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Race ‘Not a Factor’ in Galveston County Redistricting Maps
The county’s redistricting mapmaker and legal counsel testified that racial demographics were not considered.
Collin County Proposes Property Tax Increase
County Judge Chris Hill cast the lone vote against the proposed tax hike, one of the largest in county history.
Texas State Library to Cut Ties with Controversial American Library Association
In 2023, ALA announced that Emily Drabinski, a self-proclaimed “Marxist lesbian” and a member of the Democratic Socialists of America, would be its new president.
US Rep. Chip Roy Accuses DHS of Funding Migrant Camps in Central America
The Texas congressman says the Biden administration’s funding of “inhumane policies” threatens national security and causes migrant deaths.
The Archive
An End to Government by Sleight of Hand
The contrasting words and actions of two establishment moderates and two rising conservative stars surrounding Monday’s meeting of the Legislative Budget Board (LBB) perfectly summed up our current legislative zeitgeist: Texans are experiencing an end to government by...
Time to End the Two-Thirds Rule
An infamous parliamentary procedure historically ingrained into the rules of the Texas Senate, the two-thirds rule is used in modern times as a political tool to stifle good legislation. Instead of members of the majority passing bills advancing commonsense reform,...
Spending Cap Sophistry
With the 84th session of the Texas Legislature still over a month away, big-spending politicians are already scheming on how to massively expand the next state budget, all while claiming fiscal discipline. The main obstacle to the grow-government crowd is our...
Straus Creates More Border Insecurity
Continuing his pattern of undermining conservatives and deceiving voters, House Speaker Joe Straus is poised to unravel the state’s border security operations on Dec. 1, while giving Democrats a political tool to use against conservatives. Due to Straus’ opposition,...
The Joe Straus Record
At the beginning of the upcoming Texas Legislative Session, members of the Texas House will decide who the state's third-ranking constitutional officer will be for the current biennium. Texans should be informed about who their representatives are supporting --...
Unaccompanied Minors Costing Houston Taxpayers Millions
Houston Independent School District’s recent flood of unaccompanied minors is going to leave taxpayers in the district paying the price. In a progress report we obtained, HISD’s Government Relations Director, Ashlea Graves released the shocking numbers that show a...
Dallas County GOP Endorses Turner for Speaker
At last night’s Executive Committee meeting, the Dallas County Republican Party passed a resolution endorsing Rep. Scott Turner (R-Frisco) for Texas House Speaker. The resolution, which passed 34-24, describes Turner’s reputation as a leader who has “fought for...
Prop 1’s Toll Prohibition is Effectively Meaningless
Proposition 1’s largest “selling point” was that funds diverted from the state’s emergency savings account to transportation would only be spent on non-tolled roads. At last week’s RTC meeting, however, officials admitted that increases in state funding will actually...
Who Are You For?
With the general election a happy – very happy! – memory, now comes time to elect the third-ranking constitutional office: the Texas House Speaker. Lobbyists and lawmakers are accustomed to citizens checking out as the governing begins; in truth, citizens must be more...