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Laws have changed around parking for disabled Texans over the years. Here's how it looks today. 18 TexasTowelie Jan 2024 Jun 29 19 7245
Election 2024 voting information 2 Lithos Jan 2024 Mar 2025 5 3373
Horrifying pink jellyfish with 70-foot tentacles found on the Texas coast: 'Pretty rare' 6 WestMichRad Yesterday Yesterday 12 2565
Deadline to register for Texas' Nov. 4 election 0 RandySF Monday Monday 3 1495
Duncanville Holds Charter Election on Nov. 4 0 RandySF Monday Monday 0 689
Lee County sheriff arrested for DWI - KVUE 0 TexasTowelie Monday Monday 4 2019
Ken Paxton's legal crusade against Beto O'Rourke is faltering before an all-Republican appeals court 0 LetMyPeopleVote Sunday Sunday 13 2303
Justice Department Investigates Austin, Texas for Racially Discriminatory Employment Practices 2 douglas9 Thursday Sunday 1 684
Republican Says Charlie Kirk Would Have Been Jesus' '13th Disciple' 8 LetMyPeopleVote Saturday Saturday 1 1020
Huston-Tillotson University receives $150 million in largest donation ever to an HBCU 0 TexasTowelie Friday Friday 5 2627
TX AG's Legal Threat Blows Up in his Face! - Rebel HQ 0 TexasTowelie Thursday Thursday 7 3063
Dallas County GOP plans to hand count ballots cast on election day for March 3 primary 4 RandySF Thursday Thursday 2 1481
Fluoride-wary Texas AG gets toothpaste maker Colgate to tone down the fluoride in its ads, packaging 2 douglas9 Thursday Thursday 5 2238
Once a Rising Star, a Top Texas Democrat Won't Seek Re-election 3 RandySF Sep 16 Sep 16 3 893
How Journalism Helped Me Fight Against the White-Washed Texas I Grew up In 2 douglas9 Sep 16 Sep 16 10 2301
Texas Supreme Court dismisses lawsuit challenging Austin's tax rate election ballot language 0 RandySF Sep 15 Sep 15 0 1286
El Paso County Elections visiting colleges to get students registered 0 RandySF Sep 15 Sep 15 0 1096
Data breach hits Texas disaster grant system run by General Land Office 1 TexasTowelie Sep 12 Sep 13 4 1252
"Operation Lone Star 2.0": DPS arresting thousands of undocumented immigrants across Texas to aid Trump's mass deportati 0 douglas9 Sep 13 Sep 13 6 1571
'The question is close': Tax rate election lawsuit shut down by Texas Supreme Court 0 RandySF Sep 12 Sep 12 2 1237
City of Beaumont to host town hall meetings to discuss bond election 0 RandySF Sep 12 Sep 12 0 2507
Texas' Official History Museum Hides More Than It Shows 0 douglas9 Sep 11 Sep 11 9 3634
In U.S. Senate bid, Rep. James Talarico promises to take on GOP billionaires and bridge political divides 4 TexasTowelie Sep 9 Sep 9 5 1210
This message was self-deleted by its author 1 RandySF Sep 8 Sep 9 0 1433
Valley Mills ISD calls for $18.45 million bond election 0 RandySF Sep 8 Sep 8 1 1306
Texas Republican Party sues state to end open primaries 5 RandySF Sep 5 Sep 7 3 1112
Texas attorney general wants students to pray in school - unless they're Muslim 8 cbabe Sep 7 Sep 7 14 1839
I read last night that Rep James Talarico will announce a US Senate run this week 0 yellowdogintexas Sep 6 Sep 6 6 874
Smith County DA Jacob Putman announces re-election bid 0 RandySF Sep 6 Sep 6 1 1077
Rockwall County Judge, Frank New, announces re-election campaign 0 RandySF Sep 3 Sep 3 1 375

Texas Continued...

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Texas AG Ken Paxton encourages students to recite Lord's Prayer in latest test of church-state separation 2 LetMyPeopleVote Sep 3 Sep 3 2 339
A Study Concluded There's No 'Rainy Street Ripper.' People Still Don't Believe It. 3 douglas9 Sep 3 Sep 3 4 666
North Texas Activists Face Hate Crime Charges, Prison Time for Anti-Israel Graffiti 0 TexasTowelie Sep 3 Sep 3 7 443
We Pranked America's Most Racist Town - MindSquire 8 TexasTowelie Sep 2 Sep 2 23 1500
Commissioners Approve New Election Software 1 RandySF Sep 2 Sep 2 2 363
Beaumont City Council approves $98K contract for Austin-based bond election consultant 0 RandySF Sep 2 Sep 2 1 220
11-year-old dies after being shot while 'ding dong ditching' in Houston, police say 4 Eugene Sep 1 Sep 1 13 830
'Women Have Always Been on the Front Lines.' How Five Women at the Texas Capitol Stood Up to 'Fascism.' 4 douglas9 Aug 20 Sep 1 12 671
Johnson County Sheriff Adam King on administrative leave after arrest on felony charges 1 TexasTowelie Aug 29 Aug 29 8 623
Preliminary Injunction Hearing in Texas Redistricting Cases set for October 1-10 0 LetMyPeopleVote Aug 28 Aug 28 4 373
Mystery surrounds $1.2 billion Army contract to build huge detention tent camp in Texas desert 1 douglas9 Aug 28 Aug 28 9 517
FBI raid in Houston tied to $50M forced labor case against religious leaders 6 douglas9 Aug 27 Aug 28 14 781
Texas lawmakers to consider restoring limits on late voter registration changes 1 RandySF Aug 26 Aug 26 0 1096
Texas Democrat sleeps in chambers after refusing GOP law enforcement escort mandate 5 LetMyPeopleVote Aug 19 Aug 26 6 400
Cruz, Paxton issue dueling endorsements in Texas attorney general GOP primary 5 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 25 Aug 26 2 611
Trump Got His New Maps. Here's What We Do Now: - Beto O'Rourke 0 Rhiannon12866 Aug 25 Aug 25 19 1575
Rep. Chip Roy, an outspoken fiscal conservative, is running for Texas attorney general 4 douglas9 Aug 21 Aug 23 2 582
TX-AG: Chip Roy launches Texas attorney general bid 1 RandySF Aug 22 Aug 23 1 320
Houston's job market tanks in July--education hit especially hard 4 SARose Aug 21 Aug 22 8 807
Doggett won't seek reelection to Congress if new district is upheld by courts, paving way for Casar 2 TexasTowelie Aug 21 Aug 21 12 902
Action - need letters! Sarah Eckhardt is going to Filibuster HB4 1 Lithos Aug 20 Aug 21 8 934
Tarrant County reduces November Election Day voting locations by 33% 0 RandySF Aug 20 Aug 20 4 733
El Paso judge blocks Ken Paxton from taking legal action against Beto O'Rourke's political group 1 LetMyPeopleVote Aug 20 Aug 20 7 598
Judge temporarily blocks Texas' Ten Commandments requirement in 11 school districts 1 LetMyPeopleVote Aug 20 Aug 20 8 534
Tarrant County Commissioners again propose cutting voting sites ahead of an election 1 RandySF Aug 18 Aug 18 2 368
Port Neches-Groves ISD board calls for November bond election 0 RandySF Aug 18 Aug 18 1 254
Statements from State Party Chair and Representative Trey Martinez Fischer 0 LetMyPeopleVote Aug 18 Aug 18 9 428
"Very high" levels of the virus were detected in Texas last week, including in Harris County, per CDC data 18 LetMyPeopleVote Aug 16 Aug 17 68 3015
Fight on every front, everywhere across this country - Beto O'Rourke 1 Rhiannon12866 Aug 17 Aug 17 15 646
Rep. Jasmine Crockett Slams New GOP Map Targeting Her Seat. 0 Rhiannon12866 Aug 17 Aug 17 7 700

Texas Continued...

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New Texas Congressional Map Sends Two Democratic Progressives into a Vicious Battle to Remain in The U.S. House 1 douglas9 Aug 16 Aug 16 5 600
Abilene ISD seeks voter approval for $10M funding boost in November election 0 RandySF Aug 15 Aug 15 0 400
Taylor ISD board calls for bond election 0 RandySF Aug 15 Aug 15 0 268
Socorro ISD board calls for 'VATRE' tax rate election. Here's what it means to you 0 RandySF Aug 15 Aug 15 0 278
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Is Outsourcing More of His Office's Work to Costly Private Lawyers 2 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 13 Aug 14 7 667
'Lots of reasons to be thankful.' No leaks after train carrying hazardous chemicals derails in North Texas 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 13 Aug 13 5 423
Texas Supreme Court won't rule for weeks on GOP requests to expel Democrats who left the state 2 LetMyPeopleVote Aug 12 Aug 13 1 421
3 dead in North Austin Target shooting, suspect arrested: Officials 3 TexasTowelie Aug 11 Aug 11 5 660
Tesla secures permit key to offering full-scale robotaxi services in Austin 1 TexasTowelie Aug 11 Aug 11 0 428
Dinosaur footprints from 115 million years ago found after Texas flood - ABC News 6 TexasTowelie Aug 10 Aug 11 9 852
Whataburger turned 75 yesterday 19 LetMyPeopleVote Aug 9 Aug 11 4 732
Heider Garcia resigns as Dallas County elections chief 0 RandySF Aug 9 Aug 9 4 429
Texas Attorney General investigating Beto O'Rourke PAC over funding of Democrats - CBS News 6 Rhiannon12866 Aug 8 Aug 9 2 519
Houston-area Trump-themed burger joint owner now facing deportation 2 LeftInTX Aug 8 Aug 8 11 671
Commissioner Louie Minor (D) announces re-election bid 0 RandySF Aug 8 Aug 8 2 456
Texas GOP governor sues to remove Democratic leader amid election map fight 5 LetMyPeopleVote Aug 5 Aug 6 3 550
Paxton is fighting with Abbott in the lawsuit to remove Gene Wu 9 LetMyPeopleVote Aug 5 Aug 6 7 851
Arp ISD board approves call for bond election 0 RandySF Aug 6 Aug 6 0 382
City submits official tax rate proposal, special election for firefighters 0 RandySF Aug 6 Aug 6 0 319
Paxton to seek judicial orders declaring Democrat quorum-busters seats vacant if they are not back by Friday 4 LetMyPeopleVote Aug 5 Aug 6 3 514
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