The Texas Department of Public Safety reinstated a state trooper who had been suspended after the flawed officers response to the shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde in 2022. DPS Director Col. Steve McCraw wrote in a letter that he will remove Texas Ranger Cristopher Ryan Kindell from suspension.

Vice President Kamala Harris announced Minnesota Governor Tim Walz will be her running mate on Tuesday. Walz, a military veteran and union supporter could strengthen the party unity as they head towards Election Day. “As a governor, a coach, a teacher, and a veteran, he’s delivered for working families like...

After Hurricane Beryl, CenterPoint would need about $2 billion to address the damages caused by the storm. However, the company is still forecasting growth and benefits despite the risks that surround Houston. CenterPoint is set to pass nearly $2 billion in storm-related costs to Houstonians; if the request is approved,...

Gov. Greg Abbott and other Texas Republicans are spreading Russian misinformation over an Algerian boxer’s gender at the Olympics and using the event as an opportunity to attack trans people. The controversy began after Italian boxer Angela Carini withdrew from her match against Algerian Imane Khelif after just 46...

The number of illegal border crossings to the U.S. has dramatically decreased thanks to joint efforts by the U.S. and Mexico. According to a new investigation by the Wall Street Journal, the U.S. saw about 57,000 illegal crossings in July, down from around 250,000 in December. The Journal also noted that July was the month with the fewest illegal border crossings since 2020, when migration was still low because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Texas ranked as the third-worst state to move to in 2024, according to a study conducted by ConsumerAffairs. Tha rank weights different indexes of affordability, economy, education, health, quality of life and safety, to grade states. Texas ranked as the worst state to move in, following just New Mexico and California.

After the controversial statue Witness was beheaded during Hurricane Beryl, its artist said her piece lived up to its name and that she is not fixing it. The sculpture had braids like ram horns, root-like arms, and represented the resilience of the feminine and the power of women within the justice system. It was installed near the Cullen Plaza fountain on the University of Houston campus.

Recently, Gov. Greg. Abbott praised Simone Biles for being the most decorated U.S. Olympic gymnast in history, however, just a few years ago MAGA loyalists and Texas officials were calling her a “national embarrassment.”. After winning a gold medal, Abbott praised the gymnast. “The most decorated U.S. Olympic gymnast...

A Texas case before the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals could be the latest fight to allow states to discriminate against their residents regardless of federal oversight. There’s an old internet argument that goes like this: the Civil War was fought over states’ rights. And then the other person says: right to do what? The answer is obviously: to treat some people as less deserving of equality than others.

Governor Greg Abbott has declared victory in his voucher fight, but Texas Democrats are gearing up to flip enough seats in November to stop the Governor’s top priority. There are a little more than a dozen races to follow, and according to State Representative Gina Hinojosa, only three more Democratic seats are needed to block vouchers again.

CenterPoint Energy said Thursday that it will be withdrawing a request to increase electricity rates by $1.25 per month, after receiving intense critiques for its response to power outages caused by Hurricane Beryl. As first reported by the Houston Chronicle, CenterPoint’s request was filed in March and was aimed to...

Recently, ProPublica and CBS News found that a Texas program to aid low-income families after the abortion ban was opaque and didn’t have any mechanism of accountability, now people are calling for transparency. The investigation found that the state-run program Thriving Texas Families is funneling millions of dollars into...

A UT Austin committee report released this week found that university leaders broke their rules by calling state troopers during pro-Palestinian protests in April. The committee determined that the university’s claims against the protesters lacked adequate foundation. On April 24 and 29, dozens of people gathered on the UT...

Project 2025 is an autocratic (some would say fascist) set of guidelines proposed by the conservative Heritage Foundation that would fundamentally alter American government if adopted by the Project’s preferred candidate, former president and convicted felon Donald Trump. It is also heavily tied to Texas politics, where it seems many of these ideas have been workshopped.

Dallas billionaire Mark Cuban is leading a group of more than 400 venture capitalists and tech leaders supporting Vice President Kamala Harris in the presidential race. The group is leaded by Shark Tank star Mark Cuban, LinkedIn cofounder Reid Hoffman, Khosla Ventures founder Vinod Khosla, and SV Angel managing partner Ron Conway.

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.”

In 2023, Texas Republican leaders faced significant internal disagreements, with Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, and House Speaker Dade Phelan at odds over issues such as property tax relief, school vouchers, and the impeachment of the attorney general. As these tensions persist, the question remains: Will 2025 see a continuation of these intra-party conflicts?

S&P Global Ratings, a major credit rating agency, has changed its outlook on Houston’s municipal bonds from stable to negative due to increased financial obligations from a firefighters’ settlement. According to the Houston Chronicle, the bond has increased the city’s financial obligations. Houston issued taxpayer-backed bonds to finance...

Vice President Kamala Harris will be in Houston on Wednesday for a private fundraiser event and to pay respects at Sheila Jackson Lee’s memorial. The presumptive Democratic nominee for president, will return to Houston on Wednesday for a private campaign event organized by Democratic activist Sima Ladjevardian. According to the Houston Chronicle, Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo and U.S. Reps Al Green and Lizzie Fletcher are expected to attend the event.

A Tesla analyst nearly crashed after attempting to use Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) system. According to Bloomberg, William Stein, an analyst at Truist Securities, reported that he was trying out FSD on a Model Y when the vehicle “accelerated through an intersection as the car in front of us had only partly completed a right turn.”