In this analysis of proposed legislation, Anthony Holm looks at the lengths being taken to protect trucking companies from lawsuits.
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Y’All Answered: SNAP for Snacks?
Readers offer their insights and experiences.
Shining Light on Government Brings Together All Texans
The free flow of information goes hand in hand with the First Amendment liberty to freely speak out about government.
Analysis: If You Don’t Want to Register as a Lobbyist, Just Hire One
“It’s not easy, I understand. It’s certainly not intuitive,” said TEC Chairman Randy Erben, explaining the state’s lobbyist registration laws.
Senate Bill 336 Hands Leftists a Legal Bludgeon To Smash Dissent
Free speech is the foundation upon which all other freedoms rest.
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Y’All Answered: Tax-subsidized Media
Readers offer their insights and experiences.
Local Control: The Foundation of Good Government
Local government isn’t perfect, but it is accountable.
Texas Education Needs Reform, COVID-19 Policies Fueled Push for School Choice
I believe we need real reform, and those elected must stand up for it and against the tyranny that occurred during COVID-19.
Texas Must Deliver on School Freedom—No More Excuses
The people have spoken, and now state legislators must listen.
Pay Them to Go Away: A TEC Cautionary Tale of Katy Christian Magazine vs The Link Letter
Without meaningful reform, the Texas Ethics Commission will continue to target those least able to fight back while letting well-connected actors off the hook.
Senators Cornyn and Cruz Must Confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Simply put, the people of Texas demanded Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Senate confirmation for HHS Secretary.
From BBQ Plates to First Amendment Fights: How the Texas Ethics Commission Harasses Texans
While the TEC is relentless against small-time players, it often gives politically connected players a pass.
Northeast Texans Propose Facility to Handle Illegal Immigration Challenges
No northeast Texas county currently has the facilities to safely accommodate the Trump administration’s deportation effort.
35 Republicans Stood Up Against a Motion to Kill Conservative House Policies
Under the first week of the Burrows regime, in what seems to be the first time ever, the House rules were rammed through without a single amendment being considered.
How Texans for Lawsuit Reform Paid Pennies While the TEC Targeted an Elderly Activist
Without change, the TEC will continue to enforce a two-tiered system of justice—one where the powerful pay pennies, and the powerless pay everything.
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The Case For School Choice in Texas
School choice combats failing government schools and woke teachers through competition.
Open Letter to Rockwall ISD Trustees
School board trustees have the power and authority to do better for families in their communities, and Texas Education 911 has ideas that will help them.
Y’All Answered: Should Texas Keep the Death Penalty?
Readers offer their insights and experiences.
The Dust Has Settled in Eagle Pass
Eagle Pass used to be the illegal immigration hub of Texas—now it’s virtually silent.
Y’All Answered: Should Women be Subject to the Draft?
Readers offer their insights and experiences.
Jewish Voters are Flooding Into the GOP, Now What?
The future of the Republican Party is in fighting antisemitism while maintaining our pro-Israel platform and welcoming these Jewish voters now gravitating to the Grand Old Party.
Y’All Answered: Will Phelan Clinch the GOP Nomination for Speaker?
Readers offer their insights and experiences.
Y’All Answered: Who Won the Debate?
Readers offer their insights and experiences.
Keep Information Laws Working as Intended to Help All Texans
Government information belongs to the people, and in almost all cases it needs to flow freely, without delay.
Y’All Answered: Noncitizens Registered to Vote in Your Community?
Readers offer their insights and experiences.