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Texas Senate Protects Land Owners, Taxpayers Against Proposed High-Speed Rail
Citizens opposed to the proposed high-speed rail line between Houston and Dallas are celebrating victories after legislation that could derail the venture passed the Texas Senate. Last week, lawmakers in the state’s upper chamber passed two major bills strongly...
Grover Norquist to the Texas Legislature: Pass Paycheck Protection
Americans for Tax Reform president Grover Norquist sent a letter to lawmakers today urging them to vote in favor of legislation that ends the automatic collection of labor union dues from government worker paychecks. According to some estimates, passing legislation to...
Voters Wary of Handing Collin College Trustees a $600 Million ‘Blank Check’
When early voting starts today for May 6 local elections being held throughout Texas, Collin County voters will have a very big choice on their ballot: whether to vote “For” or “Against” a $600 million Collin College bond proposition. Most residents agree that Collin...
Jim & Michael Show: (04/23/2017)
Texas House To Debate Sanctuary Cities Legislation
Months behind the Texas Senate, the Texas House is finally set to bring legislation to ban sanctuary cities to the House floor. The problem? Two powerful state lawmakers diluted and dismantled much of the original bill to the point that conservatives will need to make...
McNutt: Trump Transition “Amazing”
With a campaign built on the theme of “draining the swamp” of Washington, DC, President-elect Donald Trump and his advisors needed an advance team to take control of federal agencies in a more coordinated fashion than had ever before been attempted. That required...
Convention of States in Jeopardy After Addition of Poison Pill
The Lone Star State could be the next to join a growing number of states across the nation calling for an Article V Convention to rein in the federal government – but only if the Texas House acts quickly to pass the measure and remove a poison pill inserted by State...
Judge Rules in Favor of Eminent Domain on Rollover Pass
A Galveston County judge has sided with the county in a long-running dispute over its attempts to seize Rollover Pass, a popular fishing spot on a 22-acre tract of land owned by the Gulf Coast Rod, Reel and Gun Club since the 1950s. Rollover Pass is a 1,600-foot-long...
Texas House Writes Hot Check for Schools, Refuses Reforms
A hot check was written to Texas’ public schools this week by the Democrat-Republican coalition that rules the Texas House. Despite their bankrupt claims, the measure does nothing to reform the state’s broken finance system, end Robin Hood, or implement desperately...