by Robert Montoya | May. 19, 2021 | State
Conflict over a certain bill in the Texas Senate revolves around whether Child Protective Services should operate in transparency or darkness. Arguing for more transparency is an attorney who represented a family that had their child illegally taken away by the...
by Joshua Pierce | May. 19, 2021 | State
Members of the Texas Legislature have officially registered their opposition to proposals from national Democrats to pack the United States Supreme Court. On Wednesday, the Texas House heard and passed Senate Concurrent Resolution 41, which urges Congress to reject...
by Adam Cahn | May. 19, 2021 | Local
As Austin’s Democrat-run city council is already ignoring citizens following the overwhelming public rebuke of their homelessness policies earlier this month, they’re now considering turning dozens of city properties into authorized encampments. During Tuesday’s...
by Erin Anderson | May. 19, 2021 | State
UPDATED May 20. With fewer than two weeks left in the legislative session, Texas lawmakers passed their first bill satisfying grassroots Republicans’ top-priority issue, election integrity. On Wednesday, the House signed off on the Senate’s revised version of House...
by Jeramy Kitchen | May. 19, 2021 | State
A controversial corporate welfare program is being criticized as having “run amok” in the Texas Senate. On Tuesday, the Texas Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Economic Development considered a bill seeking to extend the Chapter 313 economic development....
by Brandon Waltens | May. 19, 2021 | gov2022, State
With the Texas legislative session coming to a close, the 2022 gubernatorial race endorsements from the grassroots are beginning to roll out. Now, conservative leader Julie McCarty has announced her endorsement of former State Sen. Don Huffines for governor. McCarty...
by Jacob Asmussen | May. 19, 2021 | State
AUSTIN — Countless Texas children’s lives could be saved, thanks to a new state law. On Wednesday, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed into law Senate Bill 8 by State Sen. Bryan Hughes (R–Mineola), dubbed the Texas Heartbeat Act. The act makes it illegal for an individual...
by This Week in Texas | May. 19, 2021 | Texas Scorecard Podcasts
There are 13 days left in the Texas legislative session. Impending Legislative Deadlines: (Reference) Saturday, May 22 – Last day House committees can pass out Senate bills or Senate joint resolutions Tuesday, May 25 – Last day the overall House can...
by Jacob Asmussen | May. 18, 2021 | Local
If you thought school districts were supposed to encourage parents to provide more support and learning opportunities for their children, you haven’t been to Texas’ capital city. Austin Independent School District officials recently announced they are no longer...
by Iris Poole | May. 18, 2021 | State
On Tuesday, legislation to ban the use of hypnosis to aid police investigations received approval in the Texas House and is making its way to the governor’s desk. Senate Bill 281 by State Sen. Chuy Hinojosa (D–McAllen) unanimously passed the Senate last month, and the...
by Iris Poole | May. 18, 2021 | State
On Tuesday, Gov. Greg Abbott issued a new executive order prohibiting government entities—including public schools—from requiring or issuing mask mandates. Local governments and officials who attempt to impose a mask mandate in conflict with the executive order will...
by Joshua Pierce | May. 18, 2021 | State
Lawmakers in the Texas Capitol have given their approval to Senate Bill 581 by State Sen. Paul Bettencourt (R–Houston), legislation to outlaw homeowners associations from enforcing stringent regulations on religious displays. In particular, the bill says a property...
by Texas Scorecard | May. 18, 2021 | State, Uncategorized
How are the legislative priorities of the Texas Republican and Democrat parties faring in the 2021 legislative session? Texas Scorecard tracks the progress of bills in the House and Senate to show you the movement of each party’s legislative priorities....
by Robert Montoya | May. 18, 2021 | Local
Deborah Peoples, who is facing off against Mattie Parker in the June 5 runoff for Fort Worth mayor, has said she wants to “unite us into one Fort Worth.” However, photos of divisive social media posts allegedly from Peoples seem to show her labeling Trump supporters...
by The Luke Macias Show | May. 18, 2021 | Texas Scorecard Podcasts, Texas Scorecard Video
This absolutely ludicrous, disgusting capitulation to the radical left should disturb all Texans (except for the most radical elements of our state). Guys, this issue alone is yet another revelation of just how morally compromised Republican leadership is in the...
by This Week in Texas | May. 18, 2021 | Texas Scorecard Podcasts
There are 14 days left in the Texas legislative session. Impending Legislative Deadlines: (Reference) Saturday, May 22 – Last day House committees can pass out Senate bills or Senate joint resolutions Tuesday, May 25 – Last day the overall House can...
by Jacob Asmussen | May. 17, 2021 | State
AUSTIN — The fight to protect Texas children against disfiguring medical operations is culminating in the Texas House of Representatives during the final days of the state legislative session. On Monday, the Texas Senate approved Senate Bill 1311, which would prohibit...
by Erin Anderson | May. 17, 2021 | State
UPDATED May 18 to add final passage of SB 155. A voter roll maintenance bill identified as a top election integrity priority by grassroots Republicans has moved a step closer to finally passing the Texas Legislature. On Monday, Senate Bill 155 by State Sen. Charles...
by Jeramy Kitchen | May. 17, 2021 | State
Legislation purported to curb taxpayer-funded lobbying is now moving in the Texas House, but with what some are calling a “massive loophole.” Friday, the House State Affairs Committee voted out Senate Bill 10 by State Sen. Paul Bettencourt (R–Houston) by a vote of...
by Robert Montoya | May. 17, 2021 | Local
School district debts in Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio are alarmingly high at more than $7 billion. When you add these to the cities’ debts and other underlying governments, the combined debt each taxpayer must pay is $69,600. Change will only come when...
Page 494 of 994FIRST<—...1020...493494495...500510...—>LAST
