Whether you’re a first-time voter or a seasoned regular, between new polling tech, late SCOTUS rulings, and misleading information circulating online, staying prepared is critical. Texas Civil Rights Project met with local media and provided vital resources designed to protect your ballot before, during, and after Election Day.
Thirty years of Republican control, endless campaign promises, and Texans screaming for economic relief.
Five million humans lost food assistance; those families did not suddenly become financially secure. Dropping someone from a relief roll does not feed them; it simply makes their hunger invisible to federal ledgers.
Let’s not mince words about what just went down in Texas. In a state where voter suppression is practically a pass-down heritage, Tarrant County officials executed a textbook maneuver: voting to slash 92 Election Day polling locations ahead of November. That drops the county’s footprint from 316 sites in 2022 to a meager 224. They’ll spin it in corporate speak, citing “efficiency,” “saving taxpayers money,” and cutting “low-turnout sites.” But anyone with an elementary grasp of Southern Read more […]
A 6-3 procedural decision by the high court leaves 30% of American voters facing potential administrative chaos just days before midterm ballots ship. Here is what happened—and your emergency action plan. On Monday, the Supreme Court threw a wrench into the upcoming midterm elections. In a 6-3 vote, the conservative majority threw out a preliminary injunction on procedural grounds, ruling it was “too early” for Democratic-led states to challenge President Trump’s executive order restricting Read more […]
Today, my seven-year-old woke up before daylight, crept past his two-year-old sister to make sure she was still sleeping, threw on his Spider-Man outfit (light-up mask included), and shook me awake with pure, unadulterated excitement. He was ready for the movies. I wish I were writing this to announce a partnership with Marvel to give 20,000 superhero-loving kids across the nation free golden tickets. But I’m not. Instead, while children like mine are dressing up in full gear, mouths ready Read more […]
“You cannot win without us, so you stay here, and you answer our questions—or you suffer the consequences.” -Kandice Webber, a Houston nurse and political content creator, Earning the vote is vastly different from assuming you have it. Democratic U.S. Senate nominee James Talarico learned that firsthand on Sunday during a majority-Black town hall meeting at the Kingdom Builders Center in Houston. For more than an hour, the Austin Democrat faced intense questions and palpable frustration Read more […]
They will call it a “generational shift” or a “political upset”. But let’s be entirely real: Congressman Al Green didn’t lose to Christian Menefee. He lost to a deeply calculated, racially engineered, gerrymandered map passed by the Texas Legislature. Texas served as ground zero for a political blueprint that Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia, and South Carolina would quickly attempt to replicate.
Spirit Airlines is preparing to cease operations on May 2, 2026. Get the facts on the $500M failed bailout, soaring fuel prices, and how to get a refund.
The “Bayou State” just became the frontline of a national crisis. Yesterday, Governor Jeff Landry issued an executive order suspending Louisiana’s U.S. House primaries just 48 hours before early voting was set to begin. This isn’t just a local “pause”—it’s a stress test for American democracy. The SCOTUS Trigger: Louisiana v. Callais This week, in a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court struck down Louisiana’s congressional map, calling the creation of a second majority-Black district (District Read more […]
