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Houston Raises First-Year Police Officer Salaries to $81K
The new agreement will cost taxpayers $832 million over five years and makes Houston’s first-year police compensation package the highest in Texas.
Regulating Memes?
The Texas House passed legislation criminalizing the distribution of altered political media unless it has a...
Upshur County Passes Non-Binding Resolution on Abortion
Commissioners passed the non-binding resolution instead of an ordinance outlawing abortion.
Measure Placing the ‘Gulf of America’ Into Texas Law Heads to House
The proposal follows a federal executive order renaming the “Gulf of Mexico” as the “Gulf of America.”
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Texans Celebrate Trump
In a historic return to power, Donald J. Trump was sworn in as the 47th president of the United States, making him only the second president in history—after Grover Cleveland—to serve non-consecutive terms.
US Rep. Babin Pushes to Block Birthright Citizenship for Children of Illegal Aliens
A Texas congressman has reintroduced legislation to block illegal aliens from taking advantage of birthright citizenship by having children on American soil. The Birthright Citizenship Act, first filed by Republican U.S. Rep. Brian Babin (TX-36) in 2023, would confer...
Harris County Commissioners Court to Evaluate Work-from-Home Policy
The Harris County Commissioners Court is set to discuss potential changes to its work-from-home—also known as “telework”—policy during its next meeting in February. The sole Republican on the court, Commissioner Tom Ramsey, added the topic as an...
Rep. Michael Cloud Named to DOGE Subcommittee
WASHINGTON—U.S. Rep. Michael Cloud (R-TX-27) has been appointed to the newly formed House Oversight Subcommittee, Delivering On Government Efficiency (DOGE). The subcommittee is chaired by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA). With President Donald Trump back in the...
Senate Legislation Would Create Database for School Bonds, Taxes, and Bond Projects
A new measure proposed in the Texas Senate would establish a database for school district bonds, taxes, and bond-related projects. State Sen. Lois Kolkhorst (R-Brenham) filed Senate Bill 843 last week. The measure amends the state’s Education Code to direct the Texas...
US Sen. Ted Cruz Introduces Legislation Promoting School Choice
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas introduced the Student Empowerment Act to expand school choice. The measure would increase the availability of 529 Education Savings Plans to include K-12 elementary and secondary school tuition and eligible K-12 educational expenses for...
How Texans for Lawsuit Reform Paid Pennies While the TEC Targeted an Elderly Activist
In 2015, the Texas Ethics Commission investigated Texans for Lawsuit Reform, one of the most influential political organizations in the state, for failing to file required disclosures about its activities. The TEC found the group had failed to comply with the...
Report: Cody Harris’ ‘Baseless’ Ethics Complaint Dropped Against Texas GOP Chair
A Republican lawmaker's attempt to imprison the chairman of the Republican Party of Texas for urging Republican House members to support the Republican nominee for speaker has reportedly been thrown out by the Texas Ethics Commission. State Rep. Cody Harris...
TEXAS Grassroots Reacts To Betrayal of 35 Fake-Republicans
On this Salcedo Storm Podcast: Julie McCarty founded True Texas Project 16 years ago and has built it into the largest and most active conservative grassroots organization in the state, known and feared by politicians on both the right and left. She serves as the CEO...