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Professors Protest Proposal to End Tenure at Texas Universities
The bill is a priority of Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick.
Odendhal: ‘A Republic, Madam, If You Can Keep It!’
“We are a Republic! A Republic is ruled, governed by the Constitution, not people or majority votes.”
‘Leadership Matters’: Texas GOP Chairman Says House is ‘Adversarial’ to Republican Voters
While the party has been focused on its eight legislative priorities, those aren’t the only bills Rinaldi says he wants to see passed.
Ted Cruz Blasts US Homeland Security Secretary: ‘You’re Incompetent at Your Job’
“Mr. Secretary, I want to say to you right now, your behavior is disgraceful and the deaths, the children assaulted, the children raped, they are at your feet.”
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Pro-LGBTQ Resolution Pulled From House Calendar Following Pressure
Following intense pressure from the Republican Party of Texas and conservative activists, the Texas House will not be voting on a controversial resolution to honor gay activists. The chamber was set to consider another resolution honoring Victor Holmes and Mark...
Ending Our Screwball Election Calendar
Do you know when your local city council elections are? How about your local school board elections? What about elections for MUD districts? Water districts? Hospital districts? Your community college board? The fact is that most Texans don’t know when these important...
Poll: Texas GOP Voters Want to Defund DEI-friendly Universities
When it comes to controversial Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion policies being utilized in Texas taxpayer-funded universities, a new poll reveals Texas Republicans believe funding should be pulled from institutions implementing woke policies. With DEI becoming a more...
Texas Education Agency Announces Takeover of Houston Independent School District
After a delay of more than three years, the Texas Education Agency announced it is temporarily taking over Houston Independent School District, the largest school district in the state, to address a number of ongoing problems. Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath,...
President Joe Biden Calls for Stronger Implementation of Red-flag Laws
U.S. President Joe Biden issued an executive order Tuesday calling for additional gun control measures and stronger implementation of last year’s “Bipartisan Safer Communities Act,” which included enhanced gun background checks for individuals under 21 years old and...
Texas Senate Unanimously Confirms Jane Nelson as Secretary of State
For the first time since 2017, the Texas Senate has confirmed a secretary of state, approving former State Sen. Jane Nelson in a 31-0 unanimous decision. The secretary serves as the state’s chief election officer, as well as chief international protocol officer and...
Texas House Prioritizes Removing Rogue Prosecutors
As some Texas district and county attorneys refuse to prosecute certain crimes, Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan says he will prioritize legislation to remove prosecutors who pick and choose which crimes to punish. State Rep. David Cook (R–Mansfield) has filed multiple...
Report: Senate Property Tax Plan ‘Falls Short’
While both chambers of the Texas Legislature are touting plans for the “biggest property tax cut in history,” a new analysis from the Huffines Liberty Foundation says the Senate’s plan “falls short.” Written by former State Sen. Don Huffines and Bill Peacock, their...
Transparency in Texas Becoming an Endangered Species
“The very word ‘secrecy’ is repugnant in a free and open society, and we are as a people inherently and historically opposed to secret societies, to secret oaths and to secret proceedings,” President John F. Kennedy told the American Newspaper Publishers Association...