hard work necessary to make our state government work for everyone,” Anderson said. “As a veteran journalist, I’m excited about Reform Austin’s potential to re-focus conversations on the issues that matter to common-sense Texans – like protecting our neighborhoods from increasingly common disasters, healthcare, just to name a few.” Anderson worked for the Houston Chronicle, the largest newspaper in Texas, from 2006 until 2017. In addition to the Pulitzer, Anderson earned the Society of Professional Journalists’ Sigma Delta Chi Award. He’s also a two-time winner of Columbia College’s Fischetti Award, and the National Press Foundation’s Berryman Award. Anderson’s cartoons have been published in Newsweek, the New York Times, the Washington Post, USA Today, the Chicago Tribune and other papers. In 2005, Anderson won the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning while working for the Courier-Journal in Louisville, Kentucky. The judges complimented his “unusual graphic style that produced extraordinarily thoughtful and powerful messages.”

Despite being on the same page with Texas Governor Greg Abbott, recently-elected conservative school boards are finding themselves hamstrung by his inaction on school funding. These school boards, which share the Governor’s vision for education policy, are struggling to meet the needs of their districts due to inadequate financial support from the state. Despite having a historic budget surplus and the longest legislative session in history (246 days), lawmakers passed only 10% of education bills, largely because of Abbott’s obsession with vouchers.

State Representative Steve Allison called on Governor Greg Abbott to convene a special session to address the pressing funding issues facing the state’s public schools as more school districts announce massive layoffs. In a recent op-ed for the San Antonio Express-News, Allison emphasized that the future of more than...

Texas Democrats are planning to flip some state House seats using public education as a major issue, blaming GOP lawmakers for teacher shortages, school closures and pushing against Gov. Greg Abbott’s school voucher policy. At the Texas Democratic Convention in El Paso, party leaders and House candidates criticized Abbott’s...

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously rejected a Texas challenge to mifepristone, an abortion-inducing drug. The case stemmed from a 2022 lawsuit filed by the Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine, an anti-abortion medical group. The lawsuit argued that the drug’s approval in 2000 should be reversed, and the case was heard by U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk, an anti-abortion judge.

A Texas advocacy group for expanded access to firearms has named Kyle Rittenhouse as their outreach ambassador despite the fact that Rittenhouse is clearly bad at guns. “Joining Texas Gun Rights is an awesome opportunity to continue advocating for our constitutional freedoms,” Rittenhouse said in a statement. “I am excited to work with TXGR to mobilize Texans in support of their right to keep and bear arms. Together, we can ensure that our voices are heard and our rights are protected in Austin and D.C.”

Legal Battle Over Travis County DA Heats Up As Judge Demands Evidence Kyle Rittenhouse Named Outreach Director For Texas Gun Rights Despite Being Terrible At Guns. Writer, editor, photographer and editorial cartoonist Nick Anderson has joined the Reform Austin newsroom, where he will employ the artistic skill and political insights that earned a Pulitzer Prize to drive coverage of Texas government. As managing editor, Anderson is responsible for guiding Reform Austin’s efforts to give readers the unfiltered facts they need to hold Texas leaders accountable. Anderson’s original cartoons will be a regular feature on RA News. “Reform Austin readers understand the consequences of electing politicians who use ideological agendas to divide us, when they should be doing the hard work necessary to make our state government work for everyone,” Anderson said. “As a veteran journalist, I’m excited about Reform Austin’s potential to re-focus conversations on the issues that matter to common-sense Texans – like protecting our neighborhoods from increasingly common disasters, healthcare, just to name a few.” Anderson worked for the Houston Chronicle, the largest newspaper in Texas, from 2006 until 2017. In addition to the Pulitzer, Anderson earned the Society of Professional Journalists’ Sigma Delta Chi Award. He’s also a two-time winner of Columbia College’s Fischetti Award, and the National Press Foundation’s Berryman Award. Anderson’s cartoons have been published in Newsweek, the New York Times, the Washington Post, USA Today, the Chicago Tribune and other papers. In 2005, Anderson won the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning while working for the Courier-Journal in Louisville, Kentucky. The judges complimented his “unusual graphic style that produced extraordinarily thoughtful and powerful messages.”

A judge has decided not to dismiss a petition seeking the removal of Travis County District Attorney Jose Garza, insisting on more evidence before making a final decision. Bell County Attorney Jim Nichols, filed a motion Friday to dismiss the case for lack of evidence, however, Dib Waldrip, the presiding judge to oversee Nichols’ petition filed a notice Tuesday dismissing the case.

A Christian nationalist group with close ties to the Texas GOP will host a conference next month with Republican figures to talk about an alleged Democratic plan to “rid the earth of the white race,” according to The Texas Tribune. The True Texas Project, the activist group, would...

President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, was convicted of all three felony charges related to the purchase of a gun on Tuesday, just weeks after former President Donald Trump was convicted in his hush money trial. Now, Republicans are taking the opportunity to say Biden’s family are criminals, and Democrats are saying the event shows the justice system is just fine. These are some of the reactions from Texas officials.