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Political Retribution At Houston City Hall
Religious leaders, who spoke out against the recently defeated Houston “Equal Rights Ordinance,” were handed subpoenas in response. Now, some council members are saying they too were unjustly targeted for voting against the controversial ordinance. The Campaign for...
Parker Says HERO Never Stood A Chance
Houston Mayor Annise Parker recently participated in the Victory Fund’s International Leadership Conference where she interviewed with the Washington Blade to discuss the failure of her signature ordinance and future plans for public office. On the equal rights...
David Wilson: Encouraging Engagement
Born and raised on a dairy farm in eastern Iowa, Dave Wilson has called Cypress, Texas home for six years. Here, he has helped grow conservative presence as the Director of the Cypress Texas Tea Party. An engineer by trade, Wilson says he wasn’t involved in politics...
San Antonio Changing Rules To Help Planned Parenthood
After being caught violating their own ordinances to aid Planned Parenthood, the San Antonio City Council will vote next week to retroactively define the zoning codes for the Dreamhill Estates neighborhood so the abortion provider’s $6.5 million facility will be in...
Government Associations Oppose Taxpayer Transparency
Government interest groups are confessing their belief that reforms aimed at providing greater fiscal transparency to voters will be harmful to local governments. Unsurprisingly, a better-informed voter makes debt-hungry governments nervous. During Wednesday’s hearing...
Parker’s Final Major Proposal Push
Outgoing Houston Mayor Annise Parker has long expressed interest in a texting-while-driving ban but, until now, she hasn’t offered specific policy for council to consider. Her administration recently proposed three policies aimed at curbing the use of handheld devices...
Local Regulations Are the Most Costly
A new study by the Heritage Foundation found that—of the twelve most costly regulatory mistakes made by federal, state, and local officials—local governments impose the largest burden on families. According to the report, local land-use restrictions unnecessarily...
Being Thankful For Liberty
We pause today as a nation to give thanks to the Almighty for the blessings of liberty on our shores. But it is important to remember that our American experience did not actually begin with liberty. Rather, our history began with an early — though equally destructive...
Houston Policy Punishes Good Samaritans
Since the passage of Houston’s Charitable Feeding Ordinance, assistance to the city’s thousands of homeless has gradually declined. In fact, groups like New Beginnings Church stopped giving altogether because of the city’s regulatory burden forced upon their small...