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Texas AG Sues ‘Big Pharma’ Company Eli Lilly for Bribery
Attorney General Paxton is calling out “Big Pharma” for compromising medical decision-making.
Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo Challenges Critics To Run Against Her
Hidalgo dismissed the removal effort as “a torpedo into the heart of democracy.”
AG Paxton Secures Commitment From Kellogg’s To Eliminate Artificial Dyes
The food giant had previously removed artificial coloring from cereals sold in countries with stricter ingredient safety requirements.
NIXON: ‘Texas Can Redraw Its Maps Anytime. And the Courts Agree.’
Far from destroying democracy, mid-decade redistricting reflects processes that are messy, political, and entirely accountable to voters.
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Police Investigating Two Belton ISD Employees for Alleged Misconduct
Police are investigating two Belton Independent School District employees for alleged misconduct in separate cases reported within a span of two weeks. On February 28, a South Belton Middle School staff member was placed on administrative leave after the district...
House Committee Considers Property Tax Relief in the Form of Tax Rate Compression
The Texas House Ways and Means Committee met Monday to consider a package of bills aimed at reducing Texans' property tax burden, with an emphasis on lowering school district tax rates through compression rather than increasing the homestead exemption. House Bill 8,...
Senators Hear From the Public on Parental Rights in Education
With the governor’s priority school choice legislation checked off their list, state senators are moving on to other proposals designed to empower Texas parents. The Texas Senate’s Committee on Education K-16 met last week to consider nearly a dozen measures relating...
Video: Colony Ridge Employees Say They Don’t Check Citizenship
Colony Ridge representatives told undercover journalists that they do not check the citizenship status of those seeking to buy land in the Liberty County development. According to the employees, the development is open to bulk land sales to foreign buyers. Sales...
Texas A&M Regents Ban On-Campus Drag Shows
The Texas A&M System Board of Regents passed a resolution banning drag shows across all 11 universities. The regents resolved that the system Chancellor John Sharp, TAMU President Mark A. Welsh III, and all other university presidents must take immediate action to...
‘Texas Strip’: Lone Star State Looks To Carve Out a New Name for a Classic Steak
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says he has a beef with the New York Strip. In an X post on Friday, Patrick announced he is cooking up a new initiative to rename the popular steak to the "Texas Strip," arguing that Texas, not New York, deserves recognition for its beef...
Senators Consider Stronger Safeguards Against Sexually Explicit Books in Schools
A state senator has re-introduced legislation to increase safeguards against sexually explicit books in school libraries. “The presence of sexually explicit books in school libraries is indeed still a problem in our state,” said State Sen. Angela Paxton (R-McKinney),...
Harris County Commissioners Ask Texas Legislature To Create 5 New District Courts
The Harris County Commissioners Court voted 3-1 to request that state lawmakers create five additional district courts. Commissioner Rodney Ellis voted no and County Judge Lina Hidalgo abstained. The vote followed a tense discussion about the cost and process of...
State Lawmaker Files TLR-Backed Measure Limiting Texans’ Free Speech
State Rep. Jeff Leach has filed a measure targeting a state law that protects citizens from abusive lawsuits. Earlier this month, Leach (R-Allen) filed House Bill 2459. The measure would cut into the First Amendment protections first outlined in HB 2973 of 2011,...