NEWS
Wall Street Journal Chastises House Republicans for Opposing School Choice
“Republicans in the Texas House have deep-sixed legislation passed by the state Senate creating tax-credit scholarships and education-savings accounts for low-income kids.”
Texas Voter ID Update Gets a Hearing in the House, Takes a Hit in the Courts
As a Texas House committee heard testimony on updates to the state’s voter ID law, a federal judge stuck to her conclusion that the law was passed with a “discriminatory purpose.”
Texas Senate Tackles Tuition Reform
Though the measures have passed the Texas Senate they face an uphill battle in the state’s lower chamber where the ruling Democrat-coalition is opposed.
Activist Judge Throws out Open Meetings Law
Rogue judge guts government transparency law and dismisses charges against criminally indicted county judge and commissioner.
Gallagher Orders Paxton Case Moved to Harris County
The judge’s move gives the Houston-based special prosecutors in Paxton’s case home-court advantage.
Houston to Crackdown on Panhandlers and “Tent Cities”
Mayor Turner pushes plan to prohibit homeless encampments and transition homeless people to shelters.
Straus Moves “Satirical Bill” as Privacy Act Collects Dust
House Speaker Joe Straus referred a legislative joke to committee, while passing over Senate Bill 6.
Texas House Republicans Stonewall School Choice
Budget vote is a major defeat for school choice advocates and Republican leaders who have been pushing the issue for more than a decade.
Texas Senate Passes Patrick’s Conservative Priorities
In terms of productivity the Senate has far exceeded the House, passing almost five times as many bills as the lower chamber.
House Set to Allow Higher Property Taxes
Perhaps no other bill this session will better demonstrate for taxpayers which lawmakers side with the public education lobby over their constituents.
Texas Voter ID Law Not Overly Prohibitive, Study Finds
A University of Houston study found that Texas voter ID laws, referred to as discriminatory by opponents, were not prohibitive during the 2016 election.
Frisco’s Tax and Spend Binge Driven by Everything But Public Safety
The city is the poster-child for budgetary bloat, hiring more administrative employees than police officers over the last decade.