Tag: Texas

In this Feb. 26, 2015 file photo, college students and abortion rights activists hold signs during a rally on the steps of the Texas Capitol, in Austin, Texas. The Supreme Court refused on Monday, June 29, 2015, to allow Texas to enforce restrictions that would force 10 abortion clinics to close. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

Supreme Court halts Texas abortion law

Robert King · June 29, 2015 8:22 pm

Abigail Fisher, the Texan involved in the University of Texas affirmative action case, and Edward Blum, who runs a group working to end affirmative action, walk outside the Supreme Court in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012. (AP Photo)Â

Beltway Confidential

Supreme Court could kill affirmative action next year

Philip Klein · June 29, 2015 4:31 pm

In this Aug. 11, 2014 file photo, the Hilltop Women's Reproductive clinic is photographed in El Paso, Texas. (AP Photo/Juan Carlos Llorca, File)

Texas abortion clinics poised to close

Paige Winfield Cunningham · June 24, 2015 4:01 am

Â When the cost of electric generation increases, so do consumers' rates.Â To someone on a fixed income or someone making minimum wage, an extra $50 - $100 on their monthly bill means choosing whether to buy groceries or keep the lights turned on. (Getty Image)

Energy and Environment

The EPA’s Clean Power Plan: A scheme for rich white elitists

Doug Domenech · June 22, 2015 9:00 am

Rick Perry meant to call the Charleston shooting an ‘incident,’ not an ‘accident’

Becket Adams · June 19, 2015 8:00 pm

Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry speaks to supporters after announcing the launch of his presidential campaign for the 2016 elections in Addison,Texas, on June 4, 2015. (AP Photo/Tim Sharp)

Rick Perry’s FEC filing deadline approaches

Ryan Lovelace · June 19, 2015 3:55 pm

Among the Faithful Conservatives, Cruz Shines

Michael Warren · June 18, 2015 6:16 pm

Texas Department of Motor Vehicles shows the design of a proposed Sons of Confederate Veterans license plate.

Supreme Court: Texas can reject Confederate license plates

Robert King · June 18, 2015 2:55 pm

Body cameras are being added to police uniforms as part of President Obama's 21st Century Policing initiative, while bystanders frequently are capturing video of police interactions on their smartphones. (AP Photo)Â

Are police body cameras too much for the Constitution to handle?

Emilie Padgett · June 17, 2015 10:06 pm

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton receives the Barbara Jordan inaugural Gold Medallion for Public-Private Leadership from U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee on June 4, 2015, at Texas Southern University. (AP Photo) Â

Hillary is wrong about election fraud

Hans von Spakovsky · June 16, 2015 9:00 am

In this June 11, 2015 file photo, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie speaks about education reform at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Christie attacks Cruz’s ‘hypocritical’ stance on disaster relief

Paige Winfield Cunningham · June 13, 2015 4:09 pm

National Security

Suspected gunman in Dallas Police attack shot by SWAT snipers

Barbara Boland · June 13, 2015 3:42 pm