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Houston has a new holiday-713 Day 2 LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2023 Jul 2023 1 984
Texas tumbles out of CNBC's top five states for business for first time in ranking history 6 LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2023 Jul 2023 16 3792
Abbott's Plan To Drown Refugees As A Deterrent For Seeking Asylum 7 Shell_Seas Jul 2023 Jul 2023 13 1872
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 3261
Texas Republicans divide over impeachment of Attorney General Ken Paxton 3 LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2023 Jul 2023 2 1840
Why Texas Democrats Must Focus On An Urban First Strategy And Embrace Progressivism 0 Shell_Seas Jul 2023 Jul 2023 2 2429
Has North Texas Forgotten About The Monstrous Acts Of Beth Van Duyne? 3 Shell_Seas Jul 2023 Jul 2023 4 2501
Abbott Touts Texas' Economic Success Amidst 13.7% Food Insecurity Rate 1 Shell_Seas Jul 2023 Jul 2023 4 1115
Ken Paxton will not testify at impeachment trial, defense attorney says 2 LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2023 Jul 2023 0 2296
Texas Democrat (Castro) on rare cancer diagnosis: 'Wondered how much longer' 2 question everything Jul 2023 Jul 2023 12 5828
The GOP's Regressive Plans To Push Whiteness In Texas Colleges And Universities 1 Shell_Seas Jul 2023 Jul 2023 9 2060
Teen who went missing in 2015 while walking dogs in north Houston found alive 5 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2023 Jul 2023 13 2802
'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 6305
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 2944
ERCOT voted to give themselves substantial raises 8 Mersky Jun 2023 Jun 2023 4 1690
Impeachment Investigators Look Into Texas Attorney General's Real-Estate Sp 1 douglas9 Jun 2023 Jun 2023 4 2830
Republicans' Complicity In Cooking Prisoners To Death In TDCJ 2 Shell_Seas Jun 2023 Jun 2023 12 1180
Texas Tango Recap: The Absurd 88th Legislature's Special Session 2 Shell_Seas Jun 2023 Jun 2023 8 1895
Nurses walk out of Austin's Ascension Seton in historic strike 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2023 Jun 2023 5 2028
As demand for skilled workers rises in Texas, work-based educational ... 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2023 Jun 2023 6 2673
Mitchell Jordan Makes History: Palestine, Texas Elects First-Ever Black Mayor 4 Shell_Seas Jun 2023 Jun 2023 7 1303
Texas Senate does the right thing sidelining Paxton's wife in his impeachment (Editorial) 2 LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2023 Jun 2023 3 2101
Rescued tower tech is showing some improvement but needs industry's prayers and financial support 6 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2023 Jun 2023 8 3853
New polling shows impeachment drama points to a summer of sweating for Ken Paxton 0 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 2023 Jun 2023 2 1469
Three SAPD officers charged with murder after gunning down woman in apartment, Chief McManus says 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2023 Jun 2023 6 3109
Pervez Agwan: A Progressive Voice For Texas' Future 0 Shell_Seas Jun 2023 Jun 2023 3 1788
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton will not receive his $153,750 salary during suspension 3 LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2023 Jun 2023 5 2636
Southwestern's Class of 2023 Achieves 100 Percent Medical School Acceptance 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2023 Jun 2023 3 1545
Texas Senate bars Angela Paxton from voting in husband AG Ken Paxton's impeachment trial 1 LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2023 Jun 2023 4 2582
Rules for Ken Paxton impeachment trial were announced tonight 1 LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2023 Jun 2023 2 1759

Texas Continued...

Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views
The Impeachment Games 0 Shell_Seas Jun 2023 Jun 2023 2 929
Half of Texas voters believe the impeachment of Ken Paxton was justified, poll finds 1 Wonder Why Jun 2023 Jun 2023 4 1997
Elon Musk, Joe Rogan and RFK, Jr are going after Nobel Prize nominated physician Dr. Peter Hotez 7 LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2023 Jun 2023 11 5865
Texas calls for energy conservation as extreme heat spikes electricity demand 9 LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2023 Jun 2023 7 2450
Angela Paxton Refuses To Recuse After Singing Husband's Praises 2 Shell_Seas Jun 2023 Jun 2023 6 1740
Bob Lemmons in Carrizo Springs, 1936, as taken by Dorothea Lange. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2023 Jun 2023 7 1715
Texas Democrats aim for unity ahead of expected primary to take on U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz 0 LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2023 Jun 2023 2 2224
As Texas swelters, local rules requiring water breaks for construction workers will soon be nullifie 15 douglas9 Jun 2023 Jun 2023 16 2913
Tarrant County picks deputy county clerk to run elections, eschewing GOP activist 1 LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2023 Jun 2023 4 1138
Where Texas redistricting lawsuits stand after U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Alabama case 1 LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2023 Jun 2023 3 2434
Corrupt Texas Republicans Are Nothing New 1 Shell_Seas Jun 2023 Jun 2023 7 1065
The Houston Democracy Project - Its Time To Fight Back 0 Shell_Seas Jun 2023 Jun 2023 5 1814
Ken Paxton's securities fraud trial will remain in Houston, court rules 0 LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2023 Jun 2023 4 2471
Revisiting the Anchor Holding Texas Down: Texas Democratic Party's Ineffectiveness 9 Shell_Seas Jun 2023 Jun 2023 7 2605
Tarrant County And The Future Of America 2 Shell_Seas Jun 2023 Jun 2023 4 1440
Impeached AG Ken Paxton has a star defense team, but who's paying for it? 2 LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2023 Jun 2023 2 2994
Appeals court dismisses GOP megadonor's lawsuit against Beto O'Rourke 2 TexasTowelie Jun 2023 Jun 2023 10 2345
2023: The Year Of Accountability 0 Shell_Seas Jun 2023 Jun 2023 3 1116
Nate Paul, accused of bribing Texas AG Ken Paxton, is jailed on an FBI warrant 3 LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2023 Jun 2023 3 2721
While Canada burns, dry West Texas is drowning 2 blogslug Jun 2023 Jun 2023 8 1678
Successful Texas teen leader (accepted to Harvard) leaving Texas due to ban on trans health care 7 LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2023 Jun 2023 4 2811
Impeached Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton may have hired Tony Buzbee as his lead attorney 1 LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2023 Jun 2023 0 2050
We attended a concert Sunday night 0 TexasDem69 Jun 2023 Jun 2023 1 1322
Bexar County Sheriff files criminal charges against FL in migrant kidnappings 0 Gruenemann Jun 2023 Jun 2023 3 2223
Lina Hidalgo's Vision: Anti-Poverty In An Automated Future 0 Shell_Seas Jun 2023 Jun 2023 1 836
Corpse Flower at Houston Museum of Natural Science promises to live up to name 4 LetMyPeopleVote May 2023 Jun 2023 10 1739
Texas Republicans' troubles could have national implications A resurfaced confession from the state 2 LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2023 Jun 2023 10 2886
Gov. Greg Abbott doubles down on property tax fight against Lt. Gov Dan Patrick 2 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 2023 Jun 2023 4 2263
Texas school superintendent arrested in sting in which officers posed as teens 3 Jilly_in_VA Jun 2023 Jun 2023 14 1726
EXCLUSIVE: Texas cheerleader who was shot after friend got into the wrong car speaks out - ABC News 3 Rhiannon12866 Jun 2023 Jun 2023 11 2140

Texas Continued...

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'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 2054
Tony Buzbee says on Instagram he's been retained to represent @KenPaxtonTX 3 LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2023 Jun 2023 0 1743
Nueces County Extremist Group Is Imminent Threat To Democracy 0 Shell_Seas Jun 2023 Jun 2023 6 1579
Houston ranked among worst offenders for anti-Semitism 1 LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2023 Jun 2023 1 916
Sorry homophobes. In Houston you get : No Baseball No Basketball No Football No Soccer 1 LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2023 Jun 2023 14 2589
Top Houston attorneys Dick DeGuerin, Rusty Hardin to lead prosecution in Paxton impeachment trial 0 LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2023 Jun 2023 3 1411
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 2385
Texas @GovAbbott appoints former Secretary of State John Scott as interim attorney general. 2 LetMyPeopleVote May 2023 May 2023 2 1909
A Feast of Political Absurdity: Texas Republicans Take the Stage 2 Shell_Seas May 2023 May 2023 9 1779
Texas House swiftly passes property tax bill, abruptly adjourns 2 LetMyPeopleVote May 2023 May 2023 4 2152
King Abbott Calls A Special Session 1 Shell_Seas May 2023 May 2023 12 1303
Abbott called special session within three hours of adjournment 4 LetMyPeopleVote May 2023 May 2023 2 2537
Happy Sine Die 3 LetMyPeopleVote May 2023 May 2023 4 1702
The Ken Paxton impeachment literally just entered the Texas Senate. 0 LetMyPeopleVote May 2023 May 2023 6 2049
Slaton, Paxton, And The Republican Civil War 2 Shell_Seas May 2023 May 2023 2 1026
More Guns Won't Make Election Officials Safer 0 LetMyPeopleVote May 2023 May 2023 1 1175
Texas AG Ken Paxton is calling on Texans to peacefully protest for him at the Capitol. 2 LetMyPeopleVote May 2023 May 2023 0 1983
Paxton Impeachment hearing (Live) - Updated with full recording 2 They_Live May 2023 May 2023 1 1495
Carnival Cruz comes out against Paxton impeachment 7 LetMyPeopleVote May 2023 May 2023 3 1301
House republicans from Paxton's home county voted to impeach 2 LetMyPeopleVote May 2023 May 2023 3 1442
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