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Phelan Withdraws from Speaker Race After Tumultuous Tenure
With Phelan stepping aside, establishment forces are pushing State Rep. Dustin Burrows for the position.
Conservatives Plan Return Trip to Austin for House Speaker Vote
Grassroots Republicans are renewing calls to ban Democrat committee chairs.
Constitutional Amendment Proposed to Let Attorney General Prosecute Election Crimes
The ability, granted by lawmakers in 2017, was taken away from the attorney general after a 2021 ruling by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals.
Fort Bend ISD Staff Fired After Reportedly Neglecting Special Needs Student
According to security footage, the 11-year-old was left on the floor for two hours after shattering his femur.
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Odessa News Organization Sues City Council
The backlash resulting from Odessa City Council’s recent violation of the Texas Open Meetings Act just reached a new level – spurring on a lawsuit filed by one of the city’s local news outlets, The Odessa American. The violation occurred when Odessa City Council...
Mayor Announces November Election for $1 Billion in Bonds
After a contentious Houston city council Budget Committee hearing over the issuance of $1 billion in pension obligation bonds, Mayor Turner announced via Twitter that the city will proceed with placing the item on the ballot. The Houston pension reform bill authored...
Dallas County’s Tax-Subsidized School Bus Agency on Brink of Collapse
The “outlook remains negative” for Dallas County’s taxpayer-subsidized school bus bureaucracy that just defaulted on millions in debt payments. After years of mismanagement, scandal-plagued Dallas County Schools failed to make debt payments that were due June 1. That...
Bexar County Joins SB 4 Lawsuit
Against the recommendation of the district attorney’s office, Bexar County Commissioners’ Court voted unanimously yesterday morning to join the City of San Antonio’s lawsuit against the state over SB 4 being signed into law. Last week, the Mexican American Legal...
Final State Budget Highlights Restraint and Areas for Improvement
When government growth outpaces the people it serves, ordinary citizens lose. At the end of the current 2016-17 fiscal biennium, Texas government will have spent more than $1.2 trillion in a little over the last 14 years. This amount represents an 11.8 percent...
City of San Antonio Joins MALDEF Suit Against SB 4
Despite the mayor’s disapproval, another Texas city will be joining a lawsuit with several other municipalities against SB 4 – the state’s newly enacted ‘sanctuary cities’ bill. On Thursday, San Antonio City Council decided during a secret executive session to join...
Abbott Sets Stage for Taxpayer Victories in Special Session
At a press conference Tuesday afternoon, Gov. Greg Abbott announced that he would be calling a special session of the Texas Legislature starting July 18th to address a bevy of conservative priorities the legislature failed to pass during the 140-day regular session....
HISD Claiming Immunity After Breaking Kid’s Jaw
After an incident on one of Houston ISD’s campuses caused a 5-year-old’s jaw to be broken by campus administrators, the boy’s father filed suit against the district. But, if HISD has its way, they’ll be able to claim immunity from suit through a legal loophole....
First Arrest Warrant Issued in Dallas Voter Fraud Case
Felony voter fraud charges have been filed against the first suspect in Dallas County’s ongoing criminal investigation of forged mail ballots and illegal vote harvesting in this May’s elections – and prosecutors say he won’t be the last. Miguel Hernandez of Dallas was...