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Exclusive: Texas Aggie Democrats Host ‘Day of Drag’ Protest
This comes after the university board of regents banned on-campus drag shows.
Dustin Burrows Turns Over Paxton Impeachment Records to Dan Patrick for Audit
With the records now in the hands of State Auditor Lisa Collier, the full details of how the Texas House under Phelan managed impeachment spending will soon come to light.
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.
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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...
Annexation Animus All Over Again
A critical bill that would considerably strengthen Texans’ property rights will soon be up for a vote in the Texas House – but if history is any indicator, the liberal governing structure in the lower chamber is already prepared to kill it. Municipal annexation isn’t...
Austin’s Affordability Apathy
In the midst of a special session aimed at providing property tax relief to Texans, one municipality is responding to the immediate political landscape with an unprecedented tax increase in hopes of ramming it through before protections kick in. Wednesday, the city of...
House Leadership Defeated in Move to Block Tax Reform
House leadership has been forced to back down after proposing a tactic that would have blocked all property tax reform and relief amendments. Their capitulation to grassroots opposition signals that House leadership may have fewer than 20 Republican supporters. On...
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...