Again, Beto O'Rourke is driving into small towns in red Texas to talk about democracy. Yesterday's stop was Center, almost in Louisiana near the tip of Toledo Bend Reservoir, home to a Tyson Foods chicken plant and Railroad Commissioner Wayne Christian, and seat of Shelby County, which gave 79.1% of its vote to Donald Trump at the last election.

Texas House Democrats began to disappear from the floor on Sunday night as the midnight deadline neared for Senate Bill 7, a bill that would drastically alter the voting process for Texans.

While shooting down amendments that could have expanded health care for struggling low-income Texans and helped victims of human trafficking, Texas House members approved a record-breaking $100 million for the state’s Alternatives to Abortion Program (A2A), which includes a network of non-medical, faith-based crisis pregnancy centers.

Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg has ambitious plans. When he talks about his goals for the Department of Transportation, he eschews incremental change and points to a massive infrastructure overhaul on the scale of the interstate highway system, transcontinental railroad, and the Erie Canal.

Former President George W. Bush walked the tightrope on immigration and election fraud during a SXSW featured session on Thursday. He condemned the Jan. 6 attack but expressed optimism about the state of American democracy. He also said that the country should embrace immigrants, while advocating for more border security.

As Texans continue to recover from a historic blackout and deadly winter storm – and navigate an unprecedented public health crisis – the Senate State Affairs Committee turned its full attention to not one, not two, but seven anti-abortion bills approved Tuesday, March 16, following a marathon hearing at the Capitol on Monday.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's lawsuit to force Austin and Travis County to abandon their COVID-19 public health protocols has been set for a March 26 trial, as District Judge Lora Livingston blocked OAG lawyers' quest for an immediate injunction.

A pair of bills by state Sen. Donna Campbell, R-New Braunfels (Senate Bill 650) and Rep. Candy Noble, R-Allen, (House Bill 1173) would prohibit local governments from funding any logistical support for abortion, a direct shot at Austin.

Edward Busby Jr. is like many the state of Texas has put to death in the past 40 years.