Glass called the Paxton impeachment the “crystalizing event” motivating him to run again.
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Texas House Races Taking Shape
Part 3 of a three-part series: With just two weeks left before the candidate filing deadline, those vying for various state House elected positions find themselves in crowded electoral fields.
Texas Republicans Plan Election Integrity Strategy for 2022
“The only way we can deter issues is to have eyes, ears, and boots on the ground at every phase of the election process.”
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.
Appeals Court Upholds Executive Order Banning Mask Mandates, While School Districts Ignore
Late yesterday, the appellate court overturned the “erroneous” ruling of a lower judge in Austin.
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Texas Secretary of State Ruth Hughs to Step Down
Hughs’ resignation is effective the final day of the legislative session.
Texas Legislature Approves Bill to Protect Foster Parents’ Self-Defense Rights
“House Bill 1387 … ensur[es] there are fewer barriers facing qualified individuals ready to help our children.”
Senate Takes Different Approach to Emergency Powers Reform
The Senate sponsor of the Texas Pandemic Response Act substituted the bill with his own approach to emergency powers reform, which further speaks to the different approaches of the two chambers on the issue.
House Bill 135: Penalty for Parents Unknown
Parents would be required to blur faces before sharing recordings of state officials interviewing them.
Texas Senate Passes Public Safety Bill to Stop Lawless Public Camping
After Democrat city officials unleashed chaos in Austin, the state Legislature is now intervening for all Texans.
Time Running Out to Protect Families’ Visitation Rights in Nursing Homes
“They have the ability to end the months of work that Senator Lois Kolkhorst and the Senate Committee on Health and Human Services invested in us, our loved ones, and this legislation.”
House Recesses for 3 Days, Killing Hundreds of Bills
Among the casualties is Republican Party of Texas priority legislation to prohibit doctors from performing child gender modification procedures.
10 Texas Lawmakers Will Finalize Top Election Integrity Bill
House and Senate conference committee members will hammer out a final version of comprehensive election reform, a top priority of grassroots conservatives.
Rinaldi: Abbott Priority Legislation Will Give CDC COVID Guidance the Force of Law
SB 6 exposes Texas business owners to civil liability if they do not adhere to draconian government pandemic guidance from unelected health bureaucrats.
House Set to Hear Senate Version of ‘Pandemic Liability Protection Act’
The bill still includes provisions that some say essentially codify federal health guidelines.
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Straus’ Session: Spend, Spend, Spend
Hammond’s Texas Association Business is aiming for your wallet…
Patricia Harless is Scared of You
“These activist groups being in control of the speaker’s office scares me.” – Rep. Harless
Time for Townhalls
Given the latest exposé of Speaker Straus and his teams’ disdain for conservatives, it’s now more important than ever for the grassroots to demand better leadership from their state representative.
Few But Important State Races To Watch
With near-certain prospects of a significantly more conservative senate in 2013, a Wendy Davis loss would be even bigger for conservatives than usual.
Even More Money For Education Needed?
So far, more money has paid for more administrators and fancy buildings, not better education.
Bad Company
A former CEO accused in a billion-dollar lawsuit has signed a fundraising letter for House Speaker Joe Straus.
Who Needs Teachers?
A new report from the Friedman Foundation looks at the growth rates of personnel in our nation’s public schools.
Gas Tax Hikers Still Among GOP Ranks
“Electing either one of these tax-hiking candidates will only ensure that we have a representative who wants us to pay more,” says RPT spokesman.
Emerging Tech Fund Still Ineffective
It’s time for the legislature to end these slush funds once and for all.
Why does Senator Carona pretend to be a Republican?
I’ve told my audience, in legislative session after session, what disdain the wealthy Dallas state senator...