Texas Republicans and Democrats stake out divergent takes on data centers at their conventions

During last weekend’s biennial Texas Democratic Party convention, delegates approved a platform calling for a pause on new data centers until stronger state regulations are in place. The data center plank of their platform emerged as one of the state party’s top priorities less than a week after the

Texas Democrats welcome Bernie Sanders and plunge into kitchen-table politics

CORPUS CHRISTI — U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders on Saturday closed the Texas Democratic Convention with an anti-oligarchical speech that bookended two days of state Democrats railing against Republican state leadership and corporate interests that they say are making life untenable for working class Texan

Texas education board member from San Antonio threatens suit against GOP colleagues who trashed her online

A State Board of Education member from San Antonio has threatened to sue two other members of the board, alleging they’re harming her reputation by labeling her a “Marxist” and blaming her for spreading “gender confusion” among young people, the Texas Tribune reports. Marisa B. Pérez-Díaz, a Democra

U.S. Supreme Court rejects Trump’s attempt to end birthright citizenship

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday shut down President Trump’s attempt to reverse a 170-year-old constitutional right that gives American citizenship to babies born to undocumented immigrants. In a 6-3 vote, the Supreme Court said that children born on American soil to undocumented parents are “‘subj