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Kyle Kacal Announces Retirement after Voting Against School Choice
Since entering the legislature, Kacal has worked against conservative reforms and sided with Democrats to expand government.
Ron DeSantis Files for Texas Primary
DeSantis is the third candidate to file on the Republican ballot in Texas.
Illegal Border Crossers Given GPS Coordinates to Enter Texas
It has been previously reported that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has coordinated mass swims across the Rio Grande.
Will Gov. Greg Abbott Call Another Special Session?
At different times, Abbott has given different answers on the possibility of additional special sessions.
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Decision Texas, Houston, Local
Houston Mayoral Race Heads to Runoff
Since none of the 17 candidates on the Houston mayoral ballot received 50 percent or more of the votes on November 7, the top two candidates are headed for a runoff election later this year. The two contenders are career Democrat politicians who currently hold higher...
Decision Texas, Houston, Local
Cleveland ISD Taxpayers Reject $125 Million Bond
Residents in Cleveland Independent School District voted against the district’s $125 million bond for five major projects. With interest, the bond would have cost local property taxpayers $282 million—more than double the dollar amount shown on the ballot. CISD...
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Prosper ISD Passes 3 Bonds Totaling $2.7 Billion; Stadium Bond Fails
Voters in Prosper Independent School District approved three of four bond propositions on Tuesday’s ballot, obligating local property taxpayers to repay $2.7 billion in bond debt. However, they rejected a proposal to build the most expensive high school football...
Study: Educating Illegal Aliens Costs Texas Taxpayers Over $7 Billion Annually
The cost to Texas taxpayers of educating illegal aliens exceeds $7 billion a year, according to a new study from the Huffines Liberty Foundation. In the last fiscal year, nearly 2.5 million illegal aliens were encountered on the southern border by U.S. Customs and...
Tarrant County GOP Urges Gov. Abbott to Fix Primary Elections
As the fourth special session begins, the Tarrant County GOP is urging Governor Greg Abbott to add primary election legislation to the next call. During the 88th Regular Session, the Texas Legislature passed Senate Bill 924 by State Sen. Drew Springer (R–Muenster)....
Special Election for House Seat Goes to a Runoff
Two candidates are heading to a runoff in the special election for House District 2. Encompassing Hunt, Van Zandt, and Hopkins counties, the seat was opened up in May after State Rep. Bryan Slaton, a Republican from Royse City, was expelled from the House. The open...
Texas Voters Approve All But One Constitutional Amendment
Texas voters approved 13 amendments to the Texas Constitution on the November ballot. The only proposed amendment that failed to pass was Proposition 13, which sought to increase the mandatory age of retirement for state justices and judges. Each amendment was...
U.S. 5th Circuit Hears Galveston County Redistricting Appeal
In a voting rights case that could transform how electoral boundaries are drawn across Texas and beyond, the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments as to why Galveston County’s challenged redistricting plan should stand. At issue is whether the county...
Abbott Calls Fourth Special Session on School Choice, Border Security
After school choice and border security legislation failed to reach his desk during the most recent special session, Gov. Greg Abbott is calling lawmakers back to the capitol once again. In his announcement of the fourth special session, Abbott said there was more...