Jimmie
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Active in Democratic politics since 1970. Jim Mattox’s first campaign was also my first. He told me “ you can’t do anything unless you win the election.” This was his response when I thought a particular tactic he was using was questionable.
Immigrant families in Texas have gone into hiding after latest Trump administration policy www.texastribune.org/2025/12/16/t...
Trump immigration policy upends lives of Texas migrants
Last month the Trump administration made people from 19 nations ineligible to obtain legal status. “Fear won,” said one woman who came from Venezuela nearly a decade ago.
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December 16, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Immigrant families in Texas have gone into hiding after latest Trump administration policy www.texastribune.org/2025/12/16/t...
Texas launches plan to open Turning Point USA chapters in every high school www.texastribune.org/2025/12/08/t...
Abbott says Turning Point USA will expand in Texas schools
Republican officials in Oklahoma and Florida have also launched plans to expand the presence of the conservative youth organization founded by Charlie Kirk.
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December 9, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Texas launches plan to open Turning Point USA chapters in every high school www.texastribune.org/2025/12/08/t...
A slate of new Texas laws go into effect December and January. Here's what to watch. www.texastribune.org/2025/11/26/t...
New Texas laws go into effect in December and January
Laws include restricting transgender people’s access to public bathrooms, allowing lawsuits against abortion pill providers, and replacement of the STAAR test.
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November 26, 2025 at 2:57 PM
A slate of new Texas laws go into effect December and January. Here's what to watch. www.texastribune.org/2025/11/26/t...
A toxic combo: Trump, Billionaires, and the Media
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A toxic combo: Trump, Billionaires, and the Media
What to do about it
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November 25, 2025 at 2:44 PM
A toxic combo: Trump, Billionaires, and the Media
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Ken Paxton fights to keep divorce records private, accuses press of invading his personal life www.texastribune.org/2025/11/21/k...
Ken Paxton fights to keep divorce records private
A group of eight media organizations, including the Texas Newsroom and The Texas Tribune, asked that the divorce records be unsealed.
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November 22, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Ken Paxton fights to keep divorce records private, accuses press of invading his personal life www.texastribune.org/2025/11/21/k...
Why some Texas teachers are being forced to "deadname" trans students under a new state law www.texastribune.org/2025/11/18/t...
Texas public schools “deadname” kids under new state law
The law requires school employees to use names and pronouns that conform to students’ sex at birth.
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November 20, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Why some Texas teachers are being forced to "deadname" trans students under a new state law www.texastribune.org/2025/11/18/t...
New data shows 1 in 4 ICE arrests happened in Texas under Trump's immigration crackdown www.texastribune.org/2025/11/03/t...
Data shows how immigration crackdown plays out in Texas
ICE agents are arresting more immigrants on the streets and at routine check-ins than under President Biden. But most of them don’t have criminal convictions despite pledges to pursue “the worst of th...
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November 4, 2025 at 2:46 PM
New data shows 1 in 4 ICE arrests happened in Texas under Trump's immigration crackdown www.texastribune.org/2025/11/03/t...
Texas House Democrats Form Committee On Hunger Crisis
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Texas House Democrats Form Committee On Hunger Crisis
When the right chooses cruelty, the left organizes care.
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October 31, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Texas House Democrats Form Committee On Hunger Crisis
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SNAP cutoff could hurt Texas grocers and the rest of the economy, experts say www.texastribune.org/2025/10/28/t...
Cutoff of SNAP benefits could damage entire Texas economy
The ongoing government shutdown means more than $600 million per month won’t go to millions of Texas SNAP beneficiaries who pump that money into the state economy.
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October 29, 2025 at 1:55 PM
SNAP cutoff could hurt Texas grocers and the rest of the economy, experts say www.texastribune.org/2025/10/28/t...
‘Failures and Grift’: Gina Hinojosa Wants to Stop Greg Abbott from Making History www.texasobserver.org/gina-hinojos... - via @TexasObserver
'Failures and Grift’: Gina Hinojosa Wants to Stop Greg Abbott from Making History
The five-term Austin state representative will wage an underdog campaign to deny the powerful Texas governor an unprecedented fourth term—and the chance to further entrench his “corruption.”
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October 21, 2025 at 1:56 PM
‘Failures and Grift’: Gina Hinojosa Wants to Stop Greg Abbott from Making History www.texasobserver.org/gina-hinojos... - via @TexasObserver
Trans Texas college students bearing more hostility as officials push binary gender definitions www.texastribune.org/2025/10/21/t...
Texas trans students fear identity erasure at college
Once considered a safe haven to explore identity, Texas campuses are invalidating and alienating trans people, students say.
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October 21, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Trans Texas college students bearing more hostility as officials push binary gender definitions www.texastribune.org/2025/10/21/t...
Video Roundup: Some Of The No Kings Rally Speeches You May Have Missed
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Video Roundup: Some Of The No Kings Rally Speeches You May Have Missed
A day of defiance across Texas and beyond.
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October 20, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Video Roundup: Some Of The No Kings Rally Speeches You May Have Missed
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It's Election Season, So Suddenly Everyone Is A F*cking Expert In Texas Politics
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It's Election Season, So Suddenly Everyone Is A F*cking Expert In Texas Politics
Debunking the loudest wrong opinions in the Lone Star State, one hot take at a time.
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October 17, 2025 at 1:50 PM
It's Election Season, So Suddenly Everyone Is A F*cking Expert In Texas Politics
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Gov. Abbott activates Texas National Guard to assist state troopers at planned Austin protest www.texastribune.org/2025/10/16/t...
Gov. Abbott to send National Guard to “No Kings” protest
Austin's mayor clarified in a statement later Thursday that the troops would not be on the streets unless there was “emergency need.”
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October 17, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Gov. Abbott activates Texas National Guard to assist state troopers at planned Austin protest www.texastribune.org/2025/10/16/t...
FEMA has denied or not advanced most Kerr County aid applications after deadly July 4 flood www.texastribune.org/2025/10/16/t...
FEMA denied or didn’t advance most Kerr County flood requests
Advocates are questioning why so many applicants from the flood-ravaged county have not received federal disaster help. Nonprofits are trying to fill in the gaps.
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October 16, 2025 at 1:32 PM
FEMA has denied or not advanced most Kerr County aid applications after deadly July 4 flood www.texastribune.org/2025/10/16/t...
The Chill On Constitution Day
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The Chill On Constitution Day
Rights mean nothing if they can vanish at the government's whim.
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September 20, 2025 at 3:49 PM
The Chill On Constitution Day
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Trump's War on Late-Night Comedy
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Trump's War on Late-Night Comedy
It could be his undoing
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September 19, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Trump's War on Late-Night Comedy
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🕵🏾♀️ Epstein’s “Client List” – A Desk, A Denial, and A Damn Mess
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🕵🏾♀️ Epstein’s “Client List” – A Desk, A Denial, and A Damn Mess
By Goddess Mia
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September 18, 2025 at 1:50 PM
🕵🏾♀️ Epstein’s “Client List” – A Desk, A Denial, and A Damn Mess
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Trump’s Calamitous Crypto Corruption
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Trump’s Calamitous Crypto Corruption
It’s enriching him and his family but endangering you, me, and the entire economy
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September 17, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Trump’s Calamitous Crypto Corruption
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“This is going to be hard”: Texas public radio stations fighting to stay on the air after budget cuts www.texastribune.org/2025/09/11/t... via @texastribune.org
“This is going to be hard”: Texas public radio stations fighting to stay on the air after budget cuts
Thirty stations must figure out how to make up for the loss of at least $17.7 million in federal funding that came at the direction of the president without wearing out supporters.
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September 12, 2025 at 10:56 PM
“This is going to be hard”: Texas public radio stations fighting to stay on the air after budget cuts www.texastribune.org/2025/09/11/t... via @texastribune.org
Is Abbott Turning The Texas National Guard Into Trump’s Private Army?
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Is Abbott Turning The Texas National Guard Into Trump’s Private Army?
Texans pay the bill while Abbott hands our Guard to a wannabe dictator.
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September 9, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Is Abbott Turning The Texas National Guard Into Trump’s Private Army?
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Still Waiting For Republicans To Lower Your Taxes After Three Decades?
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Still Waiting For Republicans To Lower Your Taxes After Three Decades?
Economic populism is the antidote to three decades of lies.
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September 4, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Still Waiting For Republicans To Lower Your Taxes After Three Decades?
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The “Woke” Myth
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The “Woke” Myth
Who should decide what we see, read, and learn?
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September 2, 2025 at 5:07 PM
The “Woke” Myth
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West Texas Congressman’s ‘Big Beautiful’ Cuts Could Harm Rural Hospitals in His District www.texasobserver.org/jodey-arring... - via @TexasObserver
West Texas Congressman's 'Big Beautiful' Cuts Could Harm Rural Hospitals in His District
Jodey Arrington was the House architect of Trump’s massive tax-and-spend bill that includes steep healthcare cuts.
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August 31, 2025 at 5:38 PM
West Texas Congressman’s ‘Big Beautiful’ Cuts Could Harm Rural Hospitals in His District www.texasobserver.org/jodey-arring... - via @TexasObserver