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AG Paxton Sues Austin Over Taxpayer-funded Abortion Travel
Attorney General Ken Paxton says the city’s abortion fund violates the Texas Constitution and provides no “clear public benefit.”
Decision Texas, Local, South Texas
Lawsuit Accuses Democrat State House Candidate of Not Paying Vendors
House District 80 Democrat candidate Cecilia Castellano is already under investigation by Attorney General Ken Paxton in a separate voter fraud case.
El Paso Teacher Arrested Twice for Sex Crimes Involving 12-Year-Old Student
Socorro ISD middle school teacher Llojan Almaraz is charged with child grooming and other felonies.
Texas Supreme Court Sides With Dallas in State Fair Gun Ban Case
Attorney General Ken Paxton says his fight to protect the Second Amendment is not over.
Local Archive
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...
Laubenberg: Working For Taxpayers
When considering the top legislators working to protect taxpayers and promote conservative principles, every list inevitably includes Jodie Laubenberg of Parker. Since arriving in the Texas House in January 2003, she has consistently worked to advance free market...
Kay v Rick
Talk about gaining the big mo. We see the new University of Texas poll shows Governor Rick Perry leading Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison by 12 points. Just a few months ago, Hutchison had a poll bragging about her double-digit lead. Could just be that the poll...
Left of the Rockies
Texas' economic position keeps getting better, if for no other reason than the antics of the other 49 states. Perhaps one of the best economic development tools Texas has right now is the phrase, "We're not California." For years the grow-government crowd has prodded...