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Dan Patrick Appoints New Counsel for Paxton Impeachment Trial
Patrick’s previous choice declined the offer after campaign finance reports revealed a close relationship with those seeking to impeach Attorney General Ken Paxton.
Texas DPS Officer Sounds Alarm on Border Invasion
Lt. Christopher Olivarez said Texans “can’t be deceived” by illegal entry numbers.
Katy ISD Board to Consider New Gender Policy
The new policy would prohibit staff from providing instructional materials on gender ideology and focus on parental authority.
Richardson ISD Wins Grant to Promote ‘LGBTQ+ Identity’ in Schools
The district is using the grant money to revive its on-campus Gay-Straight Alliance club, now known as the Gender & Sexuality Alliance.
The Archive
Matt Stringer: A Diamond in the Rough for Liberty
Born in Odessa, raised in the beautiful Fort Davis area, and once again claiming Odessa as home, Matt Stringer is a proud West Texan and liberty advocate whose passion for politics began quite organically. By trade, he is a professional bench jeweler and helps his...
Conservative Legislation Scrapped into “Flaming Bags of Junk”
Though much of House Speaker Joe Straus’ Texas Tribune interview this week centered on a whopper of a lie concerning the death of union dues legislation, it also featured a Jason Villalba-esque admission of guilt concerning the defeat of other bills. As previously...
North Texas Cities: Top 20 Highest Spenders
Complexity is the enemy of transparency. Unfortunately for Texans seeking to hold their local governments accountable on fiscal issues, local budgets, and financial statements are hopelessly complex. For example, the City of Irving’s annual budget is over 490 pages,...
Houston Reforms
With the first three Houston mayoral debates completed, campaign rhetoric revolving around municipal reforms is heating up. Two ideas in particular warrant a deeper look—one directed at Houston’s crime lab known as the Houston Forensic Science Center (HFSC), and...
Taking Credit for Gutting Tax Cuts
House Republicans are retrospectively arriving at a sweeping consensus—not enough was done to curb property tax increases. But if members supporting the coalition government of liberal House Republicans and Democrats had their way, Texans would pay even more. That’s...
Straus’ Revisionist History
In a recent interview, liberal House Speaker Joe Straus was asked to respond to allegations from many, including Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, that conservative bills went to House Calendars only to die without a vote. Citing the example of SB 1968 by State Sen. Joan Huffman...
House Tax Revision
In the days since the legislative session ended, House Speaker Joe Straus and his coalition government of Democrats and liberal Republicans has been bragging about passing the very tax cuts they had opposed. “We cut taxes,” Straus bragged in a statement issued by his...
Harless Claims Hijacked Ethics Bill “Was Never Going to Pass”
Just days after the end of the 84th legislative session, one state representative is admitting that provisions added to Gov. Greg Abbott’s landmark ethics legislation by the leadership of the Texas House were designed to kill the bill. State Rep. Patricia Harless...
Midland County and School Board Talk Taxes
In the petroleum-rich town of Midland, TX, the fluctuation of oil prices and population numbers weigh heavily on property tax-dependent entities, such as the school district and county. With last year’s dip in oil prices and the subsequent effect on mineral valuations...