Texas YDS

Main Menu

  • Texas Democrats
  • Texas Republicans
  • Democrats Funding
  • Republican Funding
  • Finance

Texas YDS

Header Banner

Texas YDS

  • Texas Democrats
  • Texas Republicans
  • Democrats Funding
  • Republican Funding
  • Finance

Latest Articles

  • Texas Republicans

    News in Brief | National

    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 22, 2021
    Texas House and Senate reach deal on license-free handgun carrying but offer no details on bill Do you need a small loan to help ...
    Read More
  • Republican Funding

    California Proposition 13’s ‘unjust legacy’ detailed in critical study

    By Justin H. Garrett
    June 22, 2022
    A crowded classroom in California in 2010, near the end of the Great Recession. A crowded classroom in California in 2010, near the end ...
    Read More
  • Texas Democrats

    Texas is stuck settling for a split in Detroit – Herald Democrat

    By Justin H. Garrett
    June 21, 2022
    By Dave Hogg The Associated Press DETROIT — Robbie Grossman homered and drove in four runs as the Detroit Tigers beat the Texas Rangers, ...
    Read More
  • Democrats Funding

    California Democrats to investigate cause of high gas prices

    By Justin H. Garrett
    June 20, 2022
    Breadcrumb Links PMN Company Author of the article: The Associated Press Adam Beam Content of the article SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — With California drivers ...
    Read More
  • Texas Republicans

    What Happened at the 2022 Texas GOP Convention

    By Justin H. Garrett
    June 20, 2022
    AUSTIN, Texas — Over the weekend, Texas Republicans held their first in-person convention in four years. Attendance was down, but those who came to ...
    Read More
  • Republican Funding

    Analysis: Texas Republicans just proved (again) that it’s Donald Trump’s party

    By Justin H. Garrett
    June 20, 2022
    * They approved a measure who said President Joe Biden “was not legitimately elected”. * They reprimand the 10 Senate Republicans involved in the ...
    Read More
  • Texas Democrats

    Reviews | Texas AG Paxton blames God for the Uvalde massacre.

    By Justin H. Garrett
    June 19, 2022
    Placeholder while loading article actions When thoughts and prayers seem insufficient in the wake of a tragedy, you can always blame God for what ...
    Read More
  • Democrats Funding

    Georgia Democrats seek to hold statewide races in runoffs

    By Justin H. Garrett
    June 19, 2022
    FILE – Former State Rep. Dee Dawkins-Haigler, left, and Georgia State Rep. Bee Nguyen, right, participate in the Georgia Secretary of State’s Democratic Primary ...
    Read More
  • Texas Republicans

    Fed up and fired up: Texas Republicans come together amid mistrust, conspiracy and victimization

    By Justin H. Garrett
    June 19, 2022
    Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to date with the most essential news from Texas. HOUSTON — The ...
    Read More
  • Republican Funding

    WA congresswoman says no to bill that would send millions to fish and wildlife agencies

    By Justin H. Garrett
    June 18, 2022
    A bill that could provide much-needed funding to state and tribal fish and wildlife agencies has passed the U.S. House of Representatives and is ...
    Read More
  • Texas Democrats

    Matt Rinaldi Reelected Texas GOP Chairman, Dana Myers Wins Vice Presidential Race

    By Justin H. Garrett
    June 17, 2022
    Austin, TX, 17 seconds ago — Incumbent President Matt Rinaldi got two more years at the helm of Texas’ dominant political party. Thousands of ...
    Read More
  • Texas Republicans

    Texas lawmakers have been working to ban abortion for decades. Their mission is almost complete.

    By Justin H. Garrett
    June 17, 2022
    It was June 25, 2013. A Tuesday. The last day of a special session in the Texas Legislature. Many remember it as the day ...
    Read More
  • Democrats Funding

    Sen. Blackburn’s plan to ‘unawaken’ the military foiled by Democrats

    By Justin H. Garrett
    June 17, 2022
    NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! EXCLUSIVE: A plan proposed by Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., to “unleash” the U.S. military was halted ...
    Read More
  • Republican Funding

    Congressional Covid funding deal appears ‘dead’ after GOP criticism

    By Justin H. Garrett
    June 16, 2022
    Placeholder while loading article actions A congressional deal for billions of dollars in additional coronavirus funding appeared virtually dead on Thursday after Senate Republicans ...
    Read More
  • Texas Democrats

    Key takeaways: how to deal with Trump; and the Texas blues

    By Justin H. Garrett
    June 15, 2022
    Jim Kessler, a prominent center-left Third Way strategist, wrote on Twitter that the race demonstrated that “Democrats should take their Latino playbook and throw ...
    Read More
  • Democrats Funding

    Dem primary in SC superintendent race too close to call

    By Justin H. Garrett
    June 15, 2022
    COLOMBIA, South Carolina The founder of grassroots teacher organization SC for Ed has a sizable lead in the Democratic primary for leader of public ...
    Read More
  • Republican Funding

    How NYC Republicans got more money than Progressives in the city budget

    By Justin H. Garrett
    June 14, 2022
    Legendary Brooklyn Dodgers manager Leo Durocher said, “Nice guys finish last.” Don’t tell that to the current handful of Republicans on the New York ...
    Read More
  • Texas Democrats

    Representatives Mace and Rice face tough GOP primaries after challenging Trump

    By Justin H. Garrett
    June 14, 2022
    CHARLESTON, SC – Two Republican incumbents in the United States House in South Carolina who drew the ire of former President Donald Trump now ...
    Read More
  • Texas Republicans

    Texas Democrats release statement on President Phelan’s letter to Lt. Governor Patrick on safe schools proposals

    By Justin H. Garrett
    June 13, 2022
    AUSTIN, Texas— Today, Jamarr Brown, co-executive director of the Democratic Party of Texas released the following statement on Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan’s letter ...
    Read More
  • Democrats Funding

    India and China are developing markets for shunned Russian oil

    By Justin H. Garrett
    June 13, 2022
    This photo released by Reliance Industries Limited in Jamnagar shows their crude oil refinery in the Indian state of Gujarat on June 17, 2021. ...
    Read More
  • Republican Funding

    New congressional district brings GOP incumbents to a primary

    By Justin H. Garrett
    June 12, 2022
    Two incumbents are vying for the Republican nomination for a new 15th congressional district seat with Rodney Davis touting his legislative experience and Mary ...
    Read More
  • Texas Democrats

    DNC: New York and Nebraska Democrats won’t go to early 2024 primaries

    By Justin H. Garrett
    June 12, 2022
    Placeholder while loading article actions The Democratic National Committee On Saturday, he said he rejected bids from the state parties of New York and ...
    Read More
  • Democrats Funding

    Will it be “every state for itself” as federal COVID money dries up?

    By Justin H. Garrett
    June 11, 2022
    WASHINGTON — State and local health departments remain uncertain about whether they will have to fund their own COVID-19 vaccines and treatments on their ...
    Read More
  • Republican Funding

    Lawyers’ money, Reynolds’ top factor in ousting Republicans

    By Justin H. Garrett
    June 11, 2022
    Dustin Hit DES MOINES — Three political advocacy organizations spent a combined total of more than $636,000 on Republican primary campaigns in last week’s ...
    Read More
  • Texas Democrats

    Democrats seek gun control legislation in North Carolina after Uvalde

    By Justin H. Garrett
    June 9, 2022
    RALEIGH Democrats in the state legislature made an emotional call for tougher gun laws at a press conference Thursday. “We are here to honor ...
    Read More
  • Texas Republicans

    The US House Jan. 6 committee will begin presenting evidence on Thursday, but it’s not yet clear if any Texans will testify

    By Justin H. Garrett
    June 9, 2022
    Supporters of Donald Trump are storming the US Capitol to challenge the certification of the 2020 US presidential election results. A US House select ...
    Read More
  • Democrats Funding

    Kavanaugh incident shows Schumer should be impeached by Democrat standards: Watters

    By Justin H. Garrett
    June 8, 2022
    NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer should be impeached and a Jan. 6 committee-like commission should be ...
    Read More
  • Republican Funding

    Looking Ahead: Competitive Races in Scott County for the Iowa Legislature | Elections

    By Justin H. Garrett
    June 8, 2022
    Competitive head-to-head legislative races are gearing up for the November general election in Scott County after Tuesday night’s primary election winnowed the fields. In ...
    Read More
  • Texas Democrats

    GOP taps veteran broadcaster for New Mexico gubernatorial race | Texas News

    By Justin H. Garrett
    June 8, 2022
    By MORGAN LEE, Associated Press SANTA FE, NM (AP) — Republicans have chosen a veteran television broadcaster to take on New Mexico’s incumbent Democratic ...
    Read More
  • Texas Republicans

    How have Republicans responded to Biden’s gun reform proposals?

    By Justin H. Garrett
    June 7, 2022
    President Joe Biden called on Congress to pass gun safety measures last week following deadly shootings in Uvalde, Texas, Buffalo, NY and elsewhere, but ...
    Read More
  • Democrats Funding

    Democrats go on the offensive in last-ditch effort to avoid loss of Texas House seat

    By Justin H. Garrett
    June 7, 2022
    Democrats are pouring money into a special election for a Texas congressional seat as they try to avoid a high-profile loss ahead of this ...
    Read More
  • Republican Funding

    Kennemer denounces I-205 bond financing supported by expected toll revenues

    By Justin H. Garrett
    June 7, 2022
    Sen. Bill Kennemer, a Republican from Oregon City, denounced a party-line vote by the Oregon Legislature’s Emergency Council last week that approved $333 million ...
    Read More
  • Texas Democrats

    US deadly weekend of more mass shootings raises stakes for Senate gun talks

    By Justin H. Garrett
    June 6, 2022
    Just America going about its normal business this weekend under the deadly daily shadow of gun violence, as a staggering 10 mass shootings since ...
    Read More
  • Republican Funding

    Reviews | Eric Swalwell has taken the GOP to task for its gun nonsense. Democrats should follow suit.

    By Justin H. Garrett
    June 5, 2022
    Placeholder while loading article actions Almost as infuriating as the Republicans’ refusal to allow any reasonable gun legislation, it is their ludicrous arguments that ...
    Read More
  • Texas Republicans

    Texas donors to GOP and Governor Abbott sign letter supporting gun control measures

    By Justin H. Garrett
    June 5, 2022
    Conservatives and Republican donors in Texas have signed an open letter calling on Congress to take action to support tougher gun control measures after ...
    Read More
  • Texas Republicans

    Texas’ Louie Gohmert defends gun rights in emotional outburst

    By Justin H. Garrett
    June 4, 2022
    WASHINGTON — In a moving monologue during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on gun reform Thursday, Texas Congressman Louie Gohmert pushed back against criticism ...
    Read More
  • Democrats Funding

    Democrats’ deluge of gun control plans drowns bipartisan negotiations in the Senate

    By Justin H. Garrett
    June 3, 2022
    A flood of gun control proposals has swamped Congress in response to a terrifying series of mass shootings, but lawmakers say the growing pile ...
    Read More
  • Texas Democrats

    How will the Texas school shooting affect the Utah Senate race? |Notice

    By Justin H. Garrett
    June 3, 2022
    Memorial Day marked the official start of the summer election season. The stormy weather we experienced last week reflects the current turbulent politics. We ...
    Read More
  • Republican Funding

    Addressing the results of public education funding in schools in the region

    By Justin H. Garrett
    June 3, 2022
    ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) — An area lawmaker reveals concerning statistics at a forum in Loves Park Thursday about the academic performance of students in ...
    Read More
  • Texas Democrats

    Americans identifying as ‘pro-choice’ near record high: Gallup

    By Justin H. Garrett
    June 2, 2022
    More than half of Americans identify as “pro-choice” on abortion rights, nearly matching the record of who identified as such in 1995, according to ...
    Read More
  • Texas Republicans

    Joshua Blank: Texas Republicans could lead gun control | Columnists

    By Justin H. Garrett
    June 2, 2022
    JOSHUA BLANK Texas Prospects In poll after poll over the past seven years, many Republican voters in Texas, in most cases a majority, have ...
    Read More
  • Democrats Funding

    Abortion and guns can wake a sleeping giant for Democrats | Robert Reich

    By Justin H. Garrett
    June 1, 2022
    JTwo of the most basic human aspirations are to make one’s own decisions about whether or when to have a child, free from government ...
    Read More
  • Republican Funding

    US Representative Tim Ryan visits the Hannibal Power Plant | News, Sports, Jobs

    By Justin H. Garrett
    June 1, 2022
    HANNIBAL — U.S. Congressman Tim Ryan of Ohio stopped at Hannibal on Tuesday to meet with officials and tour the ...
    Read More
  • Democrats Funding

    Reviews | The Pentagon funds the same gunsmiths Democrats want to regulate

    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 30, 2022
    In response to May 24 mass shooting at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas, which left 19 children and two adults dead, President Biden called ...
    Read More
  • Republican Funding

    Here’s who’s running for Illinois’ U.S. Senate seat – NBC Chicago

    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 29, 2022
    For the second consecutive election cycle, one of Illinois’ seats in the United States Senate is contested, and the Democratic incumbent is seeking to ...
    Read More
  • Texas Republicans

    Texas Republicans v. Business community: on access to abortion

    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 28, 2022
    Texas Republicans have long boasted that their pro-business policies are the cornerstone of the state’s booming economy. But recently, a war appears to be ...
    Read More
  • Texas Democrats

    Texas Senate Democrats call for special session for gun control laws

    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 28, 2022
    Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers informed about Texas’ most essential news. The Texas Senate Democratic Caucus is urging ...
    Read More
  • Democrats Funding

    Funding to rebuild businesses in riot-damaged Twin Cities is at a turning point

    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 28, 2022
    Insurance claims have been paid. Pandemic relief dollars have dried up. Online fundraising has declined. Many businesses damaged or destroyed in the riots after ...
    Read More
  • Texas Democrats

    Republicans heading to NRA convention in Houston slam hypocrisy of blaming Democrats for politicizing mass shootings

    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 27, 2022
    The NRA is the highly politicized body that spent decades radicalizing the GOP on guns and repealing moderate gun laws, resulting in a torrent ...
    Read More
  • Texas Republicans

    Republican governor of Texas accustomed to crises

    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 27, 2022
    The school shooting in Uvalde was not the first gun tragedy that Texas Governor Greg Abbott has faced. The Republican lawmaker has overseen six ...
    Read More
  • Democrats Funding

    Senators debate Red Flag Act grants after Texas shooting

    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 26, 2022
    “We have no illusions that it will be easy. We have been burned in the past when Republicans promised to debate only for them ...
    Read More
  • Republican Funding

    Senate Republicans will continue to fight for meaningful tax relief and support for law enforcement

    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 26, 2022
    Friends and neighbors, We are all aware of rising rates of inflation, rising crime rates in our communities, and the effects of the COVID-19 ...
    Read More
  • Texas Democrats

    Progressives vent anger at Democratic leaders over Texas runoff

    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 25, 2022
    Progressives are venting their anger at the Democratic establishment following the hotly contested runoff between Jessica Cisneros and incumbent Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas), leading ...
    Read More
  • Texas Republicans

    Republicans have a new response to school shootings: ‘harden those targets’

    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 25, 2022
    Following the mass shooting at a Texas elementary school, a number of Republicans have suggested that the best way to prevent such tragedies from ...
    Read More
  • Democrats Funding

    Primary Election 2022: US Senate from Nevada – Democrats

    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 24, 2022
    Contestant Stephanie Kasheta did not respond to several entry emails.Catherine Cortez MastoOccupation: US SenatorAge: 58 years oldContact information:[email protected] Catherine Cortez Masto Service register:During my ...
    Read More
  • Republican Funding

    Arizona ranks 48th in school spending, despite posting $5.3 billion surplus

    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 24, 2022
    Opinion: Arizona again ranks 48th in public school spending. Meanwhile, the state is sitting on a budget surplus of $5.3 billion. Congratulations, Arizona. Despite ...
    Read More
  • Texas Democrats

    Texas runoff tests Democratic divisions on abortion and immigration

    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 23, 2022
    Placeholder while loading article actions LAREDO, Texas — The final battle in the Democratic Party power struggle between centrists and liberals will be decided ...
    Read More
  • Texas Republicans

    Seven years later, still no trial for Texas AG Ken Paxton

    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 23, 2022
    AUSTIN, Texas — Few people charged with felonies go seven years without ever being tried. One of them is Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. ...
    Read More
  • Democrats Funding

    Winner and Loser of the Week in Politics in Florida – Week of 05.15.22

    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 22, 2022
    Republicans aren’t the only ones who think the president Joe Biden does a dirty job. After the events of the past few days, Democrats ...
    Read More
  • Republican Funding

    Arkansas attorney general hopefuls Griffin and Gibson say they would cut office’s ‘excessive’ ad spending

    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 22, 2022
    Two candidates for the attorney general’s office say they will review the office’s radio and television spending if elected. Lt. Governor Tim Griffin, who ...
    Read More
  • Texas Democrats

    New York judge approves Congressional map, throwing Democrats into disarray

    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 21, 2022
    People fill out ballots during voting in the New York primary election at a polling station in the Brooklyn borough of New York, New ...
    Read More
  • Texas Republicans

    Abortion bill leaked from Supreme Court raises fears about future of same-sex marriage and LGBTQ rights

    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 21, 2022
    Standing atop the Clingmans Dome in the Great Smoky Mountains, Mario Oranday waited for his partner, Andrew Baumgarten, to survey the endless tree-lined hills ...
    Read More
  • Democrats Funding

    Alabama Democrats struggle to gain traction in 2022 election cycle

    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 21, 2022
    ALABAMA (WHNT) — For more than a decade, the Alabama Democratic Party has struggled to compete in statewide races while posting a steady decline ...
    Read More
  • Republican Funding

    Who voted for the baby formula bill in Congress

    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 20, 2022
    If I may have the audacity to speak for all, America’s infants would like to express how grateful they are to have played an ...
    Read More
  • Texas Democrats

    Democratic race to replace Eddie Bernice Johnson in Congress heats up – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 19, 2022
    With only five days to go until the second round of the primary election, the race for the US House District is getting increasingly ...
    Read More
  • Texas Republicans

    Meet the two Republican candidates for Texas Lands Commissioner

    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 19, 2022
    Texas Republicans will decide next week who their nominee for Texas General Land Office commissioner will be: either Trump-endorsed nominee Dawn Buckingham or GOP ...
    Read More
  • Democrats Funding

    House to vote on $28 million in emergency funding to address formula shortage

    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 18, 2022
    The bills, introduced by House Democrats, are expected to be approved by the Democratic-led chamber. Their fate is unclear, however, in the Senate, where ...
    Read More
  • Republican Funding

    The parties have turned against abortion, reshaping activism and our politics

    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 18, 2022
    Placeholder while loading article actions The debates of recent weeks have clearly laid bare the partisan divisions on abortion. Democrats have raged over the ...
    Read More
  • Texas Democrats

    Ted Nugent Calls For Political Violence Against Democrats During His Texas Appearance

    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 17, 2022
    AUSTIN, TX (CelebrityAccess) – Ted Nugent turned heads at a Donald Trump rally in Austin on Saturday, urging ...
    Read More
  • Texas Republicans

    Some Instagram and Facebook filters disabled in Texas lawsuit

    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 17, 2022
    TEXAS – If you missed some Instagram filters, there’s nothing wrong with your account. A lawsuit from Attorney General Ken Paxton explains why Texans ...
    Read More
  • Democrats Funding

    Democrats must become as brave and just as abortion clinic escorts

    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 16, 2022
    Abortion escort volunteers line up outside the EMW Women’s Surgical Center in Louisville, Ky., the state’s only abortion clinic, in 2017. (Dylan Lovan/AP Photo) ...
    Read More
  • Republican Funding

    Mysterious Election Flyer Appears After Manassas Gov. Promotes Democratic Primary Election, GOP Ignores

    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 16, 2022
    On Saturday, May 21, voters will have the opportunity to nominate a Republican to run for Virginia’s 10th congressional district seat in November 2022. ...
    Read More
  • Texas Republicans

    Lori Lightfoot’s book banning the tweet has been ridiculed amid rising crime and alleged Democratic hypocrisy

    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 15, 2022
    NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Chicago Democratic Mayor Lori Lightfoot has been slammed on Twitter for posting a photo of herself ...
    Read More
  • Democrats Funding

    3 Things Republicans and Democrats Could Agree on When MN Legislative Session Ends – Twin Cities

    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 15, 2022
    The politically divided Minnesota Legislature has a week to resolve three important questions: what to do with a multi-billion budget surplus, how to improve ...
    Read More
  • Republican Funding

    Mitch McConnell leads Senate GOP delegation on surprise visit to Ukraine, meets with President Zelensky

    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 14, 2022
    Placeholder while loading article actions Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with a U.S. Senate delegation led by Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) in Kyiv ...
    Read More
  • Texas Democrats

    We recommend Mike Collier in the Democratic runoff for Texas Lt. Governor

    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 14, 2022
    Mike Collier is eager to talk to Republicans about property taxes. But first, he must win the second ballot to represent the Democrats in ...
    Read More
  • Texas Republicans

    Texas Supreme Court allows state to investigate parents of trans teens

    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 13, 2022
    AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas Supreme Court on Friday granted the state permission to investigate parents of transgender youth for child abuse while ...
    Read More
  • Democrats Funding

    Poll shows ‘undecided’ leads field of GOP governors, followed by Irvin, Bailey Capitolnewsillinois.com

    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 13, 2022
    Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin speaks to reporters in Springfield in March at a campaign kick-off event. (Capitol News Illinois photo by ...
    Read More
  • Texas Democrats

    San Antonio-area races to watch in the runoff of the 2022 primary election

    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 12, 2022
    The second round of the Texas primaries is nearly here, with early voting set to begin Monday for all Democratic and Republican contests in ...
    Read More
  • Democrats Funding

    Democrats are funding the war in Ukraine at the expense of American workers

    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 12, 2022
    The landslide vote in the US House of Representatives on Tuesday night for nearly $40 billion in military and financial aid to Ukraine is ...
    Read More
  • Texas Democrats

    Biden to speak out on inflation and try to turn the tide on Republicans

    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 10, 2022
    Police were called on Saturday to investigate an abortion rights activist message left in chalk on a sidewalk outside the Maine home of Senator ...
    Read More
  • Texas Republicans

    Is gay marriage safe? – The Texas Observer

    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 10, 2022
    This piece was originally published by the Los Angeles Blade. While the shock of seeing a draft Supreme Court opinion overturned Roe vs. Wade ...
    Read More
  • Democrats Funding

    Congress increases aid to Ukraine to $40 billion as Democrats delink Covid money

    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 10, 2022
    Happy Monday! Don’t watch what the stock market is doing. President Biden after visiting a Lockheed Martin arms factory in Troy, Alabama last week. ...
    Read More
  • Republican Funding

    3 Democrats join opposition to Department of Education charter school proposal

    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 9, 2022
    Three Senate Democrats have joined Republicans who are alarmed by the U.S. Department of Education’s plan to revamp the federal charter school program — ...
    Read More
  • Texas Democrats

    Senator Cruz: Democrats ‘openly celebrate abortion as a wonderful thing’

    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 8, 2022
    NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, argued Sunday that today’s Democrats “openly celebrate abortion as a wonderful thing” ...
    Read More
  • Texas Republicans

    GOP hopes Nevada’s Laxalt will help win Senate control

    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 8, 2022
    LAS VEGAS (AP) — The man Republicans hope will be their 51st senator, returning them to power, recently took the stage at a raucous ...
    Read More
  • Democrats Funding

    Conservatives mull government shutdown to scrap Biden’s ‘misinformation’ committee DHS

    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 8, 2022
    House Republicans are seeking to defund the Biden administration’s controversial Disinformation Governance Council, and conservative members are eager to threaten to shut it down ...
    Read More
  • Republican Funding

    News Roundup: Democrats Push Again for Abortion Care Funding, Hogan Appoints New Public Services Commissioner

    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 7, 2022
    The Maryland State House in Annapolis. Photo by Christopher Boswell, stock.adobe.com. Democratic lawmakers pushed again on Friday for the release of $3.5 million to ...
    Read More
  • Texas Democrats

    Lands Commissioner candidate Jay Kleberg weighs in on Alamo redevelopment

    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 6, 2022
    Facing a runoff for the Democratic nomination for Texas lands commissioner, Jay Kleberg waded into the politically charged waters of the Alamo redevelopment plan, ...
    Read More
  • Texas Republicans

    Log Cabin Republicans of Texas state chairman announces resignation

    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 6, 2022
    Marco Antonio Roberts announced his resignation as president of Log Cabin Republicans of Texas. In a letter to all LCR chapters in the state, ...
    Read More
  • Democrats Funding

    HEALTH CARE BRIEFING: US purchased 700 million undistributed vaccines

    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 6, 2022
    The United States has purchased more than twice as many doses of Covid-19 vaccines in the past two years as were distributed domestically, according ...
    Read More
  • Republican Funding

    Crypto becomes a political player

    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 6, 2022
    Cryptocurrency is showing its growing power in national politics, with its own billionaires tipping the scales in major midterm contests – and operatives from ...
    Read More
  • Texas Democrats

    Newsom: Democrats need a ‘counteroffensive’ in culture wars

    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 4, 2022
    California Governor Gavin Newsom poses with workers and volunteers Wednesday, May 4, 2022, at a Planned Parenthood office near downtown Los Angeles. Newsom on ...
    Read More
  • Democrats Funding

    Democrats push for women to get free birth control promised by ACA

    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 3, 2022
    Placeholder while loading article actions Senate Democrats launched a new campaign on Tuesday to ensure women can get free birth control required by the ...
    Read More
  • Republican Funding

    GOP gubernatorial candidate Rinke touts ‘bold’ campaign plan to repeal state income tax – CBS Detroit

    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 3, 2022
    LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Republican gubernatorial candidate Kevin Rinke said Monday his “bold” proposal to eliminate Michigan’s personal income tax would help residents and ...
    Read More
  • Texas Democrats

    California population plummets again amid second year of pandemic | Texas News

    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 2, 2022
    By ADAM BEAM, Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The nation’s most populous state is shrinking. California’s population has shrunk again in 2021 for ...
    Read More
  • Texas Republicans

    Kansas is a Midwest abortion haven, but Republicans in the state are forcing the issue again

    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 2, 2022
    The Kansas Supreme Court has protected the right to abortion, but a GOP-led amendment on the ballot threatens the protection. Shutterstock As pregnant women ...
    Read More
  • Democrats Funding

    Reynolds Private School Tuition Bill Delays Legislature | Government and politics

    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 2, 2022
    DES MOINES — Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds said she won’t force state lawmakers to stay in session until the end of June while hoping ...
    Read More
  • Republican Funding

    Opinion: Fear is destroying the GOP from within

    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 1, 2022
    The simple answer: fear. Members of Congress who were too afraid to take a stand let fringe elements engage in destructive tactics that crippled ...
    Read More
  • Texas Democrats

    Trevor Noah Slams Biden, Democrats, Media & GOP: Here’s Everything He Said

    By Justin H. Garrett
    May 1, 2022
    The annual White House Correspondents’ Association dinner met for the first time since 2019 on Saturday night, and the first time with a sitting ...
    Read More
  • Republican Funding

    Law enforcement protests against loss of funding for Internet crimes against children

    By Justin H. Garrett
    April 29, 2022
    The law enforcement team that arrested a 24-year-old Sacramento County man suspected of using social media to entice children to perform sex acts on ...
    Read More
1 2 3 … 13

Recent Posts

  • California Proposition 13’s ‘unjust legacy’ detailed in critical study
  • Texas is stuck settling for a split in Detroit – Herald Democrat
  • California Democrats to investigate cause of high gas prices
  • What Happened at the 2022 Texas GOP Convention
  • Analysis: Texas Republicans just proved (again) that it’s Donald Trump’s party

Archives

  • June 2022
  • May 2022
  • April 2022
  • March 2022
  • February 2022
  • January 2022
  • December 2021
  • November 2021
  • October 2021
  • September 2021
  • August 2021
  • July 2021
  • June 2021
  • May 2021
  • March 2021

Categories

  • Democrats Funding
  • Finance
  • Republican Funding
  • Texas Democrats
  • Texas Republicans
  • Terms and Conditions
  • Privacy Policy