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Senate Approves Plan for Property Tax Relief
Advocates are skeptical about claims it would be the “largest property tax cut ever in Texas history.”
4 Texas Republicans Vote to Support Federal Education Bureaucracy
U.S. Reps. Tony Gonzales (San Antonio), John Carter (Round Rock), Michael McCaul (Austin), and Kay Granger (Fort Worth) sided with Democrats.
North Texas ISD Would Be First to Ditch ‘Divisive’ School Board Association
Carroll ISD will consider exiting the Texas Association of School Boards at a March 27 board meeting.
Texas Senate Hears Testimony on Banning Children From Drag Events
“What world do we live in where we even have to have a platform to debate whether or not grown men in lingerie should be allowed to twerk and flirt with little children?”
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Texas House Lawmakers Discuss Pro-gambling Legislation
After Texas officials and lawmakers teased their support for expanding gambling and casinos, the Texas House State Affairs Committee heard testimony on several pieces of pro-gambling legislation this week. House Joint Resolution 102 by State Rep. Jeff Leach (R–Allen)...
Senators Told CRT, DEI Undermine Academic Freedom
Critical race theory is rooted in Marxism and by design leads to division, an expert told a Texas senator this week. That testimony came at a hearing on legislation that would prohibit taxpayer-funded colleges and universities from using CRT and the related push for...
School Choice Advocates Counter Democrat Arguments in Senate Committee Hearing
Just one day after a major school choice rally at the Texas Capitol, the Senate Education Committee heard testimony on legislation that would expand education options for students and their families. Gov. Greg Abbott made school choice a hallmark issue of his...
A Lost Right To Property
No religious text is more strongly in support of property rights than the Bible. The right of an individual to own property – fully and completely – is central to Scripture. Indeed, property rights are so intrinsic to Scripture, you find them twice in the Ten...
Libs of TikTok Exposes Woke Texas Pastors Group
In a social media post voicing opposition to school choice, a group called Pastors for Texas Children claimed it is "laughable" to think children in their rural schools would be taught a woke agenda, since "the local public school teachers and coaches also are the...
Texas ‘Trump Train’ Defendants Ask Court to Dismiss Democrats’ Attack on Free Speech
A Texas couple sued by Democrats for participating in a “Trump Train” in 2020 are asking a federal judge to dismiss the case as an anti-First Amendment attack on political free speech. “My clients were sued for nothing more than driving along I-35 with their Trump and...
Parents Support Plan to Keep Sexually Explicit Books Out of School Libraries
Parent-backed legislation to keep sexually explicit books out of school libraries drew hours of intense, and sometimes profane, testimony during a public hearing at the Texas Capitol this week that lasted until midnight. House Bill 900 by State Rep. Jared Patterson...
Texas Lawmakers Consider Legislation to Stop Activist District Attorneys
Both the Texas House Committee on the Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence and the Senate State Affairs Committee recently heard legislation that would assist in ensuring local district attorneys follow state law. Last summer, five Texas DAs—Jose Garza (Travis County),...
House to Finally Vote On Legislation, But No GOP Priorities
More than halfway into the Legislature’s session, the Texas House will finally consider its first set of bills. None of them, however, are priorities of either the Republican Party of Texas or Gov. Greg Abbott. Instead, the House Calendars Committee—chaired by State...