By Samuel Warde on October 25, 2015
Planned Parenthood, reproductive rights, Reproductive Services, Texas, Texas Demands Confidential Employee and Patient records from Planned Parenthood, Texas Officials Raid Planned Parenthood Clinics, Videos, Women's issues
Planned Parenthood, Reproductive Rights, Videos, Women's Issues
Tensions heat up as Texas escalates its war on women. State health department agents raided Planned Parenthood agencies in four Texas cities last Thursday in the latest battle over Medicaid funding for the organization. Agents from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission raided facilities in Houston, Dallas, San Antonio, and Brownsville. The purpose of […]
By Samuel Warde on January 19, 2015
Militia, Patriots, Texas
Activism, Militia, Right Wing Hatred, The Tea Party
My favorite part of yesterday's #FreeSpeechRally was @PapaJohns shameless pizza hustle. https://t.co/dXiayQnorf pic.twitter.com/J9lwNuUeyU — Matthew Gault (@mjgault) January 18, 2015 Muslim leaders in Texas held a “Stand with the Prophet” rally over the weekend to “combat Islamophobia” and “defend [the] Prophet Muhammad, his person, and his message.” The rally billed itself as a fundraiser […]
By Kimberley Johnson on October 31, 2014
Texas, veterans, Voter Suppression
Veterans Affairs, Voting
John Franks is a veteran who lives in Texas. He tried to vote with his VA government ID card and was told time and again by a judge that he was not permitted to vote because he didn’t have proper identification. Eventually, after threatening a lawsuit, he was finally allowed to vote but as he […]
By Samuel Warde on October 20, 2014
Elections, Endorsements, greg abbott, Texas, Wendy Davis
Elections, Politics
Texas Observer ran an interesting piece over the weekend entitled “Dallas Morning News: Elect Greg Abbott, Pay The Ransom.” In that article the Texas Observer reports that the state’s newspapers have been rolling out their endorsements and on Thursday night The Dallas Morning News became the first major newspaper in the state to give an […]
By Samuel Warde on October 18, 2014
Commentary, Ebola, Opinion, Texas, Videos
Humor, Opinion / Open Letters / Rants, Videos
Dear Conservatives, Since you insist on blowing up the situation with the Ebola virus to mind-numbing proportions, I have graciously created an action plan for you. Surely you’ve heard about Thomas Eric Duncan by now. You know, the dude who became the first Ebola patient diagnosed in the USA. He had been visiting his family […]