Posted on · By upholding the right of a baker not to make a cake for a same-sex wedding, the Supreme Court rekindled the debate over whether religious freedom claims can trump protections against discrimination.
Posted on · The high court ruled for the first time that workers may not band together to challenge violations of federal labor laws
Posted on · On the 64th anniversary of the Brown v. Board of Education decision, Houston Matters discusses how the case has affected local schools.
Posted on · Four congressional Democrats objected to the pamphlet this week, saying it includes "blatant lies about the safety of abortion"
Posted on · The Houston Matters experts discuss the latest national, state, and local political stories with an eye for how they might affect Houston and Texas.
Posted on · The U.S. Supreme Court is considering a Texas redistricting case that could ultimately result in big changes to the state's political maps. But the courts have taken seven years to get this far, and that's a win for the Republicans favored by the current maps.
Posted on · As the U.S. Supreme Court took up Texas' redistricting case, several justices questioned whether they even had the authority to pick up where a lower court left off
Posted on · A case regarding how Texas political maps were drawn after the last census in 2010 goes before the U.S. Supreme Court today. Robert Barnes of The Washington Post explains the case and what's at stake.
Posted on · Former Fort Worth street gang member Erick Davila is set for lethal injection Wednesday evening
Posted on · Opponents of Senate Bill 4 have asked a federal appeals court to reconsider a decision that allowed most of the controversial immigration enforcement law to go into effect. The case could eventually end up before the U.S. Supreme Court
Posted on · The leader of #ProjectRedTX is a former Gov. Greg Abbott campaign manager who has been involved in GOP politics through three previous redistricting cycles. The PAC has already raised $500,000 — from a single donor
Posted on · Our political experts discuss the latest national, state, and local political stories with an eye for how they might affect Houston and Texas.
Posted on · The Harris County Republican Party thinks "the situation will be resolved only when Congress can work together and find a solution"
Posted on · The decision came the same day the U.S. Supreme Court declined to fast-track a decision President Donald Trump wanted on the fate of the nation's "Dreamers"
Posted on · This means that all immigrants, including asylum seekers, could possibly be held indefinitely in some cases