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Staff Blog: There’s No Such Thing as a Nonpartisan Election

Politicians are known for dodging questions, and one of the biggest questions I see dodged is: "What is your political affiliation?" Depending on the political demographics, this is almost always followed by: "Local elections are nonpartisan and I’m running to...

Ector County Sheriff Mike Griffis Announces Re-Election Campaign

The 2020 election season has officially started in Ector County, with Sheriff Mike Griffis announcing his run for re-election to a crowd of supporters on the courthouse grounds. His announcement was met by applause from the crowd, as the sheriff outlined some of his...

Austin: Let Us Fund Abortions With Citizens’ Money

Would Texas politicians ever consider giving taxpayer cash to a local animal clinic that kills dogs? Probably not. If they did, citizens would be outraged. Recently, however, numerous local officials signed a letter to Texas House Speaker Dennis Bonnen pleading for...

Democrats Fail in Effort to Defeat Campus Free Speech Bill

The Texas House finally took up legislation to protect free speech on campus and Democrat lawmakers fought hard to derail and dissolve the bill. They failed. At issue was State Rep. Briscoe Cain’s (R–Deer Park) House Bill 2100, an omnibus free speech protection bill...

Is Bonnen Blockading Election Integrity Efforts?

Two weeks ago, the Texas Senate passed major election integrity legislation. Two weeks later, the bill is still sitting on Texas House Speaker Dennis Bonnen’s desk. Senate Bill 9 by State Sen. Bryan Hughes (R–Mineola) would provide a much-needed update to Texas...

Bonnen Doubles Down on Opposition to Constitutional Carry

The Speaker of the Texas House is doubling down on his opposition to constitutional carry legislation, taking aim at what he calls “fringe gun activists.” In a post to his Facebook page on Sunday evening addressed to his “friends and neighbors,” House Speaker Dennis...

Wylie ISD Proposes $193M in New Debt, But No New Campuses

Voters in Wylie Independent School District are being asked to approve over $200 million in campus expansions to make room for the North Texas district’s growing student population. Wylie’s school board placed a $193.7 million debt proposition on the May ballot that...