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Texas Power Grid Breaks Peak Energy Demand Record Again
On Sunday, August 20, the grid surpassed 85,116 megawatts, setting a new record for energy demand on the weekend.
Teacher Unions Coach Educators to Inject Classrooms with Ideology
The National Education Association and the American Federation of Teachers are coaching teachers to implement radical gender ideology and race-based preferences in the classroom.
Austin Police Chief Retires As Policing Crisis Continues
Public safety advocates criticize the city for being unable to hire and retain law enforcement.
Conroe ISD Bus Aide Who Beat Student Had a Criminal Record
Donald Tisdel had previous arrests and convictions for offenses including theft, possession of a controlled substance, and failure to stop and render aid.
The Archive
Arlington Citizens Challenge Red Light Cameras
On January 20th, volunteers organized as Citizens For a Better Arlington held a press conference to announce a successful petition to ban red light cameras. Their effort garnered 11,405 signatures, nearly 2,000 more than the legal requirement to place the item before...
Senate Two-Thirds Rule Reformed As Promised
Conservatives around the Lone Star State rejoiced Wednesday afternoon when the Texas Senate did away with the long reviled two-thirds rule by a vote of 20–10*, with Sen. Craig Estes voting “present, not voting." A united Republican caucus joined by lone Democrat Sen....
Abbott Takes the Reins of Texas
For the first time in 14 years, Texans will have a new leader in the Governor’s mansion. Taking over from longtime Governor Rick Perry, Greg Abbott was sworn in Tuesday morning before throngs of Texans on the south steps of the Capitol with a Texas-sized dose of pomp...
Patrick Takes Position as Lieutenant Governor
Texas began its changing of the guard this morning as Dan Patrick was sworn in as the 42nd Lieutenant Governor of the Lone Star State. Receiving the oath of office from his son, a state district judge from Houston, Patrick will take the position alongside Gov. Greg...
OAG Report Vindicates Wallace Hall (Again)
A new report on the financial malfeasance at the University of Texas – released late on Friday afternoon before a long weekend – offers harsh criticism of a payola scandal begun when UT President Bill Powers was head of the law school. Without naming him, the report...
Free Community College?
President Barack Obama recently unveiled his plan to offer free tuition for the first two years of community college to American students. However in the immortal words of Inigo Montoya in The Princess Bride: “You keep using that word [free]. I do not think it means...
San Antonio Considering Annexation Revenue Plan
Moving to generate more tax revenue for city coffers, the City of San Antonio is moving ahead with an annexation plan that could add as many as 200,000 people and 66 square miles to the city. The city council voted in December in favor of conducting a fiscal analysis...
Conservatives Win Big in Rules Fight
Under a time crunch imposed by Texas House leadership and facing a troubling rules resolution proposal, conservative state representatives who two days ago faced down the Speaker won several important battles at the Capitol Thursday. The rules proposal, House...
Orwellian Committee Unveiled in New House Rules
On the third day of the 84th legislative session, the Texas House is set to take up a rules resolution, which if adopted, would make permanent an investigatory committee with an Orwellian name and draconian powers. The proposal, House Resolution 4, is scheduled for...