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Laws have changed around parking for disabled Texans over the years. Here's how it looks today. 18 TexasTowelie Jan 2024 Jun 2025 19 8127

Election 2024 voting information 2 Lithos Jan 2024 Mar 2025 5 4096

University Park, DART leaders debate future of transit ahead of withdrawal election vote 0 RandySF 9 hrs ago 9 hrs ago 0 188

Let's talk about Texas republicans backtracking on hand counting votes.... - Belle of the Ranch 0 TexasTowelie Saturday Saturday 6 222

Former DFW radio and TV car critic Ed Wallace dies at 72 1 Liberal In Texas Wednesday Wednesday 4 461

Fort Bend County appoints new elections administrator 0 RandySF Wednesday Wednesday 0 230

First half of 2026 will feature a busy election schedule for Houston and Harris County 0 RandySF Wednesday Wednesday 3 174

The Loosely Regulated Petrochemical Barge Industry Is Commandeering a Texas River 0 douglas9 Wednesday Wednesday 5 295

2 planes nearly collided after taking off from Houston's Bush Airport - KVUE 2 TexasTowelie Tuesday Wednesday 9 507

Harris County elections officials find more than 100 voter registrations illegally tied to P.O. boxes 0 RandySF Wednesday Wednesday 1 293

Dallas County Republicans abandon plan to hand-count ballots in March primary 2 RandySF Tuesday Wednesday 0 210

Blamed for the nation's historic measles outbreak, West Texas Mennonites have hardened their views on vaccines 4 TexasTowelie Dec 17 Dec 28 4 505

Texas Is Creating Its Next Mega-City--Whether We're Ready or Not - bigcitysmalltown 8 TexasTowelie Dec 26 Dec 27 7 985

Three years after Starr County district attorney Gocha Allen Ramirez's office filed a murder charge against a woman ... 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 26 Dec 26 10 499

3 Jailed in Dallas County in $14 Million Gift Card Scam 0 TexasTowelie Dec 26 Dec 26 4 456

Texas comptroller GOP primary attracts big money from donors with business before the agency 0 RandySF Dec 24 Dec 24 1 329

Judge blocks Texas app store age verification law 1 douglas9 Dec 24 Dec 24 3 310

Killeen voters to see election changes in 2027 0 RandySF Dec 23 Dec 23 1 169

Instant Karma: Texas Bigot Tries To Burn Down Home, Torches Himself Instead - The Logical Leftist 1 TexasTowelie Dec 23 Dec 23 9 589

Texas comptroller questions whether some Islamic schools can be excluded from voucher program 0 TexasTowelie Dec 23 Dec 23 2 218

Indigenous Groups Fight to Save Rediscovered Settlement Site on an Industrial Waterfront in Texas 0 douglas9 Dec 23 Dec 23 4 259

Texas Democrats Just Did Something Historic - The Ring of Fire 1 TexasTowelie Dec 19 Dec 19 37 1048

Panola County Commissioners boosts election worker pay, addressing staffing needs ahead of 2026 elections 0 RandySF Dec 19 Dec 19 0 170

Details of Tony Gonzales aide's fiery death to remain secret 2 douglas9 Dec 19 Dec 19 4 518

Dear Santa, Can You Give Texas a Break? We've Tried Nothing and We're All Out of Ideas 2 douglas9 Dec 19 Dec 19 10 484

San Antonio will shift its elections to November in victory for Mayor Jones 0 RandySF Dec 18 Dec 18 0 253

Texas flagged some voters as 'potential noncitizens' but they had already provided proof of citizenship 0 RandySF Dec 18 Dec 18 3 276

Texas Democrats fill every state and federal race on 2026 ballot, a first for either party 3 RandySF Dec 17 Dec 17 19 562

Breaking update rocks top Senate race (Interview with James Talarico) - Brian Tyler Cohen 0 TexasTowelie Dec 17 Dec 17 5 448

Dallas County Republicans to vote on paper, hand-count ballots for 2026 Primary Election 1 RandySF Dec 17 Dec 17 1 324

Texas Continued...

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Podcaster Leaks MAGA Congressman's Texts, Threatened With Lawsuit! - Luke Beasley 0 TexasTowelie Dec 16 Dec 16 3 501

The 2026 Texas Democratic Primaries: Part Four 0 douglas9 Dec 16 Dec 16 2 297

Rep. Marc Veasey (D) drops bid for Tarrant County judge 0 RandySF Dec 15 Dec 15 3 249

Dem. US Rep. candidate Bobby Pulido responds to GOP's claims he urinated on Trump's Hollywood star 1 TexasTowelie Dec 15 Dec 15 8 574

Doug Weiss (D) wins runoff election to become Pflugerville mayor 0 RandySF Dec 15 Dec 15 2 416

Alejandra Salinas (D) declares victory in race for Houston City Council's open at-large seat 0 RandySF Dec 15 Dec 15 1 280

Harris County Democratic Party reprimands Houston Mayor John Whitmire, withholds future endorsement 0 RandySF Dec 15 Dec 15 3 331

AI data centers threaten Texas power grid as winter temps drop - NewsNation 4 TexasTowelie Dec 13 Dec 13 10 651

A Chinese official exposed his boss. Now in Texas, he's hunted by Beijing - with help from US tech 0 littlemissmartypants Dec 12 Dec 12 10 542

Tarrant GOP won't hand-count ballots in 2026 but will explore options for future elections 2 RandySF Dec 12 Dec 12 0 308

Keller ISD trustee resigns to seek City Council seat in May election 0 RandySF Dec 12 Dec 12 0 226

Comal County Democrats, Republicans to hold joint primary, runoff elections 1 RandySF Dec 12 Dec 12 2 251

What to know about Saturday's runoff election in Houston 0 RandySF Dec 12 Dec 12 3 296

A pro-Mamdani, Medicare-for-all scientist is running to replace Chip Roy in Congress 8 TexasTowelie Dec 12 Dec 12 27 964

Convicted felon Steve Stockman is running for Congress in Texas ... again 1 TexasTowelie Dec 12 Dec 12 5 548

Texas candidate took money from Democrats, then flipped to GOP 5 douglas9 Dec 11 Dec 12 14 853

National Democrats put Texas House on list of legislative targets for 2026 1 RandySF Dec 10 Dec 10 2 409

City Council debates if moving election date from May to November could boost voter turnout, save money 0 RandySF Dec 10 Dec 10 0 264

Pflugerville voters to choose between these two candidates in mayoral runoff election Saturday 0 RandySF Dec 10 Dec 10 0 242

Kyle voters to choose next mayor in runoff election Saturday 0 RandySF Dec 10 Dec 10 0 225

We Did It, Texas Dems, We Did It 30 douglas9 Dec 9 Dec 10 261 7107

Dallas County Republicans' plan to hand-count primary ballots moves forward 0 RandySF Dec 9 Dec 9 1 404

Food industry groups sue Texas over ingredient warning labels 0 douglas9 Dec 9 Dec 9 9 584

Democratic Rep. Marc Veasey files for Tarrant County judge, forgoing eighth term in Congress 0 RandySF Dec 9 Dec 9 3 418

TX-COMP: State Sen. Sarah Eckhardt (D) announces run for comptroller, dropping congressional bid 1 RandySF Dec 8 Dec 8 1 321

Former Texas Lt. Gov. Bill Ratliff dies at 89 0 RandySF Dec 8 Dec 8 0 313

Houston attorney (D) and former council member (D) face off in special election 1 RandySF Dec 7 Dec 8 1 368

Texas becomes the first state to buy bitcoin as more states eye cryptocurrencies 9 douglas9 Dec 5 Dec 8 5 664

Texas hospital fires staffer after viral video showing pregnant woman in distress - NBC News 1 TexasTowelie Dec 5 Dec 6 15 862

County adopts election boundary contingency plan 0 RandySF Dec 5 Dec 5 0 405

Texas Continued...

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Supreme Court's map ruling sends Texas Democrats toward potential primaries, retirement or higher office bids 0 TexasTowelie Dec 5 Dec 5 2 377

Civil Rights Groups Poised to Take Texas' Voter Suppression Law to Supreme Court 0 RandySF Dec 5 Dec 5 2 339

Supreme Court allows Texas to use Trump-backed congressional map in midterms 4 LetMyPeopleVote Dec 4 Dec 5 4 650

Trump pardons sports executive charged by his Justice Department 5 douglas9 Dec 4 Dec 4 9 778

Texas exodus underscores the state's fading relevance in the House GOP 3 douglas9 Dec 4 Dec 4 10 860

He's an Unapologetic Fascist Who 'Despises' Democracy. He Still Wants You to Vote for Him. 1 douglas9 Dec 3 Dec 3 15 791

Texas removes women and minorities from Historically Underutilized Business program for state contracts 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2 Dec 2 10 826

Hundreds of Texas voters flagged as potential noncitizens may have already proven their citizenship 0 douglas9 Dec 2 Dec 2 3 504

Petrochemical Expansion in Texas Will Fall Heavily on Communities of Color, Study Finds 3 douglas9 Dec 2 Dec 2 4 573

Tarrant board keeps chief appraiser after vote error that skewed 2024 election 0 RandySF Dec 2 Dec 2 3 474

Early voting begins for December runoff election. Everything you need to know 0 RandySF Dec 2 Dec 2 3 413

Man arrested, accused of posting video saying he was building bomb targeting Fort Worth 0 TexasTowelie Nov 30 Nov 30 9 988

Efforts to save Monarch butterflies show progress as Trump administration moves to rollback rules - KXAN 0 TexasTowelie Nov 29 Nov 29 11 856

My asshole congresscritter, Troy Nehls, is not running for re-election 7 LetMyPeopleVote Nov 29 Nov 29 8 1112

Texas Workers Keep Dying in the Heat 1 douglas9 Nov 26 Nov 26 9 690

State investigates Harris County for allegedly registering P.O. boxes as voter addresses 0 RandySF Nov 26 Nov 26 1 358

Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones asks City Council to move municipal elections to November 0 RandySF Nov 26 Nov 26 0 347

Governor Of Texas PANICS After Banks REJECT Thousands Of Mortgage Applications! 3 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Nov 25 Nov 25 14 1435

Special Frisco City Council election draws former fire chief, insurance business owner 0 RandySF Nov 25 Nov 25 1 417

Bexar County secures $4 million to enhance election operations 0 RandySF Nov 25 Nov 25 0 321

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