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Citizens Call On Lawmakers To Protect Texas Land From Hostile Foreign Nations
The proposed law is a priority of Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick.
Fort Cavazos Orders Investigation Into Incident at Killeen ISD School, Parents Speak Up
The new investigation follows an investigation by Killeen ISD into a Meadows Elementary School coach.
House Lawmaker Seeks to Codify Ban on Race-based Scholarships
State Rep. Tony Tinderholt believes the bill is the next step in eliminating identity politics from higher education.
ICE Arrests 9 Criminal Aliens, Detains 20 Workers in Houston-Area Sweep
ICE has mainly been targeting sex offenders and violent criminals in its enforcement operations.
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Town Plans 56% Tax Rate Hike
One tiny Texas town is doing a great job highlighting the need for statewide property tax reform by hiking its property tax rate by more than fifty percent. Splendora’s FY 2016 property tax rate was 26.16 cents per $100 valuation, but the town is now proposing to...
House Coalition of Republicans and Democrats Kills Spending Limits
One of the top priorities of the Republican Party in Texas was killed over the weekend when a minority of Republicans joined with Democrats to send the bill back to committee with scarce time for the issue to be revived. House Bill 208 by House GOP Caucus Chairman Tan...
Republicans Red Light Abbott’s Call for Union Dues Reform
Educrats and lobbyists are celebrating a victory after liberal Republicans partnered with Democrats to kill a proposal that would have laid the groundwork for conservative reform. On Monday, just over thirty Republicans sabotaged attempts by State Rep. Bill Zedler...
Burton Encourages Fort Worth To ‘Stand Firm’ Against Illegal Immigration
With the Fort Worth City Council poised to consider joining a lawsuit protecting sanctuary cities, the area's state senator is defending the "commonsense policy" adopted by lawmakers earlier this year. City council members are expected to consider a proposal in which...
Lawrence R. Gelman: Dr. Common Sense
Dr. Lawrence Richard Gelman wears many hats in the Rio Grande Valley, including anesthesiologist, hospital administrator, author, film producer, media personality, and conservative activist. A distinguished physician, Dr. Gelman is a second-generation Polish-American...
House Fails to Strengthen Watered Down Property Tax Protection
A valiant attempt by the Texas Freedom Caucus to fix a watered-down property tax reform measure failed on the house floor tonight. A minority of House Republicans joined Democrats to prevent lawmakers from strengthening a key provision of the bill. Conservatives want...
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...