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Businesses Fight Back Against Austin’s Harmful New Law
The City of Austin is being sued over its controversial new paid sick leave ordinance. A group of local businesses and statewide organizations are teaming up and attempting to stop the city from implementing the recently approved ordinance. The Texas Public Policy...
Attorney General Ken Paxton Sides with Governor Greg Abbott on Early Congressional Election
Following the abrupt resignation of disgraced former Congressman Blake Farenthold, Gov. Greg Abbott announced this week that the special election to fill that seat would be held on June 30th, 2018. The candidate filing deadline would be April 27th. Farenthold...
Commissioners Reject $85 Million Debt Proposal
Replacing Ector County’s aging courthouse has been a major topic among county officials in recent years. However, creating a palatable proposal for its replacement has proven to be a challenge. At Monday’s commissioners court meeting, commissioners rejected the first...
Fajita Thief Sentenced to 50 Years in Prison
On Friday, former Cameron County Juvenile Detention Center cook Gilberto Escamilla was sentenced to 50 years in prison for the felony theft of an estimated $1.2 million in fajita meat. What originally started as stealing small amounts of county-purchased fajitas,...
Tarrant Taxpayers Misled on $250 Million Ballot Proposition
Tarrant County property taxpayers will be asked on May 5 to loan $250 million to Fort Worth’s controversial land redevelopment project. But that’s not what voters will be told at the ballot box. Instead, the ballot language says the $250 million loan will be used for...
Teacher Strikes Get National Attention: Is Texas Next?
Next week, teachers in Arizona are set to take part in a statewide walkout in response to a 20-percent pay increase proposed by Gov. Doug Doucey that they feel doesn’t go far enough. The walkout comes on the heels of other recent teacher demonstrations in West...
Huffines Endorses Koch for Dallas County Commissioner
Dallas County Commissioner candidate J.J. Koch picked up an endorsement from one of the most conservative members of the Texas Legislature. Koch announced today that State Sen. Don Huffines (R–Dallas) endorsed his campaign in the Republican primary runoff for County...
Radical Leftist Set to Challenge Congressman Bill Flores
A radical leftist is set to challenge US Congressman Bill Flores (R-Bryan) in the November midterm elections. Flores, who has represented Texas’ 17th Congressional District since defeating then-incumbent Democrat Chet Edwards in 2010, is the first Republican to...
Paxton Weighs In on BBQ Battle
In an opinion released Monday, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is weighing in on Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller’s interpretation of recently passed legislation, saying his department’s authority over weights and measures does not extend to barbecue restaurants....