Death of the Abundance Agenda?
Tuesday's election dealt a fatal blow to the notion that Democrats need to embrace growth to win elections.
Texas
Gina Hinojosa Wants To Freeze Electricity Rates in Texas. New Jersey Shows Why That Won't Work.
In New Jersey, a rate freeze touched only part of the bill, and in some cases left ratepayers with higher bills than before.
Federal Judge Rules Houston Violated First Amendment Rights of Food Not Bombs Activists
Houston police issued over 100 tickets to Food Not Bombs activists for violating an anti–food sharing ordinance. That violated their First Amendment rights, a judge ruled.
America Did Not Vote for Woke 2.0
Voters don't want far-left policies. They just really, really hate Republican ones.
This Week's Election Returns Confirm That Money Can't Buy Politicians Love
In one race after another, candidates prevailed over opponents with big spending advantages.
Flock Cameras Face Growing Resistance at the Ballot Box
Americans are voting for greater transparency and involvement in whether and how they are monitored, regardless of political ideology.
Voters Pick James Talarico To Mess with Texas—and the U.S. Senate
The Lone Star State’s Senate delegation turns half blue.
Will the Iran War Cost Republicans Control of the Senate?
In several key Senate races, GOP candidates broke against Trump's wildly unpopular war. But only after previously supporting it.
Ken Paxton Survived Indictment, Impeachment, and Scandal. Can He Survive a Senate Race?
The president says Paxton doesn’t dress, talk, or look the part. But the Texas Senate candidate has built a career on a different kind of showmanship.
Will a Data Center Backlash Help James Talarico Turn Texas Blue?
Texas voters are souring on their state's growth machine and the long-ruling GOP that's claimed credit for it.
Police Destroyed Their Homes and Businesses. The Supreme Court Won't Say Who Should Pay.
Are innocent people entitled to compensation when their property is ruined by police? That will continue to be an "open question."
Could a Libertarian Swing the Texas Senate Race?
Libertarian Senate candidate Ted Brown discusses Ken Paxton's corruption scandals, James Talarico's economic policies, and why Texas isn't as free as Republicans claim.
Texas School Police Referred Tens of Thousands of Children to Prosecutors for Minor Misbehavior
A media investigation found criminal referrals of schoolchildren age 10 to 13 grew as the number of school resource officers in Texas likewise ballooned.
A Texas Lawsuit Dubiously Accuses Students for Life of Violating the State's Abortion Pill Restrictions
The case, styled as a critique of the state's "vigilante" statute, aims to punish anti-abortion activists for constitutionally protected advocacy.
Landowners in Texas' Big Bend Region Fight Trump Administration's Attempts To Seize Land for Border Wall
A federal judge temporarily halted border wall construction in Texas' Big Bend region in response to one of several lawsuits by landowners and conservationists.
Musk's Meddling
Plus: Hochul's race, shooting in Oregon, Taiwanese export controls for chips, and more...
An Illinois College Tried To Cancel Its Flock Contract. Flock Refused.
Elgin Community College even tied garbage bags over the cameras, but Flock technicians just cut them down.
Republicans Are Getting Grilled Over Trump's Tariffs
From Maine to Michigan, voters are fed up with tariffs and trade wars.
Texas Looks Competitive
Plus: AI weirdness, Amazon algorithm data, bond markets, and more...
Will Texas Turn Blue?
Plus: Flydubai details, botched execution, Warsh criticism, and more...
Cops Used AI Surveillance To Detain an Innocent Texas Driver. His Lawsuit Just Got the Program Struck Down.
AI-powered license plate readers flagged an abnormal driving pattern. Then officers made up reasons to pull him over and interrogated him, and they faked a K-9 alert to justify a nonconsensual search.
Police in Texas Totaled an Innocent Woman's Car. Why Did Houston Deny Her Claim for Compensation?
Law enforcement shot bystander Abigail Trujillo's vehicle dozens of times. Her struggle to get help is part of a larger pattern.
Hinojosa Hates the Culture War
Plus: Decline in gubernatorial debates, thin-skinned commies, and more...
Despite Nativist Outcry, Texas Shows the Melting Pot Works Incredibly Well
The Lone Star State is a success because all sorts of people are moving there for a shot at the American dream.
The Feds Are Spying on Your Bank Account
While the Treasury forces money changers to report on suspected immigrants, Homeland Security is having police pull people over for suspicious transactions.
Appeals Court Grants Immunity to Texas Cops Who Held Handcuffed Woman Face Down in a Fire Ant Hill
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Taylor Rogers didn't show that it was clearly established that it was excessive force to be held down on a pile of fire ants while handcuffed.
Why Conservative Republicans Are Worried About License Plate Cameras
Recent comments by Greg Abbott and Ron DeSantis reflect a bipartisan backlash against warrantless surveillance.
Texas Terrorism Law Chills Speech for Muslim Group
By labeling this group a terrorist organization, the state is chilling more than Muslims' freedom of expression.
He Spent Nearly 6 Years in Prison Based on the Word of a Notoriously Dishonest Houston Drug Cop
In a federal lawsuit, Byron Prophet argues that police supervisors "turned a blind eye" for years as Gerald Goines framed innocent people.
A Federal Judge Just Struck Down Texas' Anti-Drag Law, Again
A Texas law restricting “sexually oriented performances” was struck down after a federal judge said it could apply to everything from cheerleading to karaoke to performances by Dolly Parton, Elvis Presley, and Miley Cyrus.
Texas Moves To Protect Kids—and Women—From 'Demonic' Sex Education Book
The book is part of a wider spate of "dirty" and "vulgar" books that authorities want yanked, including an educational book that mentions animal penis sizes and classic literature by authors like Tennessee Williams and Maya Angelou.
Texas Requires the Ten Commandments Be Posted in Every Classroom. SCOTUS May Decide If That's Constitutional.
A major separation-of-church-and-state case lands at the Supreme Court.
As France Pauses Social Media Ban, American Lawmakers Race To Restrict the Internet
France's top court ruled that a social media ban for under-15s would infringe on free expression and privacy.
Open-Weight
Plus: "Blasphemous" talk in Texas, botox everywhere, ink on Mace, and more...
Texas Man Arrested After Ranting About Age Verification Laws Blocking His Anime
Did he make a true threat? Or was this just hyperbolic ranting about bad policy?
Greg Abbott Once Called Texas the 'Epicenter' of AI. Now He's Freezing Data Center Construction.
The bipartisan backlash against data centers reaches the Lone Star State.
Will This Mississippi Man on Death Row Get a Chance To Prove His Innocence?
Recent court rulings in Louisiana and Texas give hope to Devin Bennett.
Flesh-Eating Screwworms Are Back. Gene Drives Could Stop Them for Good.
Using genetic engineering to drive at least some pest species to extinction is ethical.
Texas Tech's Vague Restrictions Show You Don't Have To Ban Speech To Silence It
If someone is uncertain enough about meaning, they will censor themselves first.
Video Shows Fort Worth Cop Ticketing a Preacher for 'Offensive' Speech at Pride Event
“The First Amendment does not allow government officials to shut down speech simply on account of it being ‘offensive,’” says a legal expert at FIRE.
A Texas Immigrant Detention Center Is a 'Human Rights Disaster,' Civil Rights Groups Say in Report
Camp East Montana is the largest immigration detention center in the nation. It's also plagued by brutality and neglect, according to a string of internal and external investigations.
ICE Keeps Shooting People. Here's a Way Congress Can Rein It In.
Giving people a pathway to sue federal immigration officials for violating constitutional rights is one way Congress can help hold the rogue agency accountable.
Reason Earns 7 Southern California Journalism Awards
First-place wins include work on America's gerontocracy, an interview with anti–death penalty activist Helen Prejean, and some Star Wars comedy.
G.T. School's Bet on Gifted Ed: Cash Rewards, 2 Hours of AI Tutoring, No Lectures
Pamela Hobart of G.T. School says a lot of schools are lying to parents.
