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SEC Dismissal Latest Evidence of Bogus Paxton Prosecution
A federal judge Friday tossed out a Securities and Exchange Commission case that had been brought against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. This is the latest evidence that criminal indictments against Paxton stemming from the same allegations are a bogus political...
Agency ‘Haughty’ and ‘Arrogant’
A state senate committee was highly critical of the Texas Ethics Commission during the course of a five-hour hearing this week. One lawmaker called the agency “arrogant” while citizens invited to testify spoke against an agency that is more interested in enforcing its...
Senator to TEC: ‘Do Americans have a right to free speech?’
At a Texas Senate hearing on ethics laws, an official with the Texas Ethics Commission crumbled in the face of basic questions about Texans’ constitutional rights. State Sen. Van Taylor (R–Plano) opened by asking TEC Executive Director Natalia Ashley if Americans have...
Texas Agencies Foretell Doom and Despair Over Budget Cuts
Normally state agency appropriation requests are about as interesting as a Sky Mall magazine, but many this year have the makings of a Stephen King novel and conjure doomsday scenarios that would make even Chicken Little blush. So what gives? Why the doom and gloom...
Dallas County Schools Puts Drivers’ Jobs Ahead of Safety
A redundant education bureaucracy in North Texas was recently caught failing to reprimand over two hundred bus drivers ticketed for recklessly – and repeatedly - violating traffic laws. An NBC 5 investigation found hundreds of bus drivers for Dallas County Schools...
A Case for Houston’s Cap
Depending on who you speak with, Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner’s pension reform plan can draw praise or criticism. But one thing that supporters have repeated was that this plan does not call for a tax increase. While that may appear to be true on its face, it’s...
Abbott Appoints Two to TEC
With the Texas Ethics Commission under strict scrutiny and conservative groups calling for reform of the agency that has been weaponized to attack the free speech rights of Texans, Abbott has appointed two new members to the body. In May, six of the state’s largest...
Largest Voter Fraud Investigation in Texas History Underway in Tarrant County
A massive investigation is underway in Tarrant County as law enforcement officers from the Texas Attorney General’s Office investigate a vote-harvesting scheme alleged to involve as many as 20,000 ballots. Last month, Texas Scorecard reported that Tarrant County...
Paxton Sues to Protect Property Rights
Earlier today, Attorney General Ken Paxton joined onto a lawsuit filed against a major municipality for a burdensome ordinance that imposes unconstitutional regulations on business owners. In February, the City of Austin approved an ordinance heavily regulating – and...