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Straus TEC Appointee: NRA is “America’s ISIS”
Wynne re-tweeted a tweet calling the National Rifle Association “America’s ISIS” and asking for retweets if followers believed “it is time the [sic] we dismantle the NRA.”

Austin Flushing Money Down the Toilet
Despite not knowing where they even want to put the thing, City Council approved spending more than a quarter of a million dollars on what amounts to essentially two portable toilets.
Conroe Lawsuit Highlights Ongoing Controversy Over Forced Annexations
The City of Conroe faces opposition and a lawsuit over their aggressive forced annexations.

UT Regents Openly Defy Texas Legislature and Attorney General on Campus Carry
Though lawmakers technically gave university regents the final say on concealed carry regulations on their respective campuses, it wasn’t anything akin to a blank check.

Texas DEMs Find GOP Ally in Effort to Curtail Citizens’ Gun Rights
Gun grabbers across the nation are doing their part to “never let a serious crisis go to waste” by pushing...

What is Harrison Hiding?
As a member of the TEC, Harrison has worked in recent years to regulate citizens’ constitutionally protected speech as “lobbying” in an effort to chill criticism of incumbent politicians.

Austin City Council Launches Futile War on Free Speech
Under Austin’s new ordinance, churches wishing to speak out on city ordinances, or even maintain their right to speak, would be forced to stop passing a collection plate.

Citizens Win in Corsicana
Citizens defeat a much-maligned plan to convert a local facility into a staging area for illegal aliens.

Tanya Robertson: Conservative Catalyst in Clear Lake
Tanya Robertson has long been a force in the Houston-area. Her tirelessness for defending conservative causes is helping advance them across the state.
Letters to the Editor, Week of July 4
In this week's mailbag, we hear responses to State Sen. Konni Burton's commentary: Local Control: A Tool,...

The Astrodome Is Here To Stay
Harris County Commissioners approved a $105 million repurposing plan for the aging Astrodome. The plan would repurpose the dome into a multipurpose center.

OAG: City of Austin Violates Government Code
Attorney General Ken Paxton determined that the civilian ban on carrying firearms within City Hall is a violation of the state’s government code.