Politics

BANNED BOOKS

10 Popular Titles on Texas's Very Long List of Banned Books

Those under fire include titles dealing with racism, police brutality, gender and sexuality.

09/22/2022 By Amarie Gipson

NEWS

How the Recent PrEP Coverage Ruling Might Impact Healthcare

A Texas judge ruled in favor of religious employers denying insurance coverage for HIV prevention last week. We talked to an expert about what it means.

09/20/2022 By Amarie Gipson

Ice House

Months After the Uvalde Shooting, How Are Texas Schools Protecting Kids?

Houston-area schools reassess school safety after the Robb Elementary School tragedy.

09/14/2022 By Stephanie Bartels

PRESIDENTIAL

Vice President Kamala Harris in Houston—Watch Her First Speech

Harris spoke at the National Baptist Convention Thursday at the Hilton Americas in Downtown Houston.

09/08/2022 By Shelby Stewart

Politics

Legal Challenges Currently Affecting the LGBTQ+ Community in Texas

Where LGBTQ+ legislation stands in Texas, and where Houston falls among the most LGBTQ-friendly cities.

07/01/2022 By Shelby Stewart Research by Brianna Benitez

RESOURCES

Here Are Ways to Support Trans Youth in Houston

Resources for those in need.

05/02/2022 By Amarie Gipson

Lending A Hand

How Houstonians Can Help The People of Ukraine

Five ways to stand in solidarity.

03/02/2022 By Shelby Stewart

Politicking

Beto O’Rourke Is a Texas Hopeful in the Race for the 2022 Governor’s Seat

The El Paso native is rumored to enter the race.

09/28/2021 By Shelby Stewart

Voting Rights

Anti-Voting Law in Texas Gets Heavy Backlash

The new bill makes Texas “one of the most difficult states to vote in.”

09/16/2021 By Shelby Stewart

Texas Politics

Texas Now Has the Nation's Most Restrictive Abortion Law

President Biden called the new legislation "unconstitutional chaos."

09/02/2021 By Danielle Wright Edited by Houstonia Staff

News Out of Austin

Texas Democratic Party Announces History-Making New Executive Directors and Leadership Model

Plus keep an eye out for some changes on the Republican side of the aisle.

07/01/2021 By Emma Schkloven

Voter Fraught

What's Happening During This Year's Texas Legislative Session?

What Texas’s restrictive voting bills could mean for Houston.

05/25/2021 By Emma Schkloven

Such. A. Bad. Move.

Sen. Ted Cruz Went to Cancún Yesterday ... and Twitter Was Not Having It

Most politicians would probably opt to not jaunt to Mexico while their constituents have been living without power—but Cruz gonna Cruz.

02/18/2021 By Dianna Wray

New year, new president

How Will the Biden Administration Impact the Bayou City?

Four things to know about what a new president will—and will not—mean for Houston.

01/19/2021 By Dianna Wray

No Surprises

How Houston-area U.S. Reps. Voted on Trump's Second Impeachment

In response of last week's Capitol Building riot, the U.S. House of Representatives has voted to impeach President Donald Trump.

01/13/2021 By Dianna Wray

All Politics is Local

Get to Know Some of Houston’s Most Dynamic Politicians

A look at how life in the Bayou City has shaped some of our most intriguing elected officials.

12/02/2020 By Houstonia Staff

Fresh Faces

Houston, Meet Your First-time Public Officials

Sure, you know the names of the longstanding incumbents, but here are all the folks new to public office.

11/05/2020 By Brittany Cristiano

Our Meme Queen

Meet Sara Cress, The Woman Who Put @HarrisVotes on the Twitter Map

From corgi clips to NASA retweets and a whole lot of focaccia, the Heights resident has had us laughing all the way to the polls.

11/04/2020 By Emma Schkloven

Votes Are In

The Texas State House Didn’t Flip Blue After All

Here’s what you need to know about those results.

11/04/2020 By Gwendolyn Knapp

Number Crunchin’

Houston, We Haven’t Voted This Much since George H.W. Bush was on the Ballot

A record setting 1.56 million Harris County residents have voted in this election, making this the highest turnout percentage since 1992.

11/03/2020 By Emma Schkloven

Houstonia Magazine

Politics

10 Popular Titles on Texas's Very Long List of Banned Books

How the Recent PrEP Coverage Ruling Might Impact Healthcare

Months After the Uvalde Shooting, How Are Texas Schools Protecting Kids?

Vice President Kamala Harris in Houston—Watch Her First Speech

Legal Challenges Currently Affecting the LGBTQ+ Community in Texas

Here Are Ways to Support Trans Youth in Houston

How Houstonians Can Help The People of Ukraine

Beto O’Rourke Is a Texas Hopeful in the Race for the 2022 Governor’s Seat

Anti-Voting Law in Texas Gets Heavy Backlash

Texas Now Has the Nation's Most Restrictive Abortion Law

Popular Content

U.S. Representative Dan Crenshaw is a Hometown Boy

City Councilmember Letitia Plummer Follows in Giant Footsteps

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The People Behind the Trump Cafe in Bellville Aren't Who You Think They Are

A Houston Couple’s Decades-Long Fight Against Environmental Racism

Remembering the Night Dan Rather 'Sassed' President Richard Nixon

Texas Democratic Party Announces History-Making New Executive Directors and Leadership Model

What's Happening During This Year's Texas Legislative Session?

Sen. Ted Cruz Went to Cancún Yesterday ... and Twitter Was Not Having It

How Will the Biden Administration Impact the Bayou City?

How Houston-area U.S. Reps. Voted on Trump's Second Impeachment

Get to Know Some of Houston’s Most Dynamic Politicians

Houston, Meet Your First-time Public Officials

Meet Sara Cress, The Woman Who Put @HarrisVotes on the Twitter Map

The Texas State House Didn’t Flip Blue After All

Houston, We Haven’t Voted This Much since George H.W. Bush was on the Ballot

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