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On this day, August 14, 1819, the Nacogdoches Texas Republican was first printed. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 1 1930
LGBTQ+ Political Caucus backs Sheila Jackson Lee for Houston mayor 0 LetMyPeopleVote Aug 2023 Aug 2023 3 764
Texas questions rights of fetus in prison guard lawsuit despite arguing opposite on abortion 3 Jilly_in_VA Aug 2023 Aug 2023 6 2295
Book-Banning Fever Hits a New Low in a Texas Town 1 Jilly_in_VA Aug 2023 Aug 2023 9 987
Attorneys rest their case in Harris County election trial to throw out November results 6 LetMyPeopleVote Aug 2023 Aug 2023 9 1698
Conroe ISD trustee argues displays of racial inclusivity and pride in classrooms should be removed 3 LetMyPeopleVote Aug 2023 Aug 2023 6 2101
It's the System Stupid: The Path Forward for Texas Democrats 0 Shell_Seas Aug 2023 Aug 2023 5 939
Woman injured by towel dispenser door inside restroom at Magnolia Silos files $1 million lawsuit 6 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 1 2852
How gerrymandered is the Texas House? 1 LetMyPeopleVote Aug 2023 Aug 2023 7 654
The DOJ has sued the State of Texas 8 LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2023 Aug 2023 6 1998
A redistricting case in Galveston County, Texas is going to trial 0 LetMyPeopleVote Aug 2023 Aug 2023 3 1305
How the Texas AG's office became a pipeline for conservative federal judges 0 douglas9 Aug 2023 Aug 2023 1 1611
President Biden welcomes the Houston Astros to the White House to celebrate their 2022 World Series 8 LetMyPeopleVote Aug 2023 Aug 2023 4 1938
Can The TDP's New Executive Director Lead Us To Flipping The State? 4 Shell_Seas Aug 2023 Aug 2023 11 1007
Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo is taking leave of absence due to clinical depression 2 LetMyPeopleVote Aug 2023 Aug 2023 9 2853
Denying Healthcare: Kolkhorst, Harless, And The Blood On Their Hands 0 Shell_Seas Aug 2023 Aug 2023 6 605
U.S. Capitol Police to open Texas field office, citing rising threats against members of Congress 1 LetMyPeopleVote Aug 2023 Aug 2023 6 2620
Two Baytown Teachers Fired for Attending a Drag Show 4 LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2023 Aug 2023 10 1160
Ken Paxton moves one step closer to trial on long-delayed securities fraud charges 1 LetMyPeopleVote Aug 2023 Aug 2023 2 2122
Sycophants To The Very End 2 Shell_Seas Aug 2023 Aug 2023 38 1967
U.S. Rep. Ronny Jackson "briefly detained" by officers at rodeo near Amarillo 5 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 Aug 2023 2 2376
Astros Land Justin Verlander in Trade with Mets 2 LetMyPeopleVote Aug 2023 Aug 2023 3 849
The One-Mile Rule: Texas' Unwritten and Arbitrary Policy Protects Big Polluters from Citizen Complai 0 douglas9 Aug 2023 Aug 2023 7 1933
When Fiction Becomes Reality: Texas GOP Desperate To Save Fossil Fuels 2 Shell_Seas Jul 2023 Jul 2023 11 1599
Small wasp 6x lifesize 8 AndyS Jul 2023 Jul 2023 14 1504
Buc-ee's responds to unofficial 'Buk-ii's' store in Matamoros, MX 7 LeftInTX Jul 2023 Jul 2023 0 3007
Gentrification's Grip In Cameron County And The Role of SpaceX 1 Shell_Seas Jul 2023 Jul 2023 3 775
Texas A&M suspends professor accused of criticizing Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick in lecture 7 douglas9 Jul 2023 Jul 2023 6 2081
Paxton lawyers seek to disqualify 3 Democratic senators as impeachment jurors (and fail) 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2023 Jul 2023 6 2394
Greg Abbott's Very Bad Month 3 Shell_Seas Jul 2023 Jul 2023 17 1652

Texas Continued...

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Oil Oligarchs' Grip on Texas: How Their Influence Blocked Energy Reform 3 Shell_Seas Jul 2023 Jul 2023 4 1542
Court OK'd delay in election ethics case against AG Ken Paxton until after his impeachment trial 0 LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2023 Jul 2023 1 1466
Ken Paxton's impeachment trial is getting fun. Gag order issued and now a lawsuit on gag order 1 LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2023 Jul 2023 0 2121
Texas Spent Billions on Border Security. It's Not Working 4 douglas9 Jul 2023 Jul 2023 7 845
DOJ says it will sue Texas over buoy wall barrier in Rio Grande 1 LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2023 Jul 2023 4 2270
Combatting Cameron County's False Narrative on Elon Musk 0 Shell_Seas Jul 2023 Jul 2023 3 842
Why Are West Texas Billionaires Trying To Buy Paxton's Acquittal? 1 Shell_Seas Jul 2023 Jul 2023 11 2860
Who Owns Texas? Top 10 Most Influential Oligarchs. 4 Shell_Seas Jul 2023 Jul 2023 13 1488
Texas heat wave has inmates' families worried about lack of air conditioning in state's prisons 6 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 2023 Jul 2023 0 2090
Women denied abortions in Texas ask court for clarity over state's exceptions to ban 0 LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2023 Jul 2023 7 3965
Hearing at Travis County Court on Tx abortion lawsuit 0 LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2023 Jul 2023 7 620
Austin-area homeowners among thousands across country having issues with bankrupt solar energy firm 7 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2023 Jul 2023 4 4109
Justice Harriet O'Neill, a Republican, joined the "team of prosecutors" pursuing Paxton impeachment 0 LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2023 Jul 2023 3 1325
Mexico files border boundaries complaint over Texas' floating barrier plan on Rio Grande 2 LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2023 Jul 2023 2 1233
True Texas Project: The New Red Scare 2 Shell_Seas Jul 2023 Jul 2023 7 1379
Christian Nationalist Billionaires Want to Take Over Houston 8 Shell_Seas Jul 2023 Jul 2023 14 2119
GOP Pac To Target Conservative Hispanic Democrats In The Texas House 3 Shell_Seas Jul 2023 Jul 2023 2 2239
Texas Republicans Plot Path Toward Segregation 3 Shell_Seas Jul 2023 Jul 2023 10 2078
Houston has a new holiday-713 Day 2 LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2023 Jul 2023 1 743
Texas tumbles out of CNBC's top five states for business for first time in ranking history 6 LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2023 Jul 2023 16 3376
Abbott's Plan To Drown Refugees As A Deterrent For Seeking Asylum 7 Shell_Seas Jul 2023 Jul 2023 13 1433
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 2824
Texas Republicans divide over impeachment of Attorney General Ken Paxton 3 LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2023 Jul 2023 2 1548
Why Texas Democrats Must Focus On An Urban First Strategy And Embrace Progressivism 0 Shell_Seas Jul 2023 Jul 2023 2 2236
Has North Texas Forgotten About The Monstrous Acts Of Beth Van Duyne? 3 Shell_Seas Jul 2023 Jul 2023 4 2232
Abbott Touts Texas' Economic Success Amidst 13.7% Food Insecurity Rate 1 Shell_Seas Jul 2023 Jul 2023 4 906
Ken Paxton will not testify at impeachment trial, defense attorney says 2 LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2023 Jul 2023 0 2003
Texas Democrat (Castro) on rare cancer diagnosis: 'Wondered how much longer' 2 question everything Jul 2023 Jul 2023 12 5578
The GOP's Regressive Plans To Push Whiteness In Texas Colleges And Universities 1 Shell_Seas Jul 2023 Jul 2023 9 1853
Teen who went missing in 2015 while walking dogs in north Houston found alive 5 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2023 Jul 2023 13 2532

Texas Continued...

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'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 6018
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 2527
ERCOT voted to give themselves substantial raises 8 Mersky Jun 2023 Jun 2023 4 1141
Impeachment Investigators Look Into Texas Attorney General's Real-Estate Sp 1 douglas9 Jun 2023 Jun 2023 4 2640
Republicans' Complicity In Cooking Prisoners To Death In TDCJ 2 Shell_Seas Jun 2023 Jun 2023 12 891
Texas Tango Recap: The Absurd 88th Legislature's Special Session 2 Shell_Seas Jun 2023 Jun 2023 8 1663
Nurses walk out of Austin's Ascension Seton in historic strike 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2023 Jun 2023 5 1828
As demand for skilled workers rises in Texas, work-based educational ... 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2023 Jun 2023 6 2512
Mitchell Jordan Makes History: Palestine, Texas Elects First-Ever Black Mayor 4 Shell_Seas Jun 2023 Jun 2023 7 851
Texas Senate does the right thing sidelining Paxton's wife in his impeachment (Editorial) 2 LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2023 Jun 2023 3 1859
Rescued tower tech is showing some improvement but needs industry's prayers and financial support 6 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2023 Jun 2023 8 3511
New polling shows impeachment drama points to a summer of sweating for Ken Paxton 0 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 2023 Jun 2023 2 1299
Three SAPD officers charged with murder after gunning down woman in apartment, Chief McManus says 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2023 Jun 2023 6 2855
Pervez Agwan: A Progressive Voice For Texas' Future 0 Shell_Seas Jun 2023 Jun 2023 3 1572
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton will not receive his $153,750 salary during suspension 3 LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2023 Jun 2023 5 2342
Southwestern's Class of 2023 Achieves 100 Percent Medical School Acceptance 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2023 Jun 2023 3 1377
Texas Senate bars Angela Paxton from voting in husband AG Ken Paxton's impeachment trial 1 LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2023 Jun 2023 4 2384
Rules for Ken Paxton impeachment trial were announced tonight 1 LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2023 Jun 2023 2 1548
The Impeachment Games 0 Shell_Seas Jun 2023 Jun 2023 2 748
Half of Texas voters believe the impeachment of Ken Paxton was justified, poll finds 1 Wonder Why Jun 2023 Jun 2023 4 1764
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