Ignored decades-long alarms and a toxic culture highlight the threats children face in government education.
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Biden’s Department of Education Investigating a Texas School District Fighting Critical Race Theory
Southlake’s Carroll ISD has been embroiled in the fight against CRT in schools since 2020 and is now under investigation for possible civil rights violations.
Long-Term Democrat State Rep. Coleman Not Seeking Re-election
The announcement makes him the 23rd House lawmaker not seeking re-election to their current position.
9 Texas Congressmen Press Texas Association of School Boards to Leave National Organization
The Texas Association of School Boards maintains its membership in the National School Board Association, which called parents “domestic terrorists” in September.
Abbott’s Former Secretary of State Says No Party Has ‘Monopoly on Good Government’
In a Facebook post, State Republican Executive Committeeman Carlos Cascos took a neutral tone when it comes to electing Democrats.
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Top-Priority Election Integrity Reform Advances in Texas House
State Rep. Briscoe Cain’s Election Integrity Protection Act of 2021 passes to third reading after all-night negotiations.
Texas House Passes Public Safety Bill to Stop Lawless Public Camping
“This is a humanitarian issue, plain and simple.”
Limitation of No-Knock Raids Approved by State House
Both the Texas Republican and Democrat party platforms call for limiting the use of no-knock warrants.
House Speaker Kills Abortion Abolition Amendment
House leadership tacitly admits that “abortion prohibition bill” does not actually prohibit abortion.
Reforms for ‘Out of Control’ CPS Head to Abbott
It is now up to the governor whether or not needed restraints on the state agency will be signed into law.
Constitutional Carry Gets Approval in Texas Senate
Ultimately, the measure passed by a vote of 18 in favor and 13 in opposition after being amended several times, altering the House’s approved version.
Election Integrity Advocates Expect Results From Texas Lawmakers
The clock is ticking for the Legislature to pass priority election reforms. Grassroots advocates expect no less.
Texas House Approves Landmark Pro-Life ‘Heartbeat Bill’
“The Texas Heartbeat Act will protect the lives of our most precious Texans starting at the moment their heart begins to beat.”
Senate Hearing Scheduled for Ban on Vaccine Passports
State Sen. Bob Hall’s bill advances individual medical freedom.
Controversial Texas Pandemic Response Act Gets a New Revision
“With HB 3, House Republicans are endorsing the biggest policy mistake and invasion of personal liberties in our lifetime and setting the stage for it to happen again.“ – Former State Rep. Matt Rinaldi
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Eltife’s Crazy Budget
Well, you should give State Sen. Kevin Eltife two points for consistency. It seems that his knee-jerk reaction to principled, fiscally responsible public policy is to decry it as “crazy” and “insane”.
Education Spending: Texas vs. California
We Texans love to compare ourselves with California; we have created more private sector jobs, have a lower tax burden and lower unemployment rate, and folks are leaving the formerly ‘Golden’ State in droves to seek Lone Star prosperity. Without a doubt, there is much to cheer. There is one area, however, where indeed Texas is bigger, but it is nothing to celebrate.
SB600: Typical Liberal Fear Mongering
On Friday, February 11, freshman State Senator Jose Rodriguez (D – El Paso) filed SB600 which is basically the antithesis of Arizona’s SB1070 and then some.
“Sonogram Bill” Vote Coming Soon – Senate Dems Divided
While I typically do not agree with Democrats, I completely believe in giving credit where it is due. When it comes to the “sonogram bill” making its way through the Texas Senate, I’d like to thank the three Democrats who have stood by their faith and values rather than succumb to politics on the issues as their colleagues have.
Surveying The Art Of Lost Money
Is there an art to losing track of the taxpayers’ money: just ask the Texas Arts Commission.
Committee Assignments . . . Finally!
Being a political novice, I didn’t know that assigning House committees would take this long, but then again, there are 37 freshmen in the Texas House. Things were already going well in Texas when Republicans achieved a supermajority in the House with 101 members out of 150, but things just got better with the announcement of committees.
Go For Bold
If there were ever a time for conservatives in the Texas House to act boldly in achieving good, common-sense public policy, now is it.
Superintendent Salaries Are A Statewide Problem
Everyone’s heard the doomsday scenario: Budget shortfalls are imminent for school districts across the state and the only way these cash-strapped entities can make due is fire teachers. Never-mind that superintendent salaries and benefits have actually been steadily increasing lately.
Rick Perry: Boogeyman AND Superman?
While most everyone in Texas was freezing last week, Governor Rick Perry was in California to celebrate President Ronald Reagan’s centennial in addition to promoting Texas’ friendly business environment. Texas Democrats, however, were not amused. For some reason, liberals feel that governors need to always be here in the state holding our hands when something suddenly goes wrong.
Re-Setting Committee Chairs
At first blush, House Speaker Joe Straus’ new committee chairs indicate he heard the message voters sent in November — welcome news for taxpayers. Perhaps the biggest win is seeing liberal Rene Oliveira removed from the Ways & Means chairmanship, replaced by Taxpayer Pledge signer Harvey Hilderbran.