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Deliberation Begins in Ken Paxton Impeachment Trial
Paxton’s attorney Tony buzbee declared, “The Bush era in Texas ends today.”
Fort Worth ISD Says They’ve Discontinued ‘Inclusivity’ Training for Music Teachers
The training used during the 2022-2023 school year instructed music teachers on how to create an “inclusive” classroom environment for gender-confused students.
Legislating Morals
All law is a matter of morality; the only question is if that law is in keeping with, or foreign to, the moral precepts of holy scripture.
Senate Prepares for Vote in Paxton Impeachment Trial
Both the prosecution and defense have rested their case.
The Archive
HCC Corruption Investigator Has Political Ties to District
After the backlash over Houston Community College Trustee Chris Oliver’s bribery indictment, the college has hired counsel for an internal review of their procurement process. However, one of the co-counsel is a political donor to another board trustee, leading some...
Texas Freedom Caucus Calls for GOP Meeting on Speaker Selection
Conservative lawmakers in the Texas House are calling for Republicans to choose the House Speaker in the GOP caucus, free from Democrat influence. On Thursday the conservative Texas Freedom Caucus sent a letter to House Republican Caucus Chairman Tan...
Forced Annexation & Texans
In Texas, a city can annex any adjacent land without respect for the will of the people. Senator Donna Campbell filed SB 715 to bring much needed reform to annexation by cities in Texas. SB 715 passed the Texas Senate. Upon passage, Speaker Joe Straus referred this...
Liberty County Republicans Pass Resolution Condemning Joe Straus
Joining the growing list of county Republican parties condemning Texas Speaker Joe Straus for his repeated obstruction of conservative reforms, the Liberty County Republican Party unanimously passed a resolution of “no confidence” in the speaker and recommended...
TMA Moving to Obstruct Abbott’s Agenda
A prominent lobby organization appears to be moving to attack Gov. Greg Abbott’s agenda by threatening to oppose one of his twenty reforms – after signing a letter agreeing to remain neutral on the issue just months ago. When Abbott called lawmakers back to Austin for...
Leaked TAB Documents Reveal LGBT Funding
For years, the Texas Association of Business has declined from being a pro-business, free-market organization to a fixture of the Austin lobby dedicated to defending corporate handouts. But during the last legislative session, the organization shifted radically to the...
Texas Taxpayers Are Funding Their Political Opposition
Texas taxpayers have little say in how much a large portion of their property taxes increase. To the surprise of no one, local governments such as cities and counties would prefer to keep it that way. Even worse, local governments are spending taxpayer money to...
Key Voter Fraud Bill Awaits House Action
Texas House lawmakers are slowly moving toward passing mail-in ballot reforms to crack down on voter fraud. The Senate passed its version of the long-overdue legislation last week. House Bill 184 by State Rep. Craig Goldman (R-Fort Worth), which aims to deter and...
Democrat Announces Plan to Challenge Governor Greg Abbott
Shortly after officially announcing that he would be seeking re-election, Gov. Greg Abbott now has a Democrat opponent in the race. Dallas businessman Jeffrey Payne told reporters last week that he intends to throw his hat into the ring and campaign as a Democrat for...