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Harris Health Representative Says Patients Don’t Have To Reveal Immigration Status
Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order last year requiring hospitals to track and report the costs of providing care to illegal aliens.
Robinson ISD Teacher’s Aide Fired, Arrested for Sexting Student
Christopher Gonzales worked as a paraprofessional at Robinson Junior High.
Gov. Abbott Directs State Agencies To Reject ‘Woke’ Gender Ideologies
Abbott’s letter to state agencies follows President Trump’s executive order restoring biological truth to the federal government.
Texas House Lawmaker Seeks To Impose Civil Penalties for Socially Transitioning Minors
State Rep. Steve Toth’s proposed legislation also adds liability to those who medically or surgically mutilate children.
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Leftists Attack Judge Ho for Supporting the Constitution
After a nomination process drawn out by Senate Democrats’ blatant obstructionism and malice, newly seated Judge James Ho of the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals isn’t pulling any punches. In his first opinion, Judge Ho bucked prevailing norms by not only publishing a...
Plano ISD Taxpayers Have Paid $1.67 Billion Into “Robin Hood”
The typical homeowner in North Texas’ largest suburb has seen their school property tax bill increase by 84 percent in ten years, due to the “Robin Hood” tax and massive bond debt. According to data from the Texas Education Agency, Plano Independent School District...
Seven Arrested in Fraud Scheme at Travis Tax Office
The Travis County Tax Office is currently being investigated for fraud in what the state has called a “big organized scheme.” Last Friday, Texas Department of Public Safety officials arrived with search warrants at the county tax office and arrested seven people, four...
New Property Tax? A Warning to Texas Over Pensions and Benefits
At an April pension event cosponsored by The Civic Federation and the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, a speaker from the Chicago Fed drew audible gasps from the audience. He did so after proposing a special property tax, levied on top of the existing Illinois...
Flood Bond Inches Closer, Still No Public Information
Harris County is less than three months away from a massive $2.5 billion special bond election, but unfortunately taxpayers still have no clue what they’ll be voting on. The bond election, to be held on the anniversary of Hurricane Harvey, was approved by Gov. Greg...
Three Suspects Arrested in South Texas Voter Fraud Probe
Three Hidalgo County voters are the latest Rio Grande Valley residents to be arrested in connection with ongoing voter fraud investigations in South Texas. Texas Rangers arrested Veronica Vela Saenz, Maria Aleman, and Jose Antonio Vela today on suspicion of voter...
RGV Democrat Primary Runoff Results
Across the Rio Grande Valley, three counties held Democrat primary runoffs for local and statewide positions on Tuesday. None of these newly elected and re-elected primary victors will face a Republican opponent in November, virtually guaranteeing them their seats....
Chip Roy Wins Republican Nomination for CD 21
Though many of the Republican primary runoff elections featured candidates from opposing wings of the party, taxpayers in Congressional District 21, which includes portions of Austin, San Antonio, and much of the Texas Hill Country, faced a positive choice in the...
Metzger Makes it Through Primary, Faces Democrat in November
MESQUITE, Texas— Conservative attorney and businesswoman Deanna Metzger moved one step closer to winning election to the Texas House by winning the Republican nomination for House District 107. Though she came in first place in the March primary, Metzger fell just shy...