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Clipping The Puppet Master’s Strings
To the chagrin of the Austin establishment, Texans know who Joe Straus is, the disgraced outgoing speaker of the Texas House. Straus has been the face of a coalition of Democrats, crony Republicans and lobbyists working to thwart the reform agendas of conservatives....
Lubbock Mayor Complains of Lack of Permits for Bird Scooters
Scooter sharing has made its way to Lubbock and Mayor Dan Pope spared no time before complaining about how the companies that came to town didn’t seek permission to be there. In an interview with KCBD, Pope complained that Bird, the company that operates the service,...
The Staggering Costs of Federal Regulation & Trump’s Miracle
A study by the Mercatus Center at George Mason University reveals that federal regulatory growth since 1980 has set the U.S. economy back by $4 trillion. Thankfully, during his first year in office, President Donald Trump’s war on regulations has resulted in the...
New Database Brings Transparency to Special Purpose Districts
A new accountability tool created by legislation from the 85th Texas Legislature aims to bring more transparency to notoriously opaque local government entities in Texas – special purpose districts. The tool, created by the passage of Senate Bill 625, is the Special...
Alamo Heroes: History Doesn’t Change Just Because Liberal Agendas Do
Dear Ms. Tincy Miller, As a constituent in your Texas State Board of Education (SBOE) district, I am writing you with great concern regarding the proposed changes in Texas public school curriculum that would remove the description “heroic” from the Alamo defenders,...
Statewide Officials to SBOE: Alamo Defenders are Heroes
The State Board of Education is under fire from statewide officials as they consider a proposal to remove “hero” from the description of the Alamo defenders in Texas’ seventh-grade history curriculum. The change was proposed by the social studies work group, a...
Paid Sick Leave Ordinance Will Hurt San Antonio
Under pressure from local community organizers and labor groups, the San Antonio City Council passed an ordinance to require all non-profit and for-profit businesses to provide paid sick leave for their employees by an overwhelming majority of 9-2. The Earned Paid...
Amarillo City Council Nixes Public Comment Broadcast
Once again, Amarillo City Council is making headlines. After originally banning photography and clapping during city council meetings (just ask Kip Billups), the city implemented—and then retracted—7 am meeting times. Now, the city has decided to stop broadcasting the...
Houston Chronicle Comes Clean, Fires Capitol Bureau Chief
A major Texas newspaper is making headlines of its own for firing the head of its Austin bureau after discovering he was apparently peddling "fake news." On Monday, Houston Chronicle Editor Nancy Barnes announced the resignation of Mike Ward, the Chronicle’s Austin...