Daily Archives: July 5, 2018

Same maps, different day

The coda to the SCOTUS redistricting ruling. The 2018 elections will move forward without any tweaks to Texas’ political maps. Following the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling to uphold all but one of the state’s political districts, a three-judge federal panel … Continue reading

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Metal detectors

They’re like magic. More than a month after a deadly shooting at Santa Fe High School left 10 dead and 13 injured, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick is taking steps to tighten security in the southeast Texas school district, part of … Continue reading

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Texas blog roundup for the week of July 2

The Texas Progressive Alliance considers the Supreme Court to be on the ballot in every election as it brings you this week’s roundup.

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