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Trump’s Executive Order Strengthens Election Laws
Texas already complies with most of the order’s sweeping election reforms.
Republicans Try Reviving Red-Light Camera Ticketing for School Buses
Opponents say photo-enforced ticketing is an unconstitutional form of policing that fails to make Texans safer.
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.
The Archive
Midland ISD Considers $545 Million Bond Proposal for May Ballot
Outsized population growth in the oil patch is being met with an outsized school bond proposal for 2019. At Monday night’s Midland Independent School District board meeting, trustees were presented with a detailed bond proposal that includes three ballot initiatives...
Commentary: Mike Toth for Texas Third Court of Appeals
I first met Mike Toth in December 2017 when I interviewed him as a candidate for Texas Third Court of Appeals. This high-profile court adjudicates civil and criminal appellate cases from lower courts in 24 Austin-area and Central Texas counties. Mike showed...
Houston Trustees Call Press Conference to Rehire Superintendent
The board of trustees for Texas’ largest school district called a press conference to backtrack on a surprise move made last week, the appointment of a new interim superintendent. The board announced their intention to vote on rescinding the hiring of a new interim...
Straus Sycophant Admits to Killing Bills Behind Closed Doors
A Straus lackey just admitted the one thing everyone knows but few talk about: Establishment Republicans want a secret process they can use to kill conservative bills. State Rep. Kyle Kacal (R–College Station) is one of the most liberal Republicans in the Texas...
Houston’s Ex-Press Secretary Accepts Plea Deal
Embattled former press secretary Darian Ward accepted a plea deal today offered by the Harris County District Attorney’s office for “abuse of official capacity.” The charges stem from Ward failing to turn over a number of records requested that dealt with her personal...
Fake Republicans Are What’s Wrong With the GOP
Republicans who pretend to embody conservative values on the campaign trail — while helping liberal Democrats defeat conservatives — are hurting the Republican Party. There’s a big difference between Republicans having a “big tent” philosophy, and outright switching...
Gun Owners of America Aims to Advance Texan’s Gun Rights
On an early September morning in the small Southwest Texas town of Balmorhea, locals gathered around attentively listening to Rachel Malone, the new Texas Director for Gun Owners of America. The event was one of a series of “Learn to Testify” events held by Malone...
Rumors: Clardy Campaigning on Coalition Government
A candidate running for speaker of the Texas House believes he has his election all sewn up according to citizen sources in his district. According to several activists in East Texas, State Rep. Travis Clardy (R-Nacogdoches) has told a number of his constituents that...
GOP “Wolf Pack” Suggests Three New Speaker Candidates
A working group of 20 Republican members of the Texas House has announced three members of the Texas House they would like to see as speaker in the next session, in a reported attempt to bridge the conservative and liberal wings of the Republican caucus. The group of...