Dade Phelan and 23 Republican House members broke faith with Greg Abbott and the Texas GOP. What will the governor do about it?
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12 Texas Cities Propose Property Tax-backed Bonds
A dozen Texas cities put a combined $2.3 billion in property tax-backed debt on the May 7 ballot.
Texas Library Association: Drag Queens & Sexually Explicit Books for Kids
Reading, writing, and hazardous sex.
Texas Officials Forcing Citizens to Fund Special Deals With Leftist Corporations
“The practice should never have gotten started, so it should be eliminated as soon as possible. Yesterday is not soon enough.”
Texas Lawmakers Assess State’s Response to Border Crisis
“As goes the border, so goes Texas, and so goes the nation.”
MOST RECENT
Early Voting Begins on Constitutional Amendments
Early voting will continue through Friday, October 29. Election Day is November 2.
House Blocks Attempt to Address Skyrocketing Tuition and Fees for Higher Education
Republican State Rep. Matt Schaefer (Tyler) unsuccessfully attempted to amend legislation issuing billions of dollars more to universities and colleges with a measure that would also slow the increase of tuition.
Texas AG Deploys New 2021 Election Integrity Unit
If authorities can catch voting law violations in real time, they can stop cheaters from affecting the outcome of elections.
Texas Department of Family and Protective Services Chief of Staff Resigns Amid Sexual Harassment Lawsuit
The lawsuit comes as the department, overseen by Gov. Greg Abbott, is enflamed in a recent controversy.
Texas House Passes One-Time Property Tax Rebate
Republican lawmakers passed up an opportunity to provide permanent property tax relief.
Border Sheriff Says Abbott Is Not Sending National Guard to His County
Texans’ homes and property at the border continue to be violated by illegal immigrants.
Abbott Adds Higher Education Spending to Special Session Agenda
Earlier this week, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick asked Abbott to add tuition revenue bonds to the special session call.
Gov. Abbott’s Bail Reform Priority Killed Again in House
Once again, the proposed constitutional amendment failed to receive the necessary support of lawmakers.
Gov. Abbott’s Challengers on Key Issues
Allen West, Chad Prather, and Don Huffines weigh in on key issues during exclusive interviews with Texas Scorecard.
Texas House Approves Women’s Sports Protections — But Excludes College Women
Why leave them out?
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Stopping A Rail Boondoggle Before It Starts
State senators make sure Texas won’t suffer a California-sized train wreck.
Privacy Act Passes Texas Senate
The measure is a major priority of Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and a coalition of conservative groups and leaders across the state.
Greater Houston Partnership Supports Property Tax Reform
A premier Houston-area business organization has endorsed the Texas Senate’s property tax reform proposal.
Texas Supreme Court Wrestles with Same-Sex Benefits Case
The Texas Supreme Court will decide if they will expand the Supreme Court’s same-sex marriage ruling, or uphold the Texas Constitution.
Cruz To Texas Legislature: Support School Choice
Conservatives in the Texas House are hoping that Cruz’s letter will help convince their colleagues to support the issue as well.
Lawmaker Charters Bus to Austin for Constituents Seeking Property Tax Reform
Collin County residents concerned about rising property tax burdens are getting a free ride to the Capitol to testify on behalf of property tax relief, courtesy of state Sen. Van Taylor.
Keough Suffering The Retribution He Earlier Claimed Never Happens
A lawmaker who cozied up to Texas House leadership is being punished for offering an unpopular amendment to a Child Protective Services reform bill.
House Rushes to Hear School Finance Bill on Less Than 24-Hours Notice
Huberty’s bill would repeal language that bans school districts from charging students in order to ride the bus to and from school as well as make major edits to the existing school funding formula.
Patrick Pushes Texas Privacy Act
The lieutenant governor needs just one more vote in order to pass the measure out of the Texas Senate.
Will Paxton Prosecutor Defend the Bandidos for Murder?
Given past cases, many are wondering if Schaffer will step up to defend four accused of murder.