The proposal would tie the state’s film incentive program to a new fund and lower cast and crew residency requirements for qualifying productions.
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Texas House Kills Legislation to Ban Chinese Land Ownership
After passing the Senate in April, the measure was never given a hearing in the House.
Clock Runs Out: Conservative Legislation Dies in the Texas House
Measures addressing the protection of children, the governor’s emergency powers, and election security were killed by House lawmakers amid legislative deadlines.
Texas House Approves 3 Election Security Measures
The Republican-controlled Legislature failed to pass a long list of GOP-priority election bills.
AG Paxton Calls on Speaker Phelan to Resign, Accuses Him of ‘Debilitating Intoxication’
His comments are in reference to a viral video that circulated on social media over the weekend.
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Military Vaccine Mandate: Religious Rights Targeted
A Texan shares her fight against medical tyranny in the Texas National Guard.
Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan: ‘No Evidence’ 2020 Election Was Stolen
The comment was not the first time Phelan has dismissed election security concerns.
Florida Gov. DeSantis Proposes Bills to Combat Chinese Infiltration
While the proposed legislation is designed to stop China’s creeping influence in Florida, the communist country’s influence continues in Texas.
Texas Education Conference Overly Concerned with ‘Equity’
“Equity, under the corrupted new meaning, calls for government to dispense unequal treatment in order to achieve equal outcomes.”
Abbott Designates Cartel Members as Terrorists
An executive order cites the cartels’ violent nature, noting that trafficking victims are subjected “to sexual assault, human trafficking, assault, extortion, and other dehumanizing, violent, and heinous acts”.
Bexar County Sheriff to Investigate Florida’s Illegal Alien Flights to Martha’s Vineyard
Sheriff Javier Salazar announced Monday that he will be working with private attorneys to investigate the flights from Florida to Martha’s Vineyard.
Texas Education Conference Hosts Presentation on ‘How to Respond’ to ‘Controversies in the Classroom’
“This is the largest convening of Texas public education decision-makers.”
Transgender Group Prepares to Advocate Against Protecting Children
“This is a great opportunity for new families to learn more about the Texas [lege] and for veteran families to refresh and recharge.”
31 Texas Counties & Counting Declare an Invasion
“We have got to start going on an offensive instead.”
Local Officials Reveal Harsh Realities of Border Life
“These are Texans being forced off their own property, without due process of law.”
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Steady Drumbeat to Spend State Savings
In what has been a steady trickle over the past few months, Democrat lawmakers and their surrogates have ramped up arguments to tap into the ESF.
SEC Dismissal Latest Evidence of Bogus Paxton Prosecution
The failure of Obama’s SEC’s case against Ken Paxton is the latest proof the indictments against him are a farce.
Agency ‘Haughty’ and ‘Arrogant’
Senator: “We’re turning political discourse into what the TSA is turning air travel into.”
Senator to TEC: ‘Do Americans have a right to free speech?’
“I’m trying to start with the easy ones.”
Texas Agencies Foretell Doom and Despair Over Budget Cuts
State agencies are predicting doomsday scenarios to avoid four percent budget cuts.
Abbott Appoints Two to TEC
Gov. Abbott has named Republican Chad Craycraft and Democrat Katie Kennedy to the Texas Ethics Commission.
TEC Doubles Down on Lois Lerner Group
Ethics commissioners double down on COGEL, an international consortium of speech regulators that once gave its highest prized to the disgraced IRS director.
Is Wolens the “Best Possible Democrat?”
In defending Straus, the House GOP Caucus promised the “very best.” But Wolens is anything but.
State Lawmaker Double Dipping On Her Way Out
Dawnna Dukes’ delayed retirement will cost Travis County taxpayers and state taxpayer more than $100,000 each.
Straus TEC Appointment Signals Continued War Against Conservatives
Steve Wolens turned the TEC into a weapon against Texans. Now Straus is sending him there to keep it one.