Houston is facing significant challenges that will be up to the newly elected city government to handle.
Year in Review
Border Invasion Escalates in 2023
The ongoing crisis on Texas’ southern border continues to threaten citizens.
House-Led Paxton Impeachment Crumbled in the Senate
Attorney General Ken Paxton was acquitted on all impeachment charges in September.
Number of Texas Teachers Charged With Sex Crimes Continues to Grow
In 2023, at least 100 Texas educators faced arrest or conviction for sex with students, sexual assault of children, soliciting sex, and possessing child pornography.
Texas Appeals Ruling That Sexually Oriented Performances Targeting Kids Are Constitutionally Protected
A federal judge ruled that bans on sexually explicit performances in front of minors violates freedom of speech, but Texas is appealing the ruling.
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Texas A&M Faced Intense Scrutiny Over Leftist Hires
Scandal broke over the summer regarding the leftist slant of a potential journalism professor, leading to turnover in the university leadership.
Push to Expand Gambling in Texas Grew in 2023
The past year has seen concerted efforts to expand gambling in Texas.
Election Security Remains a Chief Concern for Voters in 2024
The past year, though it was dominated by other policy concerns, did see movement on election reform and citizen engagement.
Democrat Chairs Continue to Plague Texas House
Although the Texas Senate will no longer have any Democrat committee chairs, the House has made no indication they will stop the practice.
Texans Want State Land Safeguarded From Hostile Foreign Governments
A measure to ban hostile foreign nations from buying Texas land was killed in the Texas House.
Parents Still Fighting Sexually Explicit Books as New Law Takes Effect
Texas lawmakers passed protections for kids in schools, but public libraries are not covered by the new law, which is being challenged in court.
House and Senate Sparred Over Property Tax Relief
The issue placed the House, the Senate, and the Governor at odds with each other.
Texas House Repeatedly Killed School Choice
Although school choice passed in the Texas Senate, the Texas House continues to slow-roll education savings accounts for students.
Texas Finally Banned Child Gender Mutilation in 2023
The Republican Party of Texas accomplished its legislative priority to ban the mutilation of gender-confused children.
H-E-B Exposed for Promoting the Sexualization of Children
The grocery chain has sponsored an “all-ages” drag show and an organization providing “gender identity counseling” for 9-year-olds.
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Texas Educators Charged With Sex Crimes Against Students
Schools should protect children from predatory “bad apples.”
Round Rock School District: Scandals and Failings
“We also hope to expose the corruption that has been so rampant with the superintendent and several board members.”
‘All-ages’ Drag Shows Plague Texas
Although “all-ages” drag shows continue to fester in Texas, grassroots organizations are striving to put an end to them.
The Border Invasion Intensified in 2022
“The Texas border will only be secured once our state leaders decide to do it themselves.”
Is the Wall of Public Education Beginning to Crumble?
As parents lead the charge against taxpayer-funded grooming and indoctrination, members of the public education establishment are digging in their heels.
Sanctuary Year for the Unborn: 10 Texas Cities Outlawed Abortion in 2022
The Sanctuary Cities for the Unborn Initiative has had a high success rate in Texas this year, and it is likely that 2023 will bring even more sanctuary cities for the unborn.