What if the point of state-level drag bans is not the legislation itself but rather the scapegoating of queer and trans people as enemies?

A new bill rolls back city-level rights for workers to take breaks during hot days—as Texas swelters through a punishing heat wave.

Gov’s veto spree included a bill that would have increased penalties for owners of attack dogs.

Texas has become the fourth GOP-led state to try to ban drag performances.

Greg Abbott’s move prevents local governments from passing needed regulations on things like labor rights, the environment, and more.

Conservatives are bringing back some tactics from the original drug war. They’re cruel—and they also don’t stand a chance of working.

The party has not effectively countered the Republican plan to crush liberal power in the Lone Star State.

The Texas governor isn’t too worried about guns or violence toward migrants, despite two recent attacks in his state.

The bodies pile up. Republicans say it’s in God’s hands. And the new weapons coming to market are even deadlier. There’s only one logical conclusion.

The Texas governor seems bent on out-MAGAing his Florida rival. People are going to get hurt.

The Texas governor wants to make a big name for himself in the conservative movement, and students are being left behind.

Fixing gerrymandering isn’t enough to build an equitable, multiracial society. We need dialogue.

The attack on this LGBTQ community space did not come without warning.

The GOP used to pass laws to scapegoat marginalized groups. Now it’s turning to executive fiat instead.

Congress is planning to throw more money at school “security” as part of the bipartisan gun deal.

Trump’s recent losses are heartening. But that doesn’t mean a post-Trump GOP will be good for America.

Now Republicans swear they’re going to address mental health. How dumb do they think the American people are?

Liberals can’t count on the courts to protect against Republican ambitions to roll back civil rights.

On the right, “grooming” is being teed up as the next CRT.

Spurred on by the Supreme Court’s tacit approval of the Lone Star State’s controversial abortion law, right-wing lawmakers are dreaming up even more extreme variations.