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Two Texas Lawmakers Call for Special Session to Secure the Border
State Reps. Harrison and Schaefer are asking Gov. Abbott to call the legislature back immediately.
Will AG Ken Paxton Challenge John Cornyn for US Senate Seat?
Paxton hinted at a possible 2026 challenge in an interview with Tucker Carlson.
Southern Border Continues to See a Surge In Illegal Alien Crossings
Texans for Strong Borders says Texas must take the lead to stop the invasion.
How Close is Texas to Passing School Choice?
School choice advocates are hopeful that lawmakers will pass meaningful education reforms during a special legislative session next month.
The Archive
Austin ISD Considering Massive $1.5 Billion Bond
Austin taxpayers may be staring down the barrel of even more debt this year – if AISD approves a mind-blowing $1.5 billion school bond for the November ballot. Austin Independent School District trustees have before them an ambitious $1.5 billion worth of tax-funded...
Gun Owners Frustrated with Abbott
When Gov. Greg Abbott announced that he would be calling lawmakers back to Austin for a special session of conservative reforms, many grassroots activists were thrilled with the ambitious agenda of twenty items he assigned lawmakers. But Texas gun owners are rankled...
Odessa News Organization Sues City Council
The backlash resulting from Odessa City Council’s recent violation of the Texas Open Meetings Act just reached a new level – spurring on a lawsuit filed by one of the city’s local news outlets, The Odessa American. The violation occurred when Odessa City Council...
Mayor Announces November Election for $1 Billion in Bonds
After a contentious Houston city council Budget Committee hearing over the issuance of $1 billion in pension obligation bonds, Mayor Turner announced via Twitter that the city will proceed with placing the item on the ballot. The Houston pension reform bill authored...
Dallas County’s Tax-Subsidized School Bus Agency on Brink of Collapse
The “outlook remains negative” for Dallas County’s taxpayer-subsidized school bus bureaucracy that just defaulted on millions in debt payments. After years of mismanagement, scandal-plagued Dallas County Schools failed to make debt payments that were due June 1. That...
Bexar County Joins SB 4 Lawsuit
Against the recommendation of the district attorney’s office, Bexar County Commissioners’ Court voted unanimously yesterday morning to join the City of San Antonio’s lawsuit against the state over SB 4 being signed into law. Last week, the Mexican American Legal...
Final State Budget Highlights Restraint and Areas for Improvement
When government growth outpaces the people it serves, ordinary citizens lose. At the end of the current 2016-17 fiscal biennium, Texas government will have spent more than $1.2 trillion in a little over the last 14 years. This amount represents an 11.8 percent...
City of San Antonio Joins MALDEF Suit Against SB 4
Despite the mayor’s disapproval, another Texas city will be joining a lawsuit with several other municipalities against SB 4 – the state’s newly enacted ‘sanctuary cities’ bill. On Thursday, San Antonio City Council decided during a secret executive session to join...
Abbott Sets Stage for Taxpayer Victories in Special Session
At a press conference Tuesday afternoon, Gov. Greg Abbott announced that he would be calling a special session of the Texas Legislature starting July 18th to address a bevy of conservative priorities the legislature failed to pass during the 140-day regular session....