Wendy Davis Is Running for Governor

It’s official. Wendy Davis, the Fort Worth Democrat who rose to national prominence during her summer filibuster of abortion legislation, is running for governor. She made the announcement just now in the Haltom City auditorium where she graduated from high school. Already, pro-life groups are readying ads that will portray…

Fort Worth Police Are Ticketing People for Not Using Parking Brakes

There was a time, back when manual transmissions were the only option and the slightest incline could potentially transform any car into an unstoppable projectile, when it made sense to have a law requiring drivers to use their parking brake. Those days have long since passed. Automatic transmissions are now…

A Muslim Woman Says a Garland TGI Fridays Snuck Bacon in Her Tea

There’s no shortage of bacon at TGI Fridays. The restaurant drapes it on just about everything — burgers, potato skins, salads, you name it. Nicole Queen, as a practicing Muslim, avoids the stuff religiously, as do the friends with whom she recently dined at the outlet in Garland’s Firewheel Town…

Cornyn: Under Democrats, Texas Will Become Dystopian Failed State

So far, the turn-Texas-blue group Battleground Texas’ primary public function has been to serve as a Kim Jong-un-like bogeyman for Republican politicians to campaign against. Leave it to U.S. Senator John Cornyn, desperately trying to convince us that he’s just as crazy as junior colleague Ted Cruz, to take this…

Mike Miles Keeps His Job, Gets Firm Slap on the Wrist

The robocalls from Alliance AFT; the misleading mailers hastily called up at the last minute by God (and a Houston PR firm) only knows; the scathing “research paper” by arch-nemesis Don Williams; the chastisements of John Wiley Price, they all failed to convince Dallas ISD’s Board of Trustees. On Monday…

Planned Parenthood Is Suing Texas Over New Abortion Restrictions

BREAKING: PP, @ACLU, & @ReproRights have filed a suit in federal court to stop #HB2 from taking effect in TX. #StandWithTXWomen— Cecile Richards (@CecileRichards) September 27, 2013 Long before Wendy Davis laced up her pink Mizunos and stepped onto the floor of the Texas Senate for her historic filibuster, the…