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Texas, Mexico Designate Facilities for Deportation Operations
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is continuing to round up criminal aliens across the country.
Harris Health Representative Says Patients Don’t Have To Reveal Immigration Status
Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order last year requiring hospitals to track and report the costs of providing care to illegal aliens.
Robinson ISD Teacher’s Aide Fired, Arrested for Sexting Student
Christopher Gonzales worked as a paraprofessional at Robinson Junior High.
Gov. Abbott Directs State Agencies To Reject ‘Woke’ Gender Ideologies
Abbott’s letter to state agencies follows President Trump’s executive order restoring biological truth to the federal government.
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Parker Moves to Spite Republicans
Conservatives will get a meeting of the House Republican Caucus in which they can advance proposals to reform the process by which a House Speaker is chosen, but it won't have any impact on the current special session. A full week after fourteen conservative members...
Collin County GOP Passes Anti-Straus Resolution
A growing number of Texas Republicans are unhappy with state House leadership – or lack thereof – and they’re calling on legislators to make a change. Collin County’s Republican Party is the latest of many county parties around the state to pass a resolution...
Conservatives Outfox Straus Medicaid Trap
Attempts to raid the Rainy Day Fund fell short last week after conservative Texas House lawmakers outmaneuvered Speaker Joe Straus and his allies. Authored by liberal Republican State Rep. Sarah Davis of West University Place, House Bill 25, as written, was a bad bill...
Pastors’ Free Speech Rights Silenced by Capitol Bureaucrats
Texas pastors could find themselves embroiled in another legal battle after government bureaucrats moved to prevent them from engaging in free speech. On Monday, the State Preservation Board rejected a request by the Texas Pastor Council to display signs with...
“Former” Democrat Set to Primary Senator Ted Cruz
Before U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz can campaign against a Democrat in the general election he will have to beat another one who has weaseled his way into the Republican primary. Stefano de Stefano, a Houston attorney, has announced his intent to challenge Cruz in the...
Houston Mayor’s Salary Far Exceeds Mayoral Colleagues
A year and a half into Sylvester Turner’s tenure as mayor, he ranks near the top of the list for mayoral salaries across the country. Houston’s mayor comes in third, making slightly less than the mayors of San Francisco and Los Angeles. According to a study by...
Legislators Change Votes to Save Face
Republican lawmakers whose voting records betray their conservative campaign push-cards are frustrating to taxpaying constituents. But most Texans are unaware that state lawmakers are allowed to change their votes—after the fact—allowing them to mislead the public by...
Fiscal Index 2017 To Be Released At End Of First Called Session
After delaying the release of the 2017 Fiscal Responsibility Index to account for issues included in the current special session, we will release lawmaker ratings the week of August 20. We hope they complete the agenda set out by the governor – #PassThemAll!...
Ray Myers: Conservative Cannonball
“The first fight I ever got into was when someone told me I was voting for Stevenson,” says Ray Myers, a highly engaged conservative activist. “‘I like Ike!’ I responded – and the fight was on!” Myers was six years old at the time – and while he’s (hopefully) not...