NEWS

JPS: The $258 Million Discrepancy
John Peter Smith Hospital (JPS) and the Tarrant County Commissioner’s Court have overlooked yet another...

Going Down
There is a common question being fearfully contemplated by establishment Republicans in these early days of...

Josh Murray: Small-Town Hero
This “tireless fighter” is rocking the boat in Garland.

Who is Responsible for the Paxton Probe?
As special prosecutors gear up to drag Attorney General Ken Paxton through the same mud as former Gov. Rick...

Parker Plays Politics with Petitions
After the ongoing and predictably divisive battle surrounding Houston’s Equal Rights Ordinance (ERO), one...

The Criminalization of Politics
There is a dangerous trend in the United States toward the criminalization of politics, and it is infecting...

A Modest Proposal for Bill Powers’ Salary
The Texas Bureau of Watchdog.org is at it again, this time breaking the news that former University of Texas...

They Tried to Do it Here
While the speech regulators in Wisconsin resorted to SWAT teams and pre-dawn paramilitary-style raids,...

No Honest Denials of the Depth of UT Admissions Scandal
We now know that a number of politicians, including Texas House Speaker Joe Straus and former Senator Kay...

Will Texas Legislators Protect Organ-Trafficking Abortionists Next Session?
Over the past few weeks Texans have been horrified by gruesome revelations concerning Planned Parenthood...

Ethics Commission’s Future Foreshadowed in Wisconsin
After years of legal battles, First Amendment advocates in Wisconsin have scored a big win and it...

Houston’s Funny Numbers
At this point many people in and around the Bayou City have come to the same conclusion—Houston’s broke....