Austin, TX -- On Thursday, members of the U.S. House Ethics Committee voted to open an investigation against Texas Republican Blake Farenthold following revelations of a sexual harassment claim.
Austin, TX -- Recent reports have shun a light on the degrading and demeaning environment under which women in politics, including elected officials, staff, interns, reporters, and lobbyist, work every day.
According to Alexa Ura, from the Texas Tribune, “The U.S. Supreme Court has announced it would not review a June decision by the Texas Supreme Court that ruled that the legalization of same-sex marriage does not fully address the right to marriage benefits….”
Austin, TX -- According to POLITICO, “Rep. Blake Farenthold used taxpayer money to settle a sexual harassment claim brought by his former spokesman — the only known sitting member of Congress to have used a little-known congressional account to pay an accuser.” [POLITICO, December 1, 2017]
We’re thankful that Representative Barton chose to not seek re-election after reports of his deeply inappropriate actions and disturbing display of judgment.
Austin, TX -- Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller posted an article praising President Donald Trump for having removed a Muslim federal judge who attempted to implement Sharia law.
Austin, TX -- In case you missed it, the Democratic slate of statewide judicial candidates filed yesterday at the Texas Democratic Party HQ.
Republicans in the U.S. House passed a tax bill earlier this month claiming trickle-down economics will help the middle-class. But the numbers show a very different story. The wealthy and big corporations a huge payday, while many working families get a tax increase.
Austin, TX -- Today, Republicans on the Senate Budget Committee passed the first hurdle on their tax plan by a narrow margin of 12-11 votes. “Various estimates show the tax plan disproportionately benefits corporations and the wealthy, with many middle class Americans seeing their taxes increase over time.”