Democratic Leaders unite around Vice President Harris to take on Donald Trump

Democratic Leaders unite around Vice President Harris to take on Donald Trump

Jul 23, 2024

Overwhelming support for Vice President Kamala Harris from every corner of the country Kamala Harris has been an outstanding VP and has what it takes to be an even better President. She’s a former prosecutor who will draw a sharp contrast against Trump.

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Biden-Harris Campaign 2024 Commits $1.5 Million Advertising Buy with the Black Press of America

Biden-Harris Campaign 2024 Commits $1.5 Million Advertising Buy with the Black Press of America

Jun 24, 2024

Biden-Harris Campaign Sponsors the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) 2024 Annual National Convention in Baltimore Jasmine Harris is the Director of National Black Media for the Biden-Harris 2024 campaign. The Biden-Harris Campaign announced an immediate commitment to a $1.5 Million advertising-buy with the

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Honoring Juneteenth

Honoring Juneteenth

Jun 14, 2024

This holiday gives us the opportunity to confront the flaws of our past, honor the progress we have made, and resolve to continue our work for the future. Racial injustice has no place in our society and cannot be tolerated. Texas Senator John

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Crime And Conduct

Crime And Conduct

Apr 16, 2024

Trump’s first of 4 criminal trials gets underway By Matthew T. Mangino As you are reading this, Judge Juan M. Merchan’s Manhattan courtroom should be bustling with activity as an unprecedented criminal trial gets underway. For the first time in American history, a

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Senate Advances School Safety Bill

Senate Advances School Safety Bill

Dec 4, 2023

Governor Greg Abbott said he would veto any school finance legislation that did not contain school choice provisions. By Richard Lee/Special to ETR The Senate approved a bill on Friday that would allocate hundreds of millions of state dollars to help school districts

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School Choice Fails Four Times

School Choice Fails Four Times

Nov 18, 2023

TSTA, AFT applauds House members who stood up for public schools with anti-voucher vote. Texas State Teachers Association President Ovidia Molina issued the following statement: TSTA applauds the House members, Democrats and Republicans, who stood up for their public schools today by voting

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Texas Senate Completes 4th Called Session Agenda

Texas Senate Completes 4th Called Session Agenda

Nov 13, 2023

By Richard Lee The Senate passed four bills this past Thursday that answered the call for legislation set out by Governor Greg Abbott this week. When the third special session ended without passage of a bill on school choice Tuesday, Abbott immediately called

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School Choice Fails: Gov. Abbott Calls Fourth Special Session

School Choice Fails: Gov. Abbott Calls Fourth Special Session

Nov 9, 2023

By Richard Lee Lawmakers will get another 30 days in Austin to try and work out a deal on school choice legislation, Governor Greg Abbott’s top legislative priority. While the Senate passed such a bill in the regular and third special sessions, the

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Texas Senate Approves $1.5B More Border Wall Funding

Texas Senate Approves $1.5B More Border Wall Funding

Nov 1, 2023

By Richard Lee After approving more than $5 billion for state border security efforts in the regular session, the Senate added another $1.5 billion in Tuesday’s session, almost all of which is earmarked for building more miles of the permanent wall between Texas

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Alarming Rise Of Antisemitism

Alarming Rise Of Antisemitism

Oct 31, 2023

Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff, Secretary Miguel Cardona meet with Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff, Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona, Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism, Ambassador Deborah Lipstadt, and other senior Biden-Harris Administration officials today

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