Op-ed – Baines Report

The Democratic Party is Not Working for Democrats

by Christina Puentes | Nov 25, 2020 | National, Op-ed, Politics and Governance | 0 |

Election Night was a “dumpster fire” for Democrats: the nail-biting presidential race when it...

Prop A Is Long Overdue

by Ardian Shaholli | Nov 2, 2020 | Misc, Op-ed, Texas | 0 |

Proposition A is Austin’s latest and most ambitious attempt at developing a robust mass...

Democracy Vouchers Empower Voters, Lessen Big Donor Influence

by Ardian Shaholli | Sep 16, 2020 | Op-ed, Politics and Governance | 0 |

Out of the 535 members of Congress, only 11 receive a majority of their campaign funds from small...

Why APD Should Embrace City Council’s Resolution to Prevent Cannabis Testing and Prosecution

by Ana Perez | Feb 18, 2020 | Civil Rights, Op-ed, Politics and Governance, Texas | 0 |

Texas opened the door to a host of problems around prosecuting possession of marijuana after legislation passed in the summer of 2019. Austin has its own response to how it think police should handle possession going forward, but not everyone agrees with the City Council’s progressive stance.

Learning from History: The Case for Unification of the Democratic Party in the Nomination Race

by Claire Burrus | Sep 22, 2019 | National, Op-ed, Politics and Governance | 0 |

On September 12, 2019, qualifying Democratic presidential candidates hit the stage in Houston,...

The Gas Pump is No Place for a Child to Play: The case for replacing 12th grade with universal Pre-K

by Salimah Jasani | Apr 28, 2019 | Education Policy, Op-ed, Op-Ed Contest | 0 |

This piece is the first prize winner of the 2019 Baines Report Op-Ed Contest. _ It’s the autumn of...

The silent victims of “zero tolerance” immigration policies

by Lynn Murphy | Apr 26, 2019 | Immigration Policy, Op-ed, Op-Ed Contest | 0 |

This piece won second place in the 2019 Baines Report Op-Ed Contest. _ Immigrant children with...

House Bill 10 Reports on Mental Health Parity

by Kevin Caudill | Apr 17, 2019 | Op-ed, Politics and Governance, Texas | 0 |

“Now that a precedent has been given national media attention, Texans have greater incentive to be more vigilant when it comes to their rights as patients.”