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3 Arrested Amid AG Paxton Investigation Into Illegal Abortion Clinics
Providing abortions is a second-degree felony under Texas law.
Houston Middle School Teacher Gets Probation for Indecency With a Child
Dale Vanwright pleaded guilty and was sentenced to deferred adjudication with 10 years of probation.
Galveston County Sheriff Sues Texas Commission on Law Enforcement
The Texas Commission on Law Enforcement had recommended revoking Sheriff Jimmy Fullen’s peace officer’s license.
Harris County Attorney Announces Run for Empty Congressional Seat
Democrat Christian Menefee is seeking the seat left vacant by the death of U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner.
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Mark Pulliam: A Lawyer Exposing Corruption
Mark Pulliam is a retired lawyer, yet his most exciting days have only just begun. He now exposes the corruption happening in some of the biggest media outlets and institutions in the state of Texas. Pulliam was born and raised in Washington, D.C., though his parents...
Federal Ruling Could Mean the End of the Texas Liquor Store Cartel
A Federal Court ruling could allow Walmart and other publicly-owned companies to sell hard liquor in separately-operated stores across the Lone Star State, and that could mean the end of the existing liquor store cartel in Texas. In a lawsuit against the Texas...
Mail Ballots Are “The Wild West of Voter Fraud”
Mail-in ballots are “the wild West of voter fraud,” a state official told Texas lawmakers in a special committee hearing on election integrity. Jonathan White, an assistant attorney general with the Criminal Prosecutions division of the Texas Attorney General’s...
SMU Students Fought for Free Speech, And Won
College students last semester fought for free speech on their college campus and won, defeating draconian censorship rules imposed by university administrators. One summer morning in 2017, the students of Southern Methodist University awakened to find themselves...
Harris County GOP Hosts Democrat at Party Fundraiser
Harris County Republicans were shocked Thursday night when an event that bills itself as rallying the party around conservative reforms instead featured an interview panel headlined by one of the most liberal members of the Texas media. The Lincoln-Reagan dinner, an...
College Billed Students $14,000 for Hosting Steven Crowder
A Republican student group at Southern Methodist University successfully negotiated with administrators to host a conservative speaker on campus. The college initially overcharged the group for the venue – wanting $14,000 – but then reversed course after facing...
Round Rock Keeps Taking More of Residents’ Money
The City of Round Rock is collecting higher taxes than ever before, and spending millions on questionable projects. The city is experiencing exponential growth and development, with their total taxable property value increasing a massive $4 billion in the last five...
Food Truck Regulations in Houston and Austin Burden Budding Businesses
While Texas prides itself on a limited regulatory environment, Texas cities are some of the worst offenders of overregulation. A new report from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation lays out how these regulations are stifling the growth of the ever-popular food...
Arlington Expanding City-Sponsored Rideshare Service
On-demand ridesharing is working so well as a public transportation solution for one North Texas city that it’s expanding the three-month-old pilot program. Arlington, a city of 390,000 that’s known for its lack of mass transit, launched the new transportation program...