by Miriam Cepeda | Jul. 4, 2017 | Local
Despite protests condemning his visit to the Rio Grande Valley, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz spent Independence Day addressing concerns while promoting his vision. La Union del Pueblo Entero (LUPE) has been vocal in condemning Sen. Cruz and rejected any open-dialogue with him....
by Michael Quinn Sullivan | Jul. 2, 2017 | Uncategorized
Fireworks, parades and picnics are a great way to celebrate, but certainly aren’t what we celebrate. It’s not the fourth day of July that brings out Old Glory, it’s what happened on that day in 1776 and the many days to follow. It’s a celebration of independence, and...
by Cary Cheshire | Jul. 1, 2017 | State
As the Texas Legislature prepares to return to Austin for a special session with huge potential for conservative victories, many Texans are wondering if these 30 days will be any different from the 140-day regular session. To conservatives’ delight, Gov. Greg Abbott...
by Austin Goss | Jul. 1, 2017 | Uncategorized
Earlier this month, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra extended their state’s ban on government employees from traveling to four more states, including Texas, bringing the total of banned states to eight. Becerra cited several “civil rights violations” by...
by Erin Anderson | Jun. 30, 2017 | Local
As other liberal-led cities around Texas pile on the lawsuits to block the state’s new immigration enforcement law, one major city has no plans to join the fray. Fort Worth – Texas’ fifth largest city and the most conservative of the five – is showing no interest in...
by Ross Kecseg | Jun. 30, 2017 | Local, Uncategorized
A recent audit of a Tarrant County constable found several possible violations of state law, including failure to document drugs and other property seized, along with cash collected by field deputies. Whether or not the local District Attorney’s office will open a...
by Cary Cheshire | Jun. 30, 2017 | Uncategorized
In a letter released today, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and nine other state attorneys general urged U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions and President Donald Trump to repeal a lingering portion of Obama’s amnesty program. Soon after Trump was sworn in, his...
by Charles Blain | Jun. 30, 2017 | Uncategorized
Houston firefighters had a setback today as they were denied their petition for a temporary block of SB 2190 – Houston’s pension reform bill – ahead of Saturday’s implementation. “The court finds that Houston Firefighters’ Relief and Retirement Fund has failed to...
by Reagan Reed | Jun. 29, 2017 | Uncategorized
After Montgomery County Commissioners Court voted 3-2 in favor building a new toll, Commissioner James Noack, one of the dissenters, decided to take his case to the state, sending letters to Governor Greg Abbott and the Texas Department of Transportation asking them...
by Erin Anderson | Jun. 28, 2017 | Uncategorized
Dallas County’s criminal voter fraud investigation is getting a boost from the state today. The Texas Attorney General’s office is reportedly joining the Dallas County District Attorney’s criminal investigation of mail ballot voter fraud in May’s city elections....
by Charles Blain | Jun. 28, 2017 | Local
With the fight for pension reform behind him, Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner is gearing up for his next big battle, repealing the city’s property tax cap. Houston’s property tax cap is the only remaining barrier standing between taxpayers and unlimited government...
by Erin Anderson | Jun. 28, 2017 | Local
Preparations are already under way for Texas’ 2018 election cycle – not just by candidates but by people responsible for staffing election polling places. For county Republican and Democrat Party chairmen across the state, that means scrambling to fill dozens or...
by Ross Kecseg | Jun. 28, 2017 | Local
A North Texas school district budgeted hundreds of thousands in taxpayer money on a political campaign to help sway voters to support its massive $737 million bond. While existing laws regulating the use of taxpayer money in political campaigns are weak, evidence...
by Tony McDonald | Jun. 26, 2017 | Local, Uncategorized
A left-wing PAC announced this month they are relaunching as an effort to defeat conservative Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and his supporters. The deceptively-named Parent PAC was launched in 2005 with the goal of defeating school choice reforms. Over the years, the PAC has...
by Lauren Melear | Jun. 23, 2017 | Local
In recent years, a growing number of Texas cities have implemented fees and all-out bans on single-use plastic and paper shopping bags in an effort to reduce litter. However, some lawmakers – as well as the state’s top attorney – are battling the legality of it. The...
by Cary Cheshire | Jun. 23, 2017 | State
After a failed session, lawmakers from the Texas House are heading home to their districts with a poor record in tow. But despite common belief that you can’t polish such things, Texas House Republicans are becoming experts at it. Take State Rep. Cindy Burkett’s...
by Reagan Reed | Jun. 22, 2017 | Local
The City of Houston is joining several liberal cities in Texas in a lawsuit opposing Senate Bill 4, the anti-sanctuary city bill passed by the legislature. The item was approved by city council in a 10-6 vote at their June 21 meeting. SB 4 allows law enforcement to...
by Erin Anderson | Jun. 22, 2017 | Local
An enthusiastic crowd of conservative voters filled the Plano City Council chamber Wednesday night to witness the swearing-in of two new council members they helped elect. With the support of the city’s conservative grassroots and Republican activists, Anthony...
by Erin Anderson | Jun. 21, 2017 | Local
As multiple voter fraud investigations targeting illegal mail ballot harvesting are ongoing in the Metroplex, one in Ellis County, just south of Dallas, has ended in the conviction of an elected law enforcement officer on multiple counts of mail ballot fraud. A jury...
by Cary Cheshire | Jun. 20, 2017 | State, Uncategorized
If rumors swirling around Austin are accurate, Texans’ mailboxes and radios could one again be inundated with messages from a man increasingly desperate to hold elected office. Roughly a year after running a multimillion dollar campaign for Railroad Commissioner—and...
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