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Biology Professor Accuses San Antonio College of Religious Discrimination
The professor claims St. Philip’s College violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act when it terminated him because of his religious beliefs.
Growing Calls for Texas Secretary of State to Address Harris County Elections
A Republican county judge candidate’s pleas for the state to release its audit and uphold state law follows her own challenge of Harris’ 2022 county judge election.
University of Texas Offers ‘Woke’ Courses
UT’s Center for Women’s and Gender Studies teaches students how to promote LGBTQ propaganda.
Carroll ISD Adopts New Bathroom and Pronoun Policies
The new school policies are designed to protect students’ and teachers’ rights.
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Tarrant Regional Water District Sued Over Election Shell Game
You wouldn’t think that a Water Board could cause so many problems for Texans. Perhaps that's precisely why, much like rebellious toddlers, some public officials at TRWD insist on overstepping the legal boundaries designed to hold them accountable. We’ve already...
Comptroller Delivers Despite Legislative Failure
We recently criticized the state for creating a hopelessly complex information maze that keeps unsuspecting Texans in the dark, and enables local officials to further fuel their borrowing addiction. The State Comptroller’s office, headed by transparency champion Susan...
Witch Hunt Denies Wallace Hall His Right to Cross-Examine
Monday, the House Select Committee on Transparency in State Agency Operations (or as I like to call it, the “He’s a witch! Get him! Committee”) met at the Texas Capitol. This is a committee that has been tasked by Joe Straus with investigating the activities of...
Water Board Shrouded in Secrecy
Despite previous claims from district board members, staff and legal counsel, the Tarrant Regional Water District is required by law to make committee meetings open to the public. Until very recently the public was not notified of, or allowed to attend, these...
Taxpayers Bamboozled Over Bonds
The issuance of debt by government officials is a passive form of taxation, because debt issued today will require taxes on future income. And because borrowing requires the payment of interest, the cost to taxpayers is typically twice the amount borrowed and spent....
Murphy Turner & Associates Ordered To Pay $41,000 Bill
A state district judge in Bexar County today ordered Murphy Turner & Associates to pay $41,000 in discovery costs in a trademark infringement case. The lawsuit results from alleged infringement on the Empower Texans name "Texans for Fiscal Responsibility." The suit...
FWISD: Doubling Down on Costly Debt Addiction
Despite severe warnings about heavy debt from the state’s comptroller, cities and schools have responded by proposing more of the same. Studies from the Texas Public Policy Foundation and elsewhere find that Texans face a local-debt epidemic, driven by local school...
Ethics Commission Breaks Law, Hides from Sunlight
Attorneys working on behalf of Texans for Fiscal Responsibility and its president, Michael Quinn Sullivan, today filed a lawsuit against the Texas Ethics Commission for violating the state’s Open Records laws. The commission has become a tool of a few powerful...
Will Dallas City Council Propagate ‘Uber’ Nonsense?
The development of new products via technological innovation is revolutionizing the world. Technology is also providing innovative solutions to replace old transportation systems that only corrupt government bureaucrats are bold enough to fight. Uber, a technology...