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Abbott Bans Chinese AI and Social Media Apps on Texas Government Devices
RedNote and DeepSeek are among the targets of the latest ban.
Understanding the Key Deadlines of the 89th Texas Legislature
The dates citizens need to know during the 140-day session.
Analysis: Property Values Soar in Uvalde County, Mostly Outpacing Tax Rate Cuts
While a couple of taxing entities in Uvalde County held tax bills steady, some rate reductions failed to deliver relief.
Senators Cornyn and Cruz Must Confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Simply put, the people of Texas demanded Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Senate confirmation for HHS Secretary.
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How Should Conservatives Fix Property Tax Bill?
Texas taxpayers should celebrate the fact that an important property tax reform bill will reach the House floor on Saturday. But if it’s going to be meaningful, conservatives will have to fix the heavily watered-down bill. The Texas Senate weakened Senate Bill 1 prior...
Byron Cook Fails to Block House Debate on Property Tax Reform
The Texas House Speaker’s top lieutenant – and killer of all things conservative – joined three Democrats to block the House from even considering a dramatically watered-down property tax reform bill. Fortunately, the effort failed. Outside the Capitol, the only...
Could a 4B Loss be a Win for Midland Roads?
A road bond proposal led by Midland City Councilmember J. Ross Lacy is set to be voted on by city council Tuesday with a substantially smaller price tag than initially proposed. Due to concerns raised by residents and council members over the hike in property tax...
Is Jane Nelson The “Biggest Spender”?
A senior state lawmaker cried foul after a news organization – the Texas Monitor – turned a spotlight on her spending habits, alleging that the revelations are untrue. Texas Scorecard’s investigations reveal what is, as Nelson says, “fake news,” and what is fact. In...
Straus’ JV Team Puts Foot in Mouth, Again
The same morning hundreds of people from across the state gathered in support of common sense reform in front of the capitol steps, a Dallas lawmaker was busy ridiculing them. This time, he found his spotlight in the form of bashing the same conservative movement he...
Listen Up, GOP
There should be a notice to all state and local Republican Party leaders, that GOP Party supporters do not exist to serve the will of the Party, but rather the Party should reflect their politics. If it doesn’t then the Party must change or fail. For example, Texas...
Texas House passes Pro-Life Health Insurance Bill
The Texas House has finally passed a pro-life bill straight from the governor’s list of 20 agenda items. HB 214, authored by State Rep. John Smithee (R-Amarillo) removes the packaging of elective abortion into health insurance plans provided both by private companies...
Senate Republicans Push Education Reform In Lieu of House’s “Ponzi Scheme”
Just a few days after the Texas House passed legislation proposing to throw another $1.8 billion at a Texas’ public school system while doing nothing to address serious structural issues, their colleagues in the Texas Senate called a press conference demanding serious...
Coppell Resident Saves City Taxpayers Big Money – By Asking
How do you stop your city government from wasting taxpayers’ money? Show up and ask. That’s what Coppell resident Joe Shirley did when he saw that his city council was planning to approve an expensive contract for a wasteful project that would ultimately cost...