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Time to pressure the TEC
Recently the Center for Public Integrity (CPI) – a group with a history of support from multiple George Soros-backed foundations – came to the defense of Democrat Ann Ravel, former chairman of the Federal Election Commission in a piece published by The Daily Beast....
Unelected Regional Governments Control All Transportation Spending
Texans may be shocked to learn city and county officials they elect at the polls are only partially responsible for transportation spending. In North Texas, forty-four officials and bureaucrats run the Regional Transportation Council (RTC), an unelected body that...
Unlike Austin, Fort Worth Accommodates Ridesharing
While Texas’ notoriously liberal capitol city recently banned innovative ridesharing services like Uber and Lyft, the Fort Worth City Council has adopted policies to accommodate customers and drivers. Austin and Houston have passed measures aimed at protecting the...
Time to End TEC Complaint Abuse
Another primary campaign season has come and gone and it was another in which the Texas Ethics Commission (TEC) willingly cooperated in its processes being used to support dirty campaign tactics. In Harris County, allies of State Rep. Wayne Smith (R–Baytown) used the...
Paxton Finds Student Guidelines In Violation Of State Law
Today, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued an opinion saying Fort Worth ISD’s transgender student guidelines are in violation of both Chapter 11 and 26 of the Texas Education Code. The opinion comes in response to Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s inquiry on whether the...
Montgomery County Judge Craig Doyal Suspended
Upon being indicted and charged with conspiring to circumvent the Texas Open Meetings Act, Montgomery County Commissioners Court Judge Craig Doyal has been suspended from office without pay by the State Commission on Judicial Conduct (SCJC). Doyal and County...
Sherriff Renews Immigration Contract
Following a letter of support from Gov. Greg Abbott urging the renewal of U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) controversial “287(g)” immigration program, Harris County Sheriff Ron Hickman renewed the program’s contract a week before its expiration. The...
Embattled TEC Vice Chairman Resigns
After initially defying calls for his resignation, one long-time commissioner on the Texas Ethics Commission resigned late Friday. The resignation comes as evidence mounts that he may have been violating state lobby laws while serving on the commission. Tom Harrison,...
Over Half of Montgomery County Commissioners Court Indicted
After an investigation into the communications that led to the creation of a $280 million road bond, three members of the Montgomery County Commissioners Court have been indicted by a grand jury and booked into the county jail. County Judge Craig Doyal, and...