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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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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...
Hidalgo County Republican Poll: Remove Straus, Support Abbott’s Agenda
Hidalgo County Republicans are the latest on the long list of party activists calling for the removal of Texas House Speaker Joe Straus – and the first in the Rio Grande Valley. The dissatisfaction amongst Republicans has exacerbated under Straus’ obstruction of their...
Kaufman County Scandal Involves District Attorney
A District Attorney in a rural East Texas county is under scrutiny for sanctioning an unlawful traffic-ticket operation. Not only has the DA refused to investigate any wrongdoing by county officials, the two former commissioners who opposed the scheme are now the...
State Rep. Says House Leadership Will Punish First Responders Over Support of Privacy Act
One state representative is saying that he won’t sign on as a co-author of a bill protecting the privacy of women and girls in bathrooms and changing facilities, out of fear of retaliation by House leadership against first responders. State Rep. Kevin Roberts...
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...