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State Rep. Harrison Calls for End to UT Gender Studies Dept. After Attending ‘Transgender Conference’
Harrison said that he will advocate for ending all UT Austin state funding unless the school terminates the department.
19 GOP County Chairs Urge Support for Closed Primary Legislation
The chairs represent some of the largest counties in Texas.
State Issues Cease-and-Desist to Islamic Group Over Funeral Violations
The announcement comes after Abbott revealed that a dozen state agencies are investigating potential illegal activity tied to the controversial EPIC City project.
Groups Warn Texas Ethics Commission Is Chilling Citizen Speech
The Institute for Free Speech warned that Texas’ interpretation of lobbying could have ensnared the Founding Fathers themselves.
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Auditor’s Report: Dallas County Spent at Least $24 million on Risky Business Venture
The Texas Scorecard has obtained a report from the Dallas County Auditor that sheds light on the costly price tag taxpayers have been forced to pay for a risky business venture between Dallas County and a government lobby group. TechShare.Court is one of two TechShare...
Who will Lawmakers Listen to on Property Tax Reform?
The Senate Property Tax Committee will hold its first meeting this week, and lawmakers will be presented with an abundance of public testimony regarding Senate Bill 2, the Senate version of the newly-announced property tax reform proposal. In...
Frisco Mayor Doubles Down Against Property Tax Reform
Frisco Mayor Jeff Cheney is continuing his campaign against property tax reform that would give citizens more control of their own money. On February 2, Cheney took to social media and debated Collin County Judge Chris Hill over pro-taxpayer changes to state law. The...
Commentary: Congress Has a Little Time to Get Immigration Right
After refusing for weeks to negotiate over border security “until the government is open,” the bluff has been called on congressional Democrats. Congress has until February 15 to craft a border security package ahead of what could be yet another partial government...
Mayor Urges Registrar to “Resist Efforts” to Investigate Voter Rolls
In a sharply worded letter today, Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner told the Harris County Voter Registrar to “resist efforts to disenfranchise lawfully registered voters.” In a letter sent to Ann Harris Bennett, Harris County’s Tax Assessor-Collector and Voter...
South Texas Republicans Energized for 2020
For years, South Texas has been a Democrat stronghold in the Lone Star State. Republicans in one South Texas county are on a mission to change that. Conservatives from across the county recently gathered in Laredo for the kickoff organizational meeting of the Webb...
Republican Named to Dallas Family District Court
Top-rated attorney Ashley Wysocki is set to become Dallas County's lone Republican district court judge. Wysocki was appointed this week to the 254th District Court, a state family court, by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott. Wysocki is a family law specialist at Fox Rothschild...
Property Tax Committee Hearing Set in the Senate
The fight for property tax reform in the Texas Legislature has officially begun, with a hearing scheduled for the Senate Committee on Property Tax scheduled for Wednesday, February 6. After identical property tax reform legislation was filed in...
Frisco Mayor Calls Property Tax Reform “Nonsense”
Frisco’s mayor said publicly yesterday he expects State Rep. Jared Patterson (R–Frisco) to vote against a popular property tax reform proposal that mirrors a 2018 ballot referendum supported by more than 90 percent of Republican primary voters.On...