Bum Steers
December 21, 2017
Bum Steer Awards 2018 No. 1: Dan Patrick
Our lieutenant governor, for his eagerness to squander his power, waste our time, and drag Texas politics into the bathroom, is our Bum Steer of the Year.
Bathroom bill
Politics & Policy
October 16, 2017
Businesses Need to Re-Engage in the Republican Primary
Guest Column: Don’t keep Texas on the same dangerously anti-business, discriminatory path.
Burka Blog
October 4, 2017
The Bathroom Bill Might Have Cost Texas 50,000 Jobs
The anti-transgender bathroom bill debate is a strike against any Texas city getting the Amazon HQ2.
Politics & Policy
August 16, 2017
Dan Patrick’s Special Session Comes to a Close
The special session ends without passing the lieutenant governor's marquee issues.
Politics & Policy
August 15, 2017
How a Reagan Republican Became an “Embarrassed Conservative”
Growing conservative frustration in the Panhandle.
Energy
August 4, 2017
This Week in Texas Energy: Texas Big Oil Comes Out Against the Bathroom Bill
Energy Secretary Rick Perry might head to the Department of Homeland Security, Texas holds on to the number one spot for energy consumption, and big oil and ranchers battle over water resources in West Texas.
Politics & Policy
July 31, 2017
Houston Energy, Business Leaders Oppose Bathroom Bill
Fast-paced Senate just got us back to the starting line for the special session.
Politics & Policy
July 28, 2017
Former Republican Railroad Commissioner: Bathroom Bill Harms Teens And Republicans
”Political parties are like milk. They do curdle and spoil over time.”
Politics & Policy
July 11, 2017
Six Scenarios for Thirty Days
Maybe it is just a cosmic coincidence that next Tuesday’s special legislative session begins shortly after the premiere of the final season of HBO’s popular medieval fantasy Game of Thrones.
Politics & Policy
June 1, 2017
A Wisconsin Case Could Send a Message to Texas
A federal court rules that a transgender boy should be able to use the bathroom he identifies with.
Politics & Policy
May 27, 2017
War and Pee
Dan Patrick’s Scorched-Earth Potty Politics.
Politics & Policy
May 21, 2017
House Appeases Dan Patrick by Passing a Bathroom Bill
The House passes what could be called Patrick Lite.
Border & Immigration
May 17, 2017
Patrick Backs Straus Into a Corner
Lieutenant governor threatens to force repeated special sessions unless his agenda is passed.
Uncategorized
May 3, 2017
The Business Lobby Surrenders on Sanctuary Cities
Five years after killing an anti-immigration bill, Texas businesses are now focused on bathrooms.
Politics & Policy
April 19, 2017
Party Hopping
As they lose sway among Texas Republicans, big businesses should try something radical: an alliance with Democrats.
Burka Blog
April 18, 2017
Governor Abbott Chooses a Bathroom Bill to Support
Abbott seems to support the House solution to the bathroom debacle.
Uncategorized
March 14, 2017
The Great Republican Rift
The bathroom bill is the latest issue to expose the split between social conservatives and business Republicans.
The Daily Post
February 14, 2017
An Experiment in Radical Privacy
One transgender woman's effort to demystify who uses what bathroom.
Politics & Policy
February 6, 2017
Patrick: Bathroom Bill Study Is ‘Bogus’
Politifact Texas calls Texas Association of Business report ’Mostly False.’
Uncategorized
January 31, 2017
Abbott Silent on Bathroom Bill, Trump’s Border Wall
Fact checking the governor’s state of the state address.
Politics & Policy
January 18, 2017
Straus Says Bathroom Bill Might Harm Economy
House Speaker warns that transgender restrictions could cost San Antonio $243 million.
Politics & Policy
January 5, 2017
Patrick Bathroom Plan Could Void Local Protections
So-called bathroom bill could undermine cities' non-discrimination ordinances.
Politics & Policy
January 5, 2017
Patrick Unveils the Long-Awaited Bathroom Bill
At a press conference, the lieutenant governor reveals some details of bill aimed at limiting transgender access to restrooms.