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Platform Administering China’s Lottery Has Ties to Texas Lottery
While Texas works to distance itself from the Chinese Communist Party, gambling apps tie the two together.
Why Senator Duckworth is ‘Flat Out Wrong’ About Pete Hegseth as Secretary of Defense
“Frankly, America’s daughters are just as capable of defending liberty and freedom as her sons.” – Senator Tammy Duckworth
Y’All Answered: Trump’s Cabinet
Readers offer their insights and experiences.
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Texas A&M Film Class Advances LGBT Ideology Through Horror
Course contradicts TAMU’s conservative reputation.
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Stephenson Spurns Property Tax Reform Efforts
When Gov. Greg Abbott called a special session of the Texas Legislature, one of the first items he added to lawmakers’ agenda was the passage of serious, substantive property tax reform to empower taxpayers to exercise greater say over tax increases. Lt. Gov. Dan...
HCC Corruption Investigator Has Political Ties to District
After the backlash over Houston Community College Trustee Chris Oliver’s bribery indictment, the college has hired counsel for an internal review of their procurement process. However, one of the co-counsel is a political donor to another board trustee, leading some...
Texas Freedom Caucus Calls for GOP Meeting on Speaker Selection
Conservative lawmakers in the Texas House are calling for Republicans to choose the House Speaker in the GOP caucus, free from Democrat influence. On Thursday the conservative Texas Freedom Caucus sent a letter to House Republican Caucus Chairman Tan...
Forced Annexation & Texans
In Texas, a city can annex any adjacent land without respect for the will of the people. Senator Donna Campbell filed SB 715 to bring much needed reform to annexation by cities in Texas. SB 715 passed the Texas Senate. Upon passage, Speaker Joe Straus referred this...
Liberty County Republicans Pass Resolution Condemning Joe Straus
Joining the growing list of county Republican parties condemning Texas Speaker Joe Straus for his repeated obstruction of conservative reforms, the Liberty County Republican Party unanimously passed a resolution of “no confidence” in the speaker and recommended...
TMA Moving to Obstruct Abbott’s Agenda
A prominent lobby organization appears to be moving to attack Gov. Greg Abbott’s agenda by threatening to oppose one of his twenty reforms – after signing a letter agreeing to remain neutral on the issue just months ago. When Abbott called lawmakers back to Austin for...
Leaked TAB Documents Reveal LGBT Funding
For years, the Texas Association of Business has declined from being a pro-business, free-market organization to a fixture of the Austin lobby dedicated to defending corporate handouts. But during the last legislative session, the organization shifted radically to the...
Texas Taxpayers Are Funding Their Political Opposition
Texas taxpayers have little say in how much a large portion of their property taxes increase. To the surprise of no one, local governments such as cities and counties would prefer to keep it that way. Even worse, local governments are spending taxpayer money to...
Key Voter Fraud Bill Awaits House Action
Texas House lawmakers are slowly moving toward passing mail-in ballot reforms to crack down on voter fraud. The Senate passed its version of the long-overdue legislation last week. House Bill 184 by State Rep. Craig Goldman (R-Fort Worth), which aims to deter and...