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Proposed Rules Would Expand Democrat Power-sharing in Texas House
Rules set to be voted on would give all vice-chairmanships to Democrats and expand their power.
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Are Your Local Government Wages Going Up?
Employee pay and benefits drive local budgets. Do you understand how that's affecting your city?
1.23.2025: Redefining birthright citizenship.
Brian Babin Seeks to Block Birthright Citizenship for Children of Illegal Aliens… Texas House, Senate...
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Dan Patrick Sets The Tone
Our Lieutenant Governor is setting a strong tone to start off our session. We also take time today to break...
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Clear Creek ISD Trustees Discuss $214 Million Bond Proposal for May Ballot
Clear Creek Independent School District Trustees are discussing the possibility of placing a $214 million bond on the May 2025 ballot. During Monday evening's workshop, trustee discussions centered on a proposed bond that would allocate hundreds of millions of dollars...
Federal Judge Blocks Biden Rule Providing Health Insurance to Illegal Aliens
A federal judge has blocked a Biden-Harris administration rule that required health insurance coverage for those brought across the border illegally as children. Texas and 18 other Republican-led states sued the federal government over the rule, which allowed Deferred...
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UT-Austin Course Promotes ‘LGBT’ Agenda
The University of Texas at Austin is offering an “Introduction to LGBT Studies” course this fall. A required course textbook promotes the sexualization of minors. The class syllabus revealed the political bent of the course offered this fall 2024 semester. A “land...
Dustin Burrows Faces Scrutiny Over ‘Speaker-Elect’ Designation
State Rep. J.M. Lozano has requested an official opinion from Attorney General Ken Paxton regarding the legality of a candidate for Texas House speaker referring to themselves as "Speaker-Elect" without securing a clear majority of pledged votes. The request comes...
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Are RINOs Secretly Plotting with the Dems to Hijack Texas House Leadership?
A rogue group of “Republicans,” led by Dustin Burrows, are working with Democrats to defeat the GOP caucus choice for Texas House Speaker David Cook. But, a recent GOP rule change could spell disastrous results for the RINO defectors.
Dallas Suburb Outlaws Abortion Trafficking, Becomes 53rd Texas City to Outlaw Abortion
On Monday, the City Council of Ovilla (pop. 4,709) passed an “Ordinance Outlawing Abortion, declaring Ovilla a Sanctuary City for the Unborn” in a 4-1 vote. The historic vote made the City of Ovilla, located about 20 miles from Dallas, the 53rd city in the State of...
Report: Texas Can Help Take Back Pharmaceutical Manufacturing from China
According to recent research from the Texas Public Policy Foundation, China is the chief producer of key ingredients for pharmaceutical medicine, and its dominance in this field is only continuing to grow. An analysis cited in the brief from China economy expert Niels...
Border County Judge Joins Republican Party, Citing Democrat Party’s Leftward Drift
LAREDO—Webb County Judge Tano Tijerina, once a member of the Democrat Party, has announced that he is switching parties and becoming a Republican. "My decision to switch parties wasn't made lightly," said Tijerina. "For years, I've watched the national Democrat Party...
2020 Carrollton Mayoral Candidate Admits to Mail Ballot Fraud
More than four years after he was caught with a box full of fraudulently obtained mail-in ballots, Carrollton mayoral candidate Zul Mohamed pleaded guilty Monday to 109 voter fraud felonies. A Denton County jury will decide Mohamed’s punishment, which could be from 2...