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Harris County Commissioners Pass ‘Book Sanctuary’ Resolution
Opponents say the resolution seeks to protect vile and pornographic material.
Travis and Smith County GOPs Support Censure of House Speaker Phelan
Support for the original Orange County censure continues to grow as local parties take issue with Phelan’s violations of Republican principles and priorities.
Gillespie County GOP Replaces Chairman Who Quit After Hand-Count Vote
The local Republican party is moving forward with plans to use hand-counted paper ballots in the March 2024 primary.
Fort Worth ISD Reportedly Wants Fewer White Employees
The “secret and rogue” Racial Equity Committee and the Executive Director of Strategic Recruitment are allegedly leading the charge in hiring less white employees.
The Archive
Patrick Demands Texas House Pass Conservative Reforms or Face a Special Session
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick is drawing a line in the sand for House Speaker Joe Straus and his lieutenants, demanding that the House pass conservative reforms that have so far been blocked or face a special session. At a press conference Wednesday morning, Patrick told...
Court of Appeals Stays Paxton Prosecution Pending Hearing on Judge
The Dallas Court of Appeals has stayed further proceedings in the prosecution of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton pending a hearing on Paxton’s petition for mandamus and prohibition against Judge George Gallagher. In his petition for writ of mandamus and writ of...
Where Do Government Services Come From?
Rhetoric from local politicians opposing property tax reform has escalated in recent days, specifically in testimony before the Texas House Ways and Means Committee. It brings to mind something I recently read in a book of Ronald Reagan’s hand written notes:...
Dallas County’s ‘Junk’ Bus Bureaucracy Is Downgraded Again
In the latest blow to Dallas’s problem-plagued bus bureaucracy, Moody’s again downgraded the credit rating of Dallas County Schools, this time to “junk bond” status. The downgrade is bound to affect how the Texas Legislature decides to deal with the financially...
Where Do Texas Homeowners Pay the Highest Property Taxes?
Texas homeowners pay the fourth-highest property tax bills in the nation, when home values are taken into account. Despite Texans clamoring for real reform and relief, state lawmakers in the Texas House failed to deliver when they diluted and defanged the Senate’s...
Colton Driver: Breaking Boundaries
It’s often said that apathy is one of the greatest enemies of democracy. Thankfully, there are people like Colton Driver of Stephenville who lead by example – demonstrating that political activism isn’t as daunting as some may believe, and with perseverance, can be...
Exposed: Failed House Leadership
Members of the Texas Freedom Caucus publicly exposed an uncomfortable truth about the coalition government of liberal Republicans and Democrats running Texas’ lower legislative chamber: In their zeal to squash conservative priorities, House leadership has ignored the...
Texas Senate Working Overtime to Address House Failures
After dragging their feet all session, the Texas House is far behind where they wanted to be on the Calendar and bills they wanted to pass. The result has been a deluge that has clogged up the works in the Texas Senate, which has otherwise been humming along like a...
Legislation to Prevent “Passing the Trash” Becomes Law
With about three weeks left of the 85th legislative session, another priority of Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has become law. Senate Bill 7, sponsored by State Sen. Paul Bettencourt (R–Houston) prevents the practice known as “Passing the Trash,” a problem that has been...