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AG Paxton Sues Bexar County Over Controversial Voter Registration Funding
Attorney General Ken Paxton had warned Bexar County he would sue if the commissioners approved a mass mailing of voter registration applications regardless of whether they were requested.
University of Austin Opens Doors, Provides Alternative to ‘Fractured’ Higher Education
The school’s founders believe today’s institutions have abandoned the pursuit of truth.
Tarrant County GOP Chair Questions Mansfield City Council Over $86M Stadium
Mansfield council members say voters were informed about the potential uses of tax dollars and that there is no sinister activity taking place.
TTU Health Sciences Center Suspends Employee for ‘Antisemitic’ Posts
The Center is launching an investigation into Librarian Rudy Meixell.
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Which Model For The Nation, Texas or California?
These difficult economic times have inspired serious soul searching on the part of policy makers. In the quest for the right formula for economic prosperity, analysts have been increasingly drawn to a comparison between two of the largest American states: Texas and...
Don’t Let Facts Get In The Way
In a story commemorating the death of former Texas congressman Mickey Leland in a 1989 plane crash, the Houston Chronicle reporter demonstrates the brainwashed mentality of many in the press. The reporter wrote: “Leland was born in Lubbock in 1944 in impoverished...
Perry and Hutchison Weigh in on Cash for Clunkers
The Austin American Statesman is reporting today that Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison will vote against providing more funds for the "cash for clunkers" program. Senator Hutchison said that, "we don’t even have a report on how much has been spent on this program, nor...
HCC Annexation and additional taxing authority over Spring Branch ISD
The Houston Community College proposes a maximum of $2,000,000 worth of benefit to the Spring Branch Independent School Dsistrict, while at the same time taxing the residence of SBISD $15,000,000 each year. The average recipients of benefits will receive about $2,000...
Transit Costs
How much does your transit authority cost you? Rail may seem affordable to the citizens of a transit district until they read about transit's annual cost per household. Here is my conclusion about the Houston transit authority which is fueled with a one percent sales...
Where Have The Voters Gone?
As a percentage of Texas population, the Census Bureau is reporting this week that voter turnout dropped in '08 from '04. Contrary to popular belief, the youth vote went down the "senior citizen" vote went up. Not reported in the press, but clearly visible, are the...
Gates: “We Must Change The Way We Run Our Schools”
In an address on reforming public education at the National Conference for State Legislatures in Philadelphia this morning, Microsoft billionaire Bill Gates said the nation has been in an "education crisis for decades." He went on to say that "America's schools, on...
Self Applies Transparency, Personally
Every county in Texas should have a Keith Self. He's the county judge, the chief administrator, for Collin County -- and he is a leading advocate for budget transparency, fiscal responsibility and taxpayer protection. Judge Self announced today that he is taking...
Bad Schools Forever
The strangle-hold monopoly public schools have on kids becomes a death-grip when failing institutions are allowed to continue performing academic malpractice. It's disgusting. Yet we see that happen repeatedly when school district officials and community activists...