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California Bans Government Travel to Texas
Earlier this month, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra extended their state’s ban on government employees from traveling to four more states, including Texas, bringing the total of banned states to eight. Becerra cited several “civil rights violations” by...
Fort Worth Not Joining Lawsuit Against SB 4
As other liberal-led cities around Texas pile on the lawsuits to block the state’s new immigration enforcement law, one major city has no plans to join the fray. Fort Worth – Texas’ fifth largest city and the most conservative of the five – is showing no interest in...
Tarrant County Audit: Democrat Constable Out of Control
A recent audit of a Tarrant County constable found several possible violations of state law, including failure to document drugs and other property seized, along with cash collected by field deputies. Whether or not the local District Attorney’s office will open a...
Paxton Leads 10-State Coalition Asking Trump to Repeal Obama Amnesty Program
In a letter released today, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and nine other state attorneys general urged U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions and President Donald Trump to repeal a lingering portion of Obama’s amnesty program. Soon after Trump was sworn in, his...
Judge Denies Houston Firefighters’ Request for Injunction
Houston firefighters had a setback today as they were denied their petition for a temporary block of SB 2190 – Houston’s pension reform bill – ahead of Saturday’s implementation. “The court finds that Houston Firefighters’ Relief and Retirement Fund has failed to...
County Commissioner Sends Letter Asking Abbott to Halt New Toll Roads
After Montgomery County Commissioners Court voted 3-2 in favor building a new toll, Commissioner James Noack, one of the dissenters, decided to take his case to the state, sending letters to Governor Greg Abbott and the Texas Department of Transportation asking them...
Texas Attorney General Joining Dallas Voter Fraud Investigation
Dallas County’s criminal voter fraud investigation is getting a boost from the state today. The Texas Attorney General’s office is reportedly joining the Dallas County District Attorney’s criminal investigation of mail ballot voter fraud in May’s city elections....
Houston’s Tax Cap: Taxpayers’ Last Defense
With the fight for pension reform behind him, Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner is gearing up for his next big battle, repealing the city’s property tax cap. Houston’s property tax cap is the only remaining barrier standing between taxpayers and unlimited government...
Texas Counties Recruiting Now for 2018 Election Judges
Preparations are already under way for Texas’ 2018 election cycle – not just by candidates but by people responsible for staffing election polling places. For county Republican and Democrat Party chairmen across the state, that means scrambling to fill dozens or...