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The Texas Signal is a forward-thinking, fact-driven media organization. Our goal is to create a media landscape in Texas that amplifies progressive voices and takes on right-wing Republicans. We aim to serve as a powerful platform to provide a counter-narrative to the conservative media dominance in the Lone Star State. Our political news and opinions are bold yet grounded in facts, featured across various formats including our website, newsletters, podcasts, and events. We also focus on reaching crucial communities throughout Texas with our digitally distributed content.

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A Public Education Bill Flounders

1 week ago | texassignal.com | Jessica Montoya Coggins

Flanked by supporters and Republican lawmakers, Greg Abbott signed the massive school voucher bill into law on Saturday. It was the final step in a long-sought process for the Texas Governor, who received millions in campaign donations from out-of-state voucher backers.
Author Lindy Ryan And The Vampiric Hold Of Beaumont

2 weeks ago | texassignal.com | Jef Rouner

When the Columbine mass shooting happened, author Lindy Ryan was a teenager attending the same high school her mom had in Beaumont, Texas. Like a lot of goth and goth-adjacent kids, she and her friends found themselves subjected to death threats by people convinced they would be the next school shooters. Point of order: shooters Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold were just regular Nazis, and the idea that they were satanists targeting Christians is propaganda.
Uvalde And The Weight Of 77 Minutes

2 weeks ago | texassignal.com | Jef Rouner

It was surprisingly busy for a Tuesday at The Health Museum in Houston. Toward the end of the school year, districts try to cram in as many field trips as they can to make up for missed opportunities earlier in the semester. In the main hall, children’s voices echoed off the walls as their bodies bounced off the oversized organs and other hands-on exhibits. When I walked in, it sounded like laughter. As I left after spending time in the “77 Minutes” exhibit, it reminded me of screaming.
The Blue States Advertising To Texas Doctors Over Abortion

3 weeks ago | texassignal.com | Jessica Montoya Coggins

Drivers in Houston and Dallas might be noticing a series of billboards aimed at promoting New Jersey. But the travel campaign has nothing to do with Bruce Springsteen or The Sopranos, instead the billboards are highlighting the reproductive freedom available in the Garden State. This week the state of New Jersey announced a billboard campaign targeting Texas abortion providers to relocate to a state that promotes reproductive freedom.
Houston Artist Gets Rightful Showcase At Asia Society

3 weeks ago | texassignal.com | Jef Rouner

Hung Hsien, also known as Margaret Chang, is a living bridge between two worlds of art. Nothing showed that better than a tour of Between Worlds, her showcase at Asia Society Texas, which opened last week. The 91-year-old artist slowly but easily left her wheelchair to pose beside of one of her towering works of art, a diptych of Chinese ink art mixed with Western abstraction, her signature style.
First-Time Texas Director Has Festival Hit

4 weeks ago | texassignal.com | Jef Rouner

When most people get ghosted, they have a cry and move on. Zach Goodwin launched what is quickly becoming an auspicious debut as a film director. Stitched has its world premiere in Houston at the 58th WorldFest Houston International Film Festival on April 28. The film follows a counterfeiter referred to as Dead Ted who is fatally shot after a too-brief reunion with his granddaughter.
School Voucher Bill Passes Texas House

4 weeks ago | texassignal.com | Jef Rouner |Jessica Montoya Coggins

Late last night the Texas House passed the controversial school voucher bill Senate Bill 2. The bill, a major priority for Governor Abbott, would allow families in Texas to use tax dollars to send children to private or charter schools. The vote was nearly on party lines: 85 for and 63 against. Two Republicans, former speaker Dade Phelan and State Rep. VanDeaver voted against it. Ahead of the vote, the rotunda of the Texas Capitol was awash in red on Wednesday.
The Dangerous Reality Of An Abortion Exception Bill

1 month ago | texassignal.com | Jessica Montoya Coggins

On Monday, the Texas House Public Health committee will be taking public testimony about a bill that purports to clarify the medical exceptions to the state’s near-total abortion ban. And while many House Democrats have been championing the bipartisan legislation, a growing number of voices in the reproductive health community are urging the lawmakers to consider the real threats posed by the bill.
The Queer Women Crime Story From A Texas Comic Legend

1 month ago | texassignal.com | Jef Rouner

For most people, the Roaring 20s brings up images of flappers, jazz, and the Charleston. For Texas comic icon Janet Harvey, that image should also include queer women punching cops and taking all they can grab. High Street Hellcats is the latest indie comic from a Texas writer currently being crowdsourced on Kickstarter, which has become the de facto pre-order release platform for comic passion projects in the state.
First Death Reported In Texas Measles Outbreak

2 months ago | texassignal.com | Jef Rouner |James Russell |Jessica Montoya Coggins

In a news release, The Texas Department of State Health Services confirmed the first death from a measles outbreak in West Texas. According to the agency the case was a “school-aged child who was not vaccinated” and had been hospitalized in Lubbock. The measles outbreak was first reported in rural Gaines County. As of this week there have been 124 cases of the measles in Texas and New Mexico. Eighteen people have been hospitalized.