According to Paxton, the doctor’s actions violate state law.
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Texas Lends Support to Law Banning ‘Transgender’ Procedures on Kids
Texas Republicans want their lawmakers to pass a ban similar to Alabama’s.
Scorching Heat Brings Power Warning
Texas’ reliance on unreliable wind generation to blame, explains one policy expert.
Beto O’Rourke Lags in the Polls
Recent polls show Gov. Greg Abbott is still ahead and favored among Texans.
Lawmakers Ask Abbott to Stop Distributing COVID Vaccines for Young Children
“The FDA’s authorization for the COVID-19 vaccines for infants has raised many concerns and unanswered questions across the country.”
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State Officials Still Silent on Child Mutilation
“I keep asking myself: Why do we have to work this hard to get our elected officials to protect children in this state?”
Republicans Advance Texas Election Integrity Bill
Once SB 1 passes a final House vote, the measure goes back to the Senate.
Gov. Abbott Refuses to Address Employer Vaccine Mandates
An Abbott spokesman said, “Private businesses don’t need government running their business.”
Liberal Lawmakers Form New ‘Progressive Caucus’
The caucus is composed of 20 Democrat House lawmakers who all aided in “busting quorum.”
ANALYSIS: Beware the Meaningless Penalties
Texas House Republican leadership is considering weak “penalties” for quorum-busting Democrats.
Texas Election Integrity Bill Heads to House Floor
A swapped-out version of Senate Bill 1 is scheduled for a vote by the full House on Thursday.
Dealing With the Democrats?
Path for an Abbott priority is unclear in House speaker’s shuttle diplomacy with Democrats.
Texas House Sets First Calendar Since May After Months of Stagnation
Includes election integrity and property tax relief proposals in the shadow of a potentially elusive quorum.
Are Vaccine Mandates Coming for Texans?
“You’re saying you have to inject something into your body that itself carries potential health hazards, or you can’t participate in society. That’s a huge intrusion of government.”
Texas Legislature Has Another Opportunity to Act on Mask Mandates
With less than two weeks remaining in the ongoing special session, bills have yet to be heard addressing the ongoing confusion around the state as the Fall semester of school has begun.
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Where There is a Hill, Is There a Way for Taxpayers?
The Texas House Local Government Ways and Means Committee chaired by State Rep. Fred Hill (R-Richardson) has released its interim report. News coverage of the report has centered on its opposition to appraisal caps, which was hardly surprising since Chairman Hill has been among the most vociferous critics of such caps.Â
Advocates for Big Government: Paid for by… your taxes!
Roddy Stinson, a columnist at the San Antonio Express-News, has hit the nail on the head with a piece in today's paper. He correctly describes the response of local governments to the idea of slowing down the amount of money they can grab as "Weeping, wailing and gnashing of teeth. Leading the sky-might-fall chorus is the well-heeled, city-government-is-king Texas Municipal League."
Killing the Business Tax…
 When Texas lawmakers instituted the “gross margins†business tax, it is a safe bet they didn’t expect trail-lawyer-extraordinaire Mark Lanier to sue them over it. But that’s exactly what he’s planning on doing, according to today’s Houston Chronicle.Â
Return the Surplus
State Auditor: Higher Ed High on the Hog
Today, the Texas State Auditor released a detailed report on the number of full-time equivalent employees in state government. The central conclusion of the report is that, while state agencies have reduced their num
ber of FTE's by 8.4 percent since 1997, higher education institutions have grown their workforce by 26.1 percent over the same period. In fact, the report found that Texas higher ed institutions now have 143,044 FTE's, more than the 142,621 in all other state government agencies combined. While most colleges submitted an explanation for busting their FTE target, the Texas State Technical College in Harlingen failed to provide any reason to the Auditor.
Suddenly Responsible?
The San Antonio Express-News wants lawmakers to hold on to the state surplus revenue. The longer lawmakers hold it, the longer they will be tempted to spend it.