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House Rules Allow Bonnen to Appoint An Interim Successor

Grassroots activists are expressing concern over lawmakers telling them the Texas House would be stuck with a Democrat speaker should the incumbent choose to resign. The House Rules clearly state the decision is up to the speaker. House Speaker Dennis Bonnen chose...

Abbott Appoints Gun-Control Extremist to New Safety Commission

The Office of Gov. Greg Abbott issued a statement announcing the creation of the new “Texas Safety Commission”, which comes as a response to the recent terror attack in El Paso. The commission is charged with developing an immediate action plan for the State of Texas,...

Commentary: The Committed Choices

The Pew Research Center conducted a national poll, of which many Democratic presidential primary questions were asked, but one was particularly interesting. The survey was taken from a universe of 5,766 panelists who agreed to respond to online Pew polls. For this...

Conroe Proposes Property Tax Hike Ahead of State-Mandated Cutoff

In May of this year, the Texas Legislature passed Senate Bill 2, which lowered property taxes by—among other things—requiring cities to hold public elections to get approval for proposed tax rate increases of more than 3.5 percent. The law was viewed as a major...

Lang Announces Re-Election Bid, Lands Primary Opponent

Two announcements were made today for one of the state’s reddest Texas House districts. House District 60 will officially play host to a Republican primary battle. In a Facebook post Monday, State Rep. Mike Lang (R–Granbury) announced his intention to run for...

Austin Crisis: The Man Behind the Curtain

What is really causing Austin’s homeless crisis? If you read the first part of this story, you know Austin is currently experiencing a homeless crisis, and the city council is about to spend $28,000 per homeless person over the next year to try and solve the growing...

Abbott Names New Secretary of State

Texas has a new secretary of state. On Monday, Gov. Greg Abbott appointed Ruth Ruggero Hughs to fill the vacancy left by his unconfirmed nominee David Whitley, who left office in May at the end of the legislative session. The secretary of state is the chief elections...

Commentary: Saginaw Adds New Debt Without Asking Voters

Historically, city leaders in Saginaw have looked to you the voter to decide on projects that would impact your tax rate and cause you to take on debt. With [Tuesday's] action, that is no longer the case. Under the mantra “The voters elected us to make decisions for...