The Chinese Communist Party continues its attempts to influence American education.
Federal
Supreme Court Keeps Title 42 Immigration Policy Alive for Now
The program was set to expire on December 21.
Sen. John Cornyn Votes for $1.7 Trillion Omnibus Bill
“Sometimes the lesser of two bad choices is all you have got.”
Texas Judge Orders End to ‘Remain in Mexico’ Policy
The latest chapter in the “There and Back Again” legal saga.
Expiring Title 42 Order Threatens Texans’ Safety
“The most effective wall was Title 42.”
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Texas Sues Over Federal Airline Mask Mandate
Paxton says the mandate was “unlawfully issued.”
AOC Endorses Socialist Austin City Councilman in Democrat Congressional Primary
Commies of a (trust fund) feather flock together.
Bovard: Republicans Plan To Win Back the Senate, Then Do Nothing, Per Usual
Republicans cannot afford to do what they have largely always done with a Senate majority: set it on a shelf, polish it, and admire it from afar.
GOP Challengers Target Absent Incumbent in Congressional Debate
Primary opponents attacked U.S. Rep. Van Taylor’s record during a Collin County Republican Party forum.
Supreme Court Vaccine Mandate Decisions Reinforce Calls for Special Session
With the mixed results from the U.S. Supreme Court, talk of a potential fourth special session of the Texas Legislature to ban vaccine mandates in the state has grown.
Major Victory for Pro-Life Movement: Supreme Court Upholds Texas Heartbeat Act
On Friday morning, the Supreme Court overturned lower court decisions that purported to enjoin judges and clerks from docketing cases filed under the Texas Heartbeat Act, leaving the core of the act intact.
Viola Garcia: The Texan Fighting Against Parents at the National School Boards Association
The Texas Association of School Boards refuses to withdraw from the national association, where one of their own has been leading the fight against parents.
Biden’s Vaccine Mandate for Federal Contractors Threatens Nuclear Security
Although Biden’s vaccine mandate has been halted following further court action, if it’s not officially overturned, critical nuclear plant employees could face termination.
Federal Court Blocks Texas Law Prohibiting Social Media Viewpoint Discrimination
The legislation, signed into law in September, was set to go into effect on Thursday.
Rice University Mandates Employee COVID-19 Vaccinations
Adhering to the Biden administration’s executive order mandating vaccines for all federal contractors, Rice University is requiring all employees to vaccinate or request a medical or religious exemption.
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Giving Us More Gas (Taxes)
Ever heard of the National Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue Commission? Well, they want your money. This quasi-governmental body is suggesting that gasoline taxes be TRIPLED over the next five years. Big Government, not Big Oil, is already the biggest profit-taker on each gallon of gas we buy, but they have so far only managed to waste our money. So, of course, they want even more.
You Say You Want A Revolution
On the night of December 16, 1773, the Sons of Liberty boarded a ship in Boston Harbor and destroyed the tea – dumping it in the water – as a way to protest the British government’s tax policies.
Tax Equity
More than two dozen members of the Texas Legislature are calling on Congress to maintain the sales tax deduction for Texans on our federal income taxes. Unless Congress acts, we’ll again lose this important protection.
No Headline: Conservatives Press For Sanity
Seventeen members of the Texas House have sent a letter to Texas’ delegation to the U.S. Congress, urging them to sustain the President’s veto of the massive expansion of the Children’s Health Insurance Program. Don’t expect the letter to make the newspapers — they only write about socialists endorsing big government.
Cornyn Among Few Senators to Vote Against Pork for Bike Paths, Montana Ballpark, and “Peace Garden”
Texas Senator John Cornyn was one of a handful of U.S. Senators to vote against three separate servings of pork.
Grow Government Today, Pay For It Later
Bad ideas are running rampant in Beantown. I've come to Boston for the National Conference of State Legislators. It should be called the National Conference for Growing Government. By and large, NCSL is a cheerleading session for those legislators, bureaucrats, rent-seekers and assorted hangers-on looking to grow the size and scope of government.
The first panel discussion I attended was illustrative: it was called "Financing State Government in a No New Taxes World."
Tearing Down Walls, Advancing Liberty
It was 20 years ago today, on June 12, 1987, that Ronald Reagan stood at the Brandenburg Gate, in West Berlin, and uttered perhaps the most important words of the 20th Century.
He said, "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall! … Yes, across Europe, this wall will fall. For it cannot withstand faith; it cannot withstand truth. The wall cannot withstand freedom.