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Travis County Attorney Says DPS Troopers Increase Her Workload
Delia Garza said the additional caseload slows down the processing of all cases.
Report: Biden Administration Funds Texas Drug Recovery Group Distributing Crack Pipes
The organization received $800,000 in federal grant money last year.
Elon Musk Visits Texas-Mexico Border to Expose Crisis
Musk was joined by U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales, whom the Texas GOP censured for violating party principles.
West Texas County Restricts Abortion Trafficking on Its Highways
The new ordinance makes the county a “sanctuary for the unborn.”
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Burton Encourages Fort Worth To ‘Stand Firm’ Against Illegal Immigration
With the Fort Worth City Council poised to consider joining a lawsuit protecting sanctuary cities, the area's state senator is defending the "commonsense policy" adopted by lawmakers earlier this year. City council members are expected to consider a proposal in which...
Lawrence R. Gelman: Dr. Common Sense
Dr. Lawrence Richard Gelman wears many hats in the Rio Grande Valley, including anesthesiologist, hospital administrator, author, film producer, media personality, and conservative activist. A distinguished physician, Dr. Gelman is a second-generation Polish-American...
House Fails to Strengthen Watered Down Property Tax Protection
A valiant attempt by the Texas Freedom Caucus to fix a watered-down property tax reform measure failed on the house floor tonight. A minority of House Republicans joined Democrats to prevent lawmakers from strengthening a key provision of the bill. Conservatives want...
How Should Conservatives Fix Property Tax Bill?
Texas taxpayers should celebrate the fact that an important property tax reform bill will reach the House floor on Saturday. But if it’s going to be meaningful, conservatives will have to fix the heavily watered-down bill. The Texas Senate weakened Senate Bill 1 prior...
Byron Cook Fails to Block House Debate on Property Tax Reform
The Texas House Speaker’s top lieutenant – and killer of all things conservative – joined three Democrats to block the House from even considering a dramatically watered-down property tax reform bill. Fortunately, the effort failed. Outside the Capitol, the only...
Could a 4B Loss be a Win for Midland Roads?
A road bond proposal led by Midland City Councilmember J. Ross Lacy is set to be voted on by city council Tuesday with a substantially smaller price tag than initially proposed. Due to concerns raised by residents and council members over the hike in property tax...
Is Jane Nelson The “Biggest Spender”?
A senior state lawmaker cried foul after a news organization – the Texas Monitor – turned a spotlight on her spending habits, alleging that the revelations are untrue. Texas Scorecard’s investigations reveal what is, as Nelson says, “fake news,” and what is fact. In...
Straus’ JV Team Puts Foot in Mouth, Again
The same morning hundreds of people from across the state gathered in support of common sense reform in front of the capitol steps, a Dallas lawmaker was busy ridiculing them. This time, he found his spotlight in the form of bashing the same conservative movement he...
Listen Up, GOP
There should be a notice to all state and local Republican Party leaders, that GOP Party supporters do not exist to serve the will of the Party, but rather the Party should reflect their politics. If it doesn’t then the Party must change or fail. For example, Texas...