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Texas Educrats Push Community Engagement at Convention
School district trustees and administrators are facing public calls for the legislature to pass education reforms.
Will the Texas Power Grid Weather the Winter?
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas has previously come under fire for failing to provide power during extreme weather events.
Texas Plants Flag on Border Island
Law enforcement is clearing Fronton Island to halt criminal cartel activity.
ANALYSIS: On the Ground in Colony Ridge
The legislature is set to address the controversial development in an upcoming special session.
The Archive
Big Government’s Shine
Most big-government Republicans try to hide their anti-taxpayer ways, so in that regard Hugh Shine’s ugly honesty might be commendable. Yet that will be little consolation for taxpayers suffering under one of the nation’s most oppressive property tax schemes. And the...
Allegations of Nepotism Arise in School Scholarship Programs
Elected officials at Weslaco Independent School District have awarded a large number of scholarships to their family members and others related to district staff. Parents and students who pay into a variety of student benefit programs – many of which are low-income...
San Antonio Runoff Results
A new mayor and several new councilmen take the reins in San Antonio after Saturday’s runoffs, which saw several incumbents ushered out. Without a doubt the biggest upset of the evening: incumbent Mayor Ivy Taylor was defeated by former Councilman Ron Nirenberg in...
Midland to See $195 Million Bond on November Ballot
The almost year-long rumor that a road bond could be on the horizon for the city of Midland was recently confirmed by Council Member J. Ross Lacy, who told the Midland Reporter Telegram he plans to place a $195 million bond on the November ballot – the largest in the...
Metroplex Runoff Results
Results of Saturday’s local runoff elections across the Metroplex were mostly good news for conservative and reform-minded candidates – and a blow to Democrat-endorsed candidates. Four of five Texas Democrat Party-endorsed local candidates across the state lost their...
Texas Teachers’ Union Reforming Its Dues Collection
When it comes to ending the practice of government entities collecting and remitting union membership dues in Texas, often referred to as paycheck protection, unions breathlessly complain about the burden of having to do it themselves. A hot button issue during the...
All Eyes On Abbott
That sound you heard last week was establishment heads exploding in and around the Texas Capitol as Gov. Greg Abbott announced a robust reform agenda for legislators to tackle starting July 18. In calling the legislature back, Abbott is giving the obstructionist House...
Opportunity for Abbott to Fight for Free Market
Despite Republicans controlling both chambers of the Texas Legislature, two major assaults on the free market made their way through this session. Now, Gov. Greg Abbott will have to decide if he will allow them to pass or use his veto pen to defend taxpayers. On...
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...