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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.
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.
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The Lone Star States
Sitting at this coffee shop in Jerusalem’s Old City, I am struck more by the similarities of the people passing by than the differences. I watched as an old man—probably Muslim, given the quarter of the Old City I am in—tended the racks of knickknacks outside his...
Pete Flores Sworn In As First Hispanic Republican Senator
History was made today in the Texas Senate chamber as Pete Flores, a retired game warden from South Texas, was sworn in as the state’s first Hispanic Republican State Senator. Flores won the seat in a special election last month in a surprise victory that surprised...
First Arrests Made in Fort Worth Voter Fraud Ring
For years, illegal mail ballot harvesters have been rumored to be operating in Tarrant County, allegedly paid by political campaigns seeking to steal votes from senior citizens. Now it appears the harvesters are getting caught. Two years after Texas Scorecard first...
National Media Blames Texas Press For O’Rourke Love Affair
As his political fortunes appear destined to follow those of two decades worth of Texas Democrats before him, Robert Francis “Beto” O’Rourke is losing the affection of his fawning admirers in the national mainstream media. In past years, the national press just moved...
The Beto Barometer
On September 21, Democrat Congressman Beto O’Rourke and Republican Sen. Ted Cruz met for the first of three debates in their prominent race for the US Senate. Both delivered predictable talking points, but little did each candidate know the debate would reveal the...
Ed Emmett Endorses Collier, Harris County GOP Silent
On Thursday, the notoriously left-leaning Houston Chronicle announced its endorsement of Republican Harris County Judge Ed Emmett largely due to his decisions to thwart grassroots conservatives and raise taxes. “From saving the Astrodome to advocating for state...
Citizens Should Demand Real Results on Reforms
Earlier this month we began laying out a few factors citizens (and their representatives) should use to judge candidates seeking election as the next Texas House Speaker. Among the three criteria is a requirement that the individual win the support of a majority of...
Austin City Council Changes Street Name, Costs Businesses Thousands
For some Austin citizens, one letter on a street sign could now cost them tens of thousands of dollars. Last week, the Austin City Council discussed changing one vowel in the name of a famed local street. Manchaca Road, an eight-mile artery south of downtown, was the...
Dallas Plans to Continue Lobbying Against Citizens
The City of Dallas is preparing their legislative strategy to fight conservative efforts in the state legislature such as property tax reform, according to a meeting of the ad hoc legislative committee on Monday. During the hearing, council members listened to a...