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Ban on Taxpayer-Funded Lobbying Weakened in Texas Senate
7 Republicans joined Democrats in amending the legislation to allow taxpayer-funded lobbying organizations to continue hiring full-time lobbyists.
Texas Senators Advance Conservative Agenda, Pass Republican Priority Legislation
Protections for Texas children and land have passed the Senate.
Harris County GOP Calls for Appointment of Jacqueline Lucci Smith as County Attorney
County Attorney Christian Menefee recently resigned to run for Congress.
Texans Advocate for Stronger Protections From Civil Suits in Self-defense Cases
The protections from civil lawsuits only extend to individuals who are found to have acted with justified force.
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Biggest Win Yet in Mesquite Land Grab Fight
Residents of two North Texas counties are two steps closer to stopping a city’s land grab. On Tuesday, a temporary restraining order halting the City of Mesquite’s forced annexation of Kaufman County property was upheld, and an additional TRO was signed to protect...
Constituent to Giovanni Capriglione: Your Rhetoric Doesn’t Match Your Record
An open letter from a constituent to State Rep. Giovanni Capriglione (R-Southlake): Dear Representative Capriglione, In your campaign for reelection announcement this week, you state, "If reelected, I promise to continue to fight for limited and efficient government...
Outcome of Edinburg Mayoral Upset May Also Shape Future of RGV
Note: An update to this story was posted on April 25, 2019 after news broke from the Texas Attorney General's office. The updated story can be found here. Both sides of the political spectrum have witnessed different anti-establishment movements, indicating a general...
Texas Senator: “No Doubt” Lewisville Mayor Has Conflict of Interest
A Texas state senator agrees that a county’s chief appraiser should not simultaneously serve in locally elected office, stating that such an arrangement undoubtedly presents a conflict of interest. The Texas Scorecard previously reported on a glaring conflict of...
Fairview Voters Turn Out To Defeat Bond
Off-year elections typically have low turnout, but voters in one small Texas town turned out in big numbers on November 7. A whopping 25 percent of the Town of Fairview’s registered voters turned out to vote in last week’s state constitutional amendment election. What...
Will The Alamo Be Remembered Or Reimagined?
I recently sat down for an interview with Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush in the shadow of the Alamo to discuss the future of the cradle of Texas liberty. Many of Bush’s answers were reassuring in light of many grassroots concerns regarding the “Reimagine the...
Pearland To Hold Meeting On Potential Land Grab
During the special session, cities across the state of Texas, and their lobbyists, pushed back against Governor Greg Abbott’s aggressive agenda of restricting the power and growth of local governments in several areas. One area being cities’ ability to forcefully...
Culture of Taxpayer-Funded Political Influence
Taxpayer-funded organizations may promote voter registration and communicate election schedules, but the use of taxpayer funds for electioneering is prohibited. There is always a temptation to use public funds to engage in subtle (or overt) electioneering for the...
Celina Land Grab Moving Forward Despite Residents’ Protests
One municipal land grab in Collin County has been stopped, but another is still going forward. It’s not getting as much attention as annexation fights going on elsewhere around North Texas, but the small city of Celina is planning to annex county landowners into its...