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Texas DPS Officer Sounds Alarm on Border Invasion
Lt. Christopher Olivarez said Texans “can’t be deceived” by illegal entry numbers.
Katy ISD Board to Consider New Gender Policy
The new policy would prohibit staff from providing instructional materials on gender ideology and focus on parental authority.
Richardson ISD Wins Grant to Promote ‘LGBTQ+ Identity’ in Schools
The district is using the grant money to revive its on-campus Gay-Straight Alliance club, now known as the Gender & Sexuality Alliance.
Child Gender Mutilation Ban Set to Go Into Effect Despite Lawsuit
The Office of the Attorney General has appealed to the Texas Supreme Court.
The Archive
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...
Democratic Operative Sets up Shop to Defend TEC
Recently, former Republican Party official Mark McCaig announced his defense of IRS-style attacks on conservatives. An employee of Democratic super funder Steve Mostyn, McCaig has been the public face opposing a variety of conservative reforms in recent years. For...
Tarrant County GOP Wants Roads, Not Tex Rail Waste
The Tarrant County Republican Party recently passed a resolution calling for local, county, state, and federal officials to publicly support roads over rail. Citizens seek an immediate end to subsidizes for the controversial Tex Rail project that plans to connect Fort...
Real Tax Repeal
Finally, a real tax relief measure is coming. State Sen. Craig Estes has filed legislation in advance of the January session to repeal the complicated, invasive and inefficient gross margins tax on business. Not replace, not modify, not cut . . . rather, the tax would...
Reynolds’ Case Declared A Mistrial
Ron Reynolds, the embattled State Representative, has been given another opportunity today when the judge presiding over his solicitation case declared it a mistrial. Last Tuesday Representative Reynolds won his election against Republican opponent David Hamilton, but...
Debt Transparency Wildly Popular With Dallas Voters
Not only did November’s election validate support for conservatives, it also demonstrated bi-partisan support for local debt reform. Eighty-nine percent of Dallas City voters favored a measure that will now require increased ballot disclosure, garnering the highest...
Why Not Number One?
Texans take pride in our state’s frequent “Best in America” characterization when it comes to job creation. It should come as a surprise then that we are not rated the number one tax climate for business. According to the 2015 State Business Tax Climate Index,...
Lyft and Uber Costing Houston’s Taxpayers
After the all-out war that began last February, and spanned six months ending with a city council vote in favor of allowing Lyft and Uber to legally operate within Houston city limits, city hall will now tell Houston’s taxpayers to pay up. An inter-office memo...