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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.
Former Houston ISD Official on Trial for Corruption
A Houston ISD official and a district vendor were initially indicted in December 2021 on multiple charges, with additional tax-related counts added in April 2022.
Allen ISD Teacher on Leave Over ‘Inappropriate Communication’ With Students
Another district employee was arrested for online solicitation of a minor—the second in two months.
This Time, Texas MUST Win!
Texas can ban communist China from buying land in the Lone Star State.
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South Texas Woman Uses Dead Person’s Identity for Mail Ballot Voter Fraud
In the state's latest prosecution of voter fraud, authorities have arrested a South Texas woman for using a dead person’s identity to vote illegally in the March 2016 Democratic primary election in Starr County. Bernice Annette Garza is accused of signing and...
A Big Step in the Right Direction: Examining the Big 3’s Property Tax Reform Plan
Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, and Texas House Speaker Dennis Bonnen have announced the long-anticipated “big bill” on property tax reform for legislators to consider during the 86th Texas Legislative Session. In an unprecedented move,...
New Toll Roads Coming to Austin
Austinites will soon have some traffic relief on a major roadway—for a hefty price, that is. On Thursday morning, the Texas Transportation Commission approved a plan to improve US 183 North, a section of the state highway that runs from Loop 1 up to RM 620 in North...
New Lubbock Commissioners Fulfill Campaign Promise, Cut Own Salaries
It’s not often someone takes issue with being paid too much, but two newly elected Lubbock county commissioners have done just that. Commissioners Jason Corley and Chad Seay recently took action to dramatically reduce their take-home pay from the county, quickly...
Landgraf Leads The Fight Against Child Trafficking
While Democrats and the liberal media continue to deny a crisis exists at the southern border, Texans come face to face with atrocities in our border region on a daily basis. Now, one West Texas lawmaker has introduced legislation to equip state law enforcement to...
Conroe Settles Lawsuit with Groundwater District
A settlement has been reached between the City of Conroe and the Lone Star Groundwater Conservation district, bringing an end to a years long legal battle between the two government entities.Conroe filed a lawsuit against the LSGCD in 2015 in response to...
Austin City Officials Building Wall to Stop Crime
Austin city officials are building a wall downtown to help deter crime. Amid the nation’s border security crisis, Texas’ liberal capital city seems to be following President Trump’s new slogan of “Build a wall and crime will fall.” Downtown off Red River Street near...
Governor, House, and Senate Leaders Unite on Property Tax Reform Plan
At a jointly held press conference Thursday morning, Gov. Greg Abbott, Texas House Speaker Dennis Bonnen, and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick announced the filing of HB2 and SB2, their consensus property tax reform plan.“One thing that we know is that people in the...
Democrats Target Due Process, Gun Rights
Despite having received widespread condemnation last year by state leaders, Democrats in the Texas Legislature continue to march forward in their attempts to strip law-abiding gun owners of their Second Amendment rights by filing “Red Flag” legislation in the Texas...