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Dan Patrick Appoints New Counsel for Paxton Impeachment Trial
Patrick’s previous choice declined the offer after campaign finance reports revealed a close relationship with those seeking to impeach Attorney General Ken Paxton.
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.
The Archive
The Power of the Private Sector
Another push for a high-speed train across Texas may soon be in the works, but it’s unlike your typical billion-dollar boondoggle proposal. This rail-line would be completely constructed and operated by a private company – without the use of tax dollars. It almost...
The Rising Cost of Higher Education
School is just around the corner and for nearly every student returning to a public university in Texas something will be noticeably different - their costs have increased! But wait, I thought the point of public universities was to provide Texans with a quality...
The Sun Doesn’t Shine in El Paso ISD
Today the Texas Education Agency formally sanctioned El Paso ISD, putting their accreditation status on probation in the wake former superintendent Lorenzo Garcia's confession of fraud in June. The west Texas school district is quickly becoming the central figure in a...
A New Generation of Economic Sense
Today, Governor Mitt Romney announced that Congressman Paul Ryan of Wisconsin is his running mate and choice for vice president of the United States. The crowd went absolutely wild, and with good reason. It isn't often that a policy wonk like Ryan makes it...
Catering to the Texas welfare-class, will legislators act?
“Mobile grocers cashing in with food stamp users” read the headline in the Houston Chronicle. The story was about how much business is booming for mobile grocery businesses in Texas' largest city. “Why is business booming? The Lone Star Card, the food stamp-enabled...
Senator Watson’s Latest Tax Hike Scheme
So, Austinites - how does it feel to have Austin Energy hiking rates, a proposed property tax hike from the city council, and numerous fee increases including water utility rates? Does it feel a bit like you're being shaken down for spare change? Well, get ready,...
Central Texas Schools Consider Tax Hikes
Pencils? Check. Backpack? Check. Tax hikes? If school districts in central Texas get their wish, parents will be adding higher taxes to their cost of sending their children back to school. And to help their cause, local educrats are pushing for ratification elections...
From the Senate Race to the Speaker’s Race
If anything can be taken from Tuesday night’s victory for Ted Cruz and others around the state, it’s that the Tea Party is as powerful of a force as it ever was. The passion and determination of the movement was something remarkable to witness. It safe to assume our...
A Tale of Two Cities
Down in Galveston County, two cities have made the news lately with their budget issues. League City has discovered a surplus of about $3 million, and they're considering giving it back to taxpayers. Meanwhile, in nearby La Marque, the city faces a $1 million deficit...