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Tren de Aragua Gang Member Captured by ICE in San Antonio
The 27-year-old is reportedly also the suspected shooter in an ongoing attempted murder investigation.
Texas Commission on Jail Standards Requests Attorney General Intervention in Harris County Jail
The Harris County Jail has been out of compliance with state standards since 2022.
Texas Senate Committee Approves $6 Billion in Property Tax Relief
The proposed relief would be split between a homestead exemption increase and school district tax rate compression.
House Lawmaker Proposes Abolishing State Education Bureaucracy, Transferring Power To Elected Board
The TEA, created in 1949, currently oversees more than 1,200 independent school districts and numerous charter schools.
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Commentary: The Underlying Numbers
In the last couple of days, the new Morning Consult American electorate tracking poll (1/18-22; 1,996 US registered voters; 35% self-identified Democrats; 33% Independent; 32% Republican) captured media attention because it released a national Democratic presidential...
Georgetown Loses Millions on Green Energy Gamble
The City of Georgetown made a costly blunder, and residents are now paying for it. City officials lost millions of taxpayer dollars after a failed gamble on green energy, and now Georgetown residents will pay higher electricity bills to help make up the losses. The...
Commentary: My Experience at the March for Life
For 46 years, thousands of people from across the country have gathered in Washington D.C. each January in the March for Life. The annual event is held to commemorate the January 22, 1973 Roe v Wade Supreme Court decision, to mourn the 60 million babies who have been...
Conservative Lawmakers Look to End Abuse of “Legislative Fast-Track”
When most people imagine the process by which the legislature passes a piece of legislation, they likely conjure up images of fiery debates, pro and con speeches, and votes all on the record. Sure, this is the process for some legislation—especially high-profile items...
Bonnen Responds to Criticism from Gun Rights Activists
After receiving criticism last week for his committee assignments from second amendment advocacy organizations, Texas House Speaker Dennis Bonnen (R–Angleton) is shrugging off the attacks. In a Facebook post on Saturday, Bonnen dismissed claims by the Texas Firearms...
7 Facts About Noncitizens Illegally Voting in Texas
Texas’ top election official revealed Friday that 95,000 individuals identified in the Texas Department of Public Safety database as non-U.S. citizens have registered to vote in Texas, and 58,000 of those have voted in one or more Texas elections. Here’s what Texans...
Supreme Court Overturns Sanctions in Pressley Election Challenge
The Texas Supreme Court on Friday overturned sanctions against former Austin city council candidate Laura Pressley and her attorney, finding a Travis County district court abused its discretion in 2015 when it found an election challenge she filed was frivolous. After...
How to Be a Young GOP Activist: Ask Sarah Nash
Sarah Nash was born in Pennsylvania, but soon after coming to Texas, she fell in love with this state. “Texas is the best place in the world, and I will die here,” she proclaims. After graduation, Sarah left Houston for New York to work in the fashion industry. When...
State Official: 58,000 Non-US Citizens Voted in Texas Elections
Texas’ top election official announced today that 58,000 people identified in a state database as noncitizens have voted in Texas elections, confirming a shocking reality that election integrity advocates have known for some time. In an alarming statement, Texas...