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With Clock Ticking, Texas House Faces Pileup of Legislation After Slow Start
Early in the session, the House took frequent long weekends and delayed committee activity, a pace that has now come back to haunt the chamber as the deadline looms.
Plan To Protect Kids From Sexual Content in Public Libraries Passes House
Time is running short for the Texas GOP priority to pass the Senate and go to the governor.
Texas House Rejects Mexican Guest Worker Program
9 Republicans joined Democrats in an attempt to create the guest worker program.
Texas Senators Approve Measure Strengthening Right to Self-Defense
While Texas is already a castle doctrine state, individuals whom a grand jury declines to prosecute may still face civil action after exercising self-defense.
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Kaufman Joins Second Amendment Counties, Collin Up Next
After the Texas Legislature failed to act this session to protect the rights of law-abiding gun owners, a growing number of Texas counties are declaring themselves Second Amendment “sanctuaries.” In the past week, seven Texas counties, including Metroplex-area...
Former Potter County Official Joins 13th Congressional District Race
Another Republican candidate has announced his candidacy in the race to replace retiring U.S. Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-Clarendon). Republican Richard Herman launched his bid to replace Thornberry last week, saying that he plans to run a campaign with a focus on veterans...
Commentary: Why I Can’t Support Jared Patterson for Re-Election
I have been a loyal donor and supporter of State Rep. Jared Patterson (R–Frisco) since he first ran for state representative in 2014. Unfortunately, his performance in his first session this past spring revealed that he wasn’t prepared for the pressure that comes from...
Lone Star Agenda Organizer Pens Open Letter to Abbott, Patrick
Last week, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick wrote a lengthy campaign email addressing the Lone Star Agenda, a package of conservative reforms to be passed during a special session intended to unite voters ahead of the upcoming elections. Now Don Dyer, an Austin-based business...
Round Up: Lawmakers on the Lone Star Agenda
The results of the 2019 legislative session have been labeled “purple” by grassroots activists, while Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has said he was “frustrated” conservative priorities were not adopted. That led to citizens around the state to create the Lone Star Agenda—11...
Austin Creating $8M Homeless Hotel
AUSTIN — Amid a citywide homeless crisis, city hall has a new plan: spend $8 million to put up 81 people in a homeless hotel. Last week, the Austin City Council unanimously agreed to buy the southeast Rodeway Inn and convert it to a hotel for homeless people....
Growing List of Lawmakers Commit to Lone Star Agenda
The list of lawmakers supporting the Lone Star Agenda, a package of conservative reforms to be passed during a special session, is continuing to grow. The platform of policies is intended to unite voters ahead of the 2020 elections, and several more legislators have...
Granger’s Agency Defies Fort Worth’s Mayor on Panther Island
After 16 years of delays and cost overruns exploding to over $1.17 billion, a local government bureaucracy—in defiance of the Fort Worth City Council—is refusing to follow recommended reforms for the redevelopment scheme known as Panther Island. Panther Island, a...
Midland School Bond Election Saga Continues With Recount
It’s an election that divided voters in the community and seemingly won’t end. The $569 million bond proposal put forth by the Midland Independent School District board bounced back and forth in the headlines from narrowly passing to failing, with the final results...