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This story was originally written by Amanda Becker and published by The 19th* News. When Erin Zwiener finished taking the bar exam last Wednesday afternoon and walked out into the Texas heat, the aspiring lawyer was looking forward to one thing: Enjoying the final days of summer vacation with her
Perspectives
As you probably know, more than 50 Texas House Democrats have skipped town to stop Gov. Greg Abbott and the Legislature from turning Texas’ congressional map into a racist GOP fever dream where every district somehow ends in Ted Cruz’s driveway. Most of our blue-shirted fugitives have landed
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Texas Democrats have a message for all American voters: You’re in the redistricting fight, whether you know it or not. “This is a real stress test for democracy, and if they get away with it in Texas, then it's likely to come to a state near you,
Immigration
Six $83,000 pickup trucks. K-9 dog food. A pink-trimmed concrete office jokingly described as the Taj Mahal. Since 2021, Gov. Greg Abbott’s highly-touted Operation Lone Star has sent more than $100 million to Texas counties, in grants earmarked for border security purposes — but in reality,
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UPDATE: The Republican-led Texas House voted 85-6 to track down and arrest more than 50 Democratic lawmakers who left the state to break quorum and were not at the Capitol when the chamber gaveled in at 3 p.m. Monday, The Texas Tribune reported. To be clear, the
Crime & Justice
The former mayor of a south Texas town is facing nearly four years in prison for his role in a nine-person cocaine trafficking ring — which was operating out of a local middle school. The cinematic conspiracy involved now-disgraced former Progreso Mayor Gerardo “Jerry” Alanis, who was sentenced last
Perspectives
We should all be pissed. At President Trump’s behest, the Texas GOP released new proposed congressional maps Wednesday, and on the surface, they’re exactly what Republicans seemed to be hoping for: an aggressive gerrymander that, if passed, would more than likely deliver five additional seats to Republicans in
Culture
Tech bros, it’s your time to shine — “Love is Blind” is casting in Austin. The mega-popular show, where faceless singles meet behind a screen, fall in love, and get engaged (to varying degrees of success), bases itself out of one city for each season. The eight-season show
Health
This story was originally written by Shefali Luthra and published by The 19th* News. A new lawsuit filed in Texas could force federal courts to weigh in on the legality of telehealth abortions, which people have increasingly used to terminate their pregnancies since Roe v. Wade was overturned. The case,
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As redistricting efforts ramp up in Texas, all eyes are on the Lone Star State. Last week, Houston congressional candidate Isaiah Martin went viral online after he was arrested at the Texas Capitol, where he was protesting the Republican-led “gerrymandering scam.” Martin, a 27-year-old Democrat, was removed
Culture
Texas hasn’t gotten its due as a major piece in the complex puzzle of American art. We’re here to rectify that. Every three weeks, H. Drew Blackburn will conduct a thoroughly scientific analysis of the 254 integral (one for every county) books, movies, tv shows, albums, podcasts, songs,
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State Rep. Giovanni Capriglione, who authored Texas’ “trigger ban” on abortion, said in a statement on Friday that he has never paid for an abortion. The statement, posted on X, came after Alex Grace — who describes herself as a mother of four, political news curator, and exotic dancer — alleged that