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Top 5 2025 Local, State articles

by Aswad WalkerDecember 22, 2025December 22, 2025

Explore Houston and Texas’ biggest 2025 political and social issues, from redistricting to homelessness.

Rod Paige, architect of Houston’s education reforms, leaves a lasting national legacy

by Tannistha SinhaDecember 17, 2025December 17, 2025

District 18 top candidates share positions on critical issues

by Aswad WalkerNovember 1, 2025November 1, 2025

Will crowded District 18 field allow a Republican to win?

by Aswad WalkerOctober 29, 2025October 29, 2025

Menefee, Edwards lead crowded TX-18 special election

by Tannistha SinhaOctober 29, 2025October 29, 2025

Two-way dead heat: Texas Congressional District-18 Special Election field still wide open, survey finds

by Tannistha SinhaAugust 1, 2025August 1, 2025

Democrat groups ramp up early voter outreach, aim to flip deep-red Texas in 2026 midterms

by Tannistha SinhaJuly 12, 2025July 14, 2025

Houston ISD Board criticized after bond defeat; community calls for leadership change

by Tannistha SinhaNovember 20, 2024November 29, 2024

More than 160 speakers turned up at the last Houston ISD board meeting before the Nov. 5 election, in which voters will also cast their ballots on HISD’s $4.4 billion bond proposal. Credit: Houston Defender/Tannistha Sinha

Over 160 HISD board meeting speakers say ‘No trust, No bond’

by Tannistha SinhaOctober 12, 2024October 12, 2024

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SB 14: Is Texas really allowing Black kids to be castrated and sterilized?

by ReShonda TateSeptember 5, 2024September 5, 2024