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Inmates are dying in stifling Texas prisons, but the state seldom acknowledges heat as a cause of de 7 LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2023 Jul 2023 6 3329
Texas Republicans divide over impeachment of Attorney General Ken Paxton 3 LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2023 Jul 2023 2 1896
Why Texas Democrats Must Focus On An Urban First Strategy And Embrace Progressivism 0 Shell_Seas Jul 2023 Jul 2023 2 2463
Has North Texas Forgotten About The Monstrous Acts Of Beth Van Duyne? 3 Shell_Seas Jul 2023 Jul 2023 4 2550
Abbott Touts Texas' Economic Success Amidst 13.7% Food Insecurity Rate 1 Shell_Seas Jul 2023 Jul 2023 4 1159
Ken Paxton will not testify at impeachment trial, defense attorney says 2 LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2023 Jul 2023 0 2352
Texas Democrat (Castro) on rare cancer diagnosis: 'Wondered how much longer' 2 question everything Jul 2023 Jul 2023 12 5875
The GOP's Regressive Plans To Push Whiteness In Texas Colleges And Universities 1 Shell_Seas Jul 2023 Jul 2023 9 2105
Teen who went missing in 2015 while walking dogs in north Houston found alive 5 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2023 Jul 2023 13 2858
'Outside' report? Law firm that wrote it to defend Ken Paxton was paid $500K by Texas AG 1 white cloud Jul 2023 Jul 2023 9 6347
Texas Supreme Court says Gov. Greg Abbott's COVID ban on local mask rules was lawful 9 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 2023 Jul 2023 1 3012
ERCOT voted to give themselves substantial raises 8 Mersky Jun 2023 Jun 2023 4 1774
Impeachment Investigators Look Into Texas Attorney General's Real-Estate Sp 1 douglas9 Jun 2023 Jun 2023 4 2868
Republicans' Complicity In Cooking Prisoners To Death In TDCJ 2 Shell_Seas Jun 2023 Jun 2023 12 1217
Texas Tango Recap: The Absurd 88th Legislature's Special Session 2 Shell_Seas Jun 2023 Jun 2023 8 1951
Nurses walk out of Austin's Ascension Seton in historic strike 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2023 Jun 2023 5 2064
As demand for skilled workers rises in Texas, work-based educational ... 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2023 Jun 2023 6 2702
Mitchell Jordan Makes History: Palestine, Texas Elects First-Ever Black Mayor 4 Shell_Seas Jun 2023 Jun 2023 7 1354
Texas Senate does the right thing sidelining Paxton's wife in his impeachment (Editorial) 2 LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2023 Jun 2023 3 2137
Rescued tower tech is showing some improvement but needs industry's prayers and financial support 6 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2023 Jun 2023 8 3918
New polling shows impeachment drama points to a summer of sweating for Ken Paxton 0 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 2023 Jun 2023 2 1494
Three SAPD officers charged with murder after gunning down woman in apartment, Chief McManus says 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2023 Jun 2023 6 3164
Pervez Agwan: A Progressive Voice For Texas' Future 0 Shell_Seas Jun 2023 Jun 2023 3 1825
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton will not receive his $153,750 salary during suspension 3 LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2023 Jun 2023 5 2686
Southwestern's Class of 2023 Achieves 100 Percent Medical School Acceptance 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2023 Jun 2023 3 1574
Texas Senate bars Angela Paxton from voting in husband AG Ken Paxton's impeachment trial 1 LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2023 Jun 2023 4 2622
Rules for Ken Paxton impeachment trial were announced tonight 1 LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2023 Jun 2023 2 1792
The Impeachment Games 0 Shell_Seas Jun 2023 Jun 2023 2 965
Half of Texas voters believe the impeachment of Ken Paxton was justified, poll finds 1 Wonder Why Jun 2023 Jun 2023 4 2036
Elon Musk, Joe Rogan and RFK, Jr are going after Nobel Prize nominated physician Dr. Peter Hotez 7 LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2023 Jun 2023 11 5941

Texas Continued...

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Texas calls for energy conservation as extreme heat spikes electricity demand 9 LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2023 Jun 2023 7 2525
Angela Paxton Refuses To Recuse After Singing Husband's Praises 2 Shell_Seas Jun 2023 Jun 2023 6 1809
Bob Lemmons in Carrizo Springs, 1936, as taken by Dorothea Lange. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2023 Jun 2023 7 1761
Texas Democrats aim for unity ahead of expected primary to take on U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz 0 LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2023 Jun 2023 2 2262
As Texas swelters, local rules requiring water breaks for construction workers will soon be nullifie 15 douglas9 Jun 2023 Jun 2023 16 3086
Tarrant County picks deputy county clerk to run elections, eschewing GOP activist 1 LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2023 Jun 2023 4 1174
Where Texas redistricting lawsuits stand after U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Alabama case 1 LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2023 Jun 2023 3 2475
Corrupt Texas Republicans Are Nothing New 1 Shell_Seas Jun 2023 Jun 2023 7 1099
The Houston Democracy Project - Its Time To Fight Back 0 Shell_Seas Jun 2023 Jun 2023 5 1845
Ken Paxton's securities fraud trial will remain in Houston, court rules 0 LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2023 Jun 2023 4 2504
Revisiting the Anchor Holding Texas Down: Texas Democratic Party's Ineffectiveness 9 Shell_Seas Jun 2023 Jun 2023 7 2666
Tarrant County And The Future Of America 2 Shell_Seas Jun 2023 Jun 2023 4 1489
Impeached AG Ken Paxton has a star defense team, but who's paying for it? 2 LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2023 Jun 2023 2 3037
Appeals court dismisses GOP megadonor's lawsuit against Beto O'Rourke 2 TexasTowelie Jun 2023 Jun 2023 10 2388
2023: The Year Of Accountability 0 Shell_Seas Jun 2023 Jun 2023 3 1148
Nate Paul, accused of bribing Texas AG Ken Paxton, is jailed on an FBI warrant 3 LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2023 Jun 2023 3 2766
While Canada burns, dry West Texas is drowning 2 blogslug Jun 2023 Jun 2023 8 1734
Successful Texas teen leader (accepted to Harvard) leaving Texas due to ban on trans health care 7 LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2023 Jun 2023 4 2906
Impeached Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton may have hired Tony Buzbee as his lead attorney 1 LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2023 Jun 2023 0 2094
We attended a concert Sunday night 0 TexasDem69 Jun 2023 Jun 2023 1 1352
Bexar County Sheriff files criminal charges against FL in migrant kidnappings 0 Gruenemann Jun 2023 Jun 2023 3 2253
Lina Hidalgo's Vision: Anti-Poverty In An Automated Future 0 Shell_Seas Jun 2023 Jun 2023 1 867
Corpse Flower at Houston Museum of Natural Science promises to live up to name 4 LetMyPeopleVote May 2023 Jun 2023 10 1805
Texas Republicans' troubles could have national implications A resurfaced confession from the state 2 LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2023 Jun 2023 10 2930
Gov. Greg Abbott doubles down on property tax fight against Lt. Gov Dan Patrick 2 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 2023 Jun 2023 4 2303
Texas school superintendent arrested in sting in which officers posed as teens 3 Jilly_in_VA Jun 2023 Jun 2023 14 1780
EXCLUSIVE: Texas cheerleader who was shot after friend got into the wrong car speaks out - ABC News 3 Rhiannon12866 Jun 2023 Jun 2023 11 2201
'Voting is the great equalizer': TX Dems vow to fight GOP voting attacks in court - The Last Word 2 Rhiannon12866 Jun 2023 Jun 2023 5 2113
Tony Buzbee says on Instagram he's been retained to represent @KenPaxtonTX 3 LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2023 Jun 2023 0 1793
Nueces County Extremist Group Is Imminent Threat To Democracy 0 Shell_Seas Jun 2023 Jun 2023 6 1617

Texas Continued...

Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views
Houston ranked among worst offenders for anti-Semitism 1 LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2023 Jun 2023 1 950
Sorry homophobes. In Houston you get : No Baseball No Basketball No Football No Soccer 1 LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2023 Jun 2023 14 2620
Top Houston attorneys Dick DeGuerin, Rusty Hardin to lead prosecution in Paxton impeachment trial 0 LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2023 Jun 2023 3 1445
Why does a small Texas GOP group keep electing Ken Paxton, despite all this hassle? 4 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 2023 Jun 2023 5 2430
Texas @GovAbbott appoints former Secretary of State John Scott as interim attorney general. 2 LetMyPeopleVote May 2023 May 2023 2 1959
A Feast of Political Absurdity: Texas Republicans Take the Stage 2 Shell_Seas May 2023 May 2023 9 1821
Texas House swiftly passes property tax bill, abruptly adjourns 2 LetMyPeopleVote May 2023 May 2023 4 2189
King Abbott Calls A Special Session 1 Shell_Seas May 2023 May 2023 12 1346
Abbott called special session within three hours of adjournment 4 LetMyPeopleVote May 2023 May 2023 2 2584
Happy Sine Die 3 LetMyPeopleVote May 2023 May 2023 4 1764
The Ken Paxton impeachment literally just entered the Texas Senate. 0 LetMyPeopleVote May 2023 May 2023 6 2081
Slaton, Paxton, And The Republican Civil War 2 Shell_Seas May 2023 May 2023 2 1069
More Guns Won't Make Election Officials Safer 0 LetMyPeopleVote May 2023 May 2023 1 1209
Texas AG Ken Paxton is calling on Texans to peacefully protest for him at the Capitol. 2 LetMyPeopleVote May 2023 May 2023 0 2030
Paxton Impeachment hearing (Live) - Updated with full recording 2 They_Live May 2023 May 2023 1 1529
Carnival Cruz comes out against Paxton impeachment 7 LetMyPeopleVote May 2023 May 2023 3 1371
House republicans from Paxton's home county voted to impeach 2 LetMyPeopleVote May 2023 May 2023 3 1484
but for Paxton's own request for a taxpayer-funded settlement-Paxton would not be facing impeachment 3 LetMyPeopleVote May 2023 May 2023 1 2075
Texas House will vote on Paxton impeachment Saturday May 27 at 1PM CDT 0 LetMyPeopleVote May 2023 May 2023 2 1553
Texas House committee recommends impeachment of Attorney General Ken Paxton 4 LetMyPeopleVote May 2023 May 2023 4 1573
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