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Wayne Richard Launches Campaign for Texas House
Richard is challenging State Rep. Matt Shaheen in the Republican primary for House District 66.
Northwest ISD Principal Charged with Sexual Abuse of a Child
Mose Brown is an assistant principal at Eaton High School.
Tarrant County Commissioners Reject Funding for Girls Inc.
The group has criticized Texas for pro-life and pro-women legislation.
Parents Blast Plano School Board Over Sexually Explicit Books
State law allows school district officials to remove material that is harmful to minors or has no educational value.
The Archive
House Republicans Come Out Against Abbott on Protecting Privacy
House Speaker Joe Straus and his allies killed legislation to protect privacy and business freedom in the regular session. And now, to the delight of the state’s homosexual activist lobby, they’re moving to scuttle the issue once again during the special session...
Misguided Pit Bull Bans Demonstrate Need for Preemption
As the gears on the special session bus begin to turn, many opponents of Gov. Greg Abbott’s agenda are firing attacks from their respective cities demanding that state lawmakers stop preempting their “local control." Unfortunately for city and county officials, the...
Legislature Set to Crack Down on Mail Ballot Fraud
When Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced his priorities for the special legislative session that started Tuesday, he included “cracking down on mail-in ballot fraud” among them. Texans are understandably concerned about this type of voter fraud as multiple criminal...
Fired Denton Utility Managers Sued City Over Suspensions
A convoluted case pitting city officials against city employees is getting more complicated, leaving residents wondering when they’ll get the accountability they deserve. Two Denton Municipal Electric managers who were put on paid administrative leave while the city...
Tinderholt Seeks Penalties for Democrat Quorum-Busting
Taking up right where they left off a month and a half ago, conservative members of the Texas House began the special session by fighting back against efforts by Democrats and liberal Republicans to scuttle Gov. Greg Abbott’s conservative agenda. State Rep. Tony...
Democrats Confirm Aim of School Finance Reform is Income Tax
At a press conference on Monday that was supposed to center on Democrat messaging, one lawmaker let the cat out of the bag that their ultimate aim in pushing for “school finance reform” is a state income tax. Earlier in the day, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick told attendees at...
Abbott Calls for Citizens to Hold Lawmakers Accountable
Speaking to a crowd of supporters at the Texas Public Policy Foundation the day before the special session begins, Gov. Greg Abbott was direct and forceful about the agenda he’s asked lawmakers to address over the next 30 days. Shortly after the conclusion of the...
Houston Firefighters Deliver Petitions
This morning members of the Houston Professional Firefighters Association stood on the steps of City Hall flanked by boxes of citizen signed petitions they say are more than enough to ensure ballot placement this fall for pay parity between their department and the...
Collin County Gets It Right on Property Rights
Texas property owners in Collin County have won two important legal victories for private property rights, personal liberty, and limits on local government overreach that could impact how future disputes are resolved – or avoided. In both cases, the city of McKinney...