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New Footage Shows Texas National Guard Attempting to Deter Illegal Border Crossers
Mexican law enforcement reportedly did nothing to stop the groups from crossing the river towards Eagle Pass from Piedras Negras.
New State Regulation Out-Biden’s Federal Attacks on Oil and Gas Industry
Republican commissioners won’t comment on their proposed rule to impose expensive restrictions favored by “left-wing special interests” on the Texas’ energy sector.
Analysis: Chinese Casino Operator Sands Has Plans to Invade Texas
The battle for the Texas House speakership is now intertwined with the Chinese Communist Party.
Shocking New Report Reveals ‘State Sponsored Child Abuse’ Within Texas School System
Texas Education 911’s research shows a majority of sexual and violent misconduct complaints against school employees are not investigated by the state.
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Will Abbott Rein-in Gambling Speculators with Racing Commission Pick?
With his appointment of Texas Racing Commission Chairman Rolando Pablos as Secretary of State set to take effect on January 5th, Gov. Greg Abbott will once again be tasked with picking a chairman for the beleaguered horse and dog racing regulator. Abbott appointed...
Latest Paxton Filings in SEC Case Further Discredit Collin County Prosecution
New motions filed in a federal lawsuit brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton severely undermine the agency’s case and further discredit a related criminal prosecution in Collin County. On Wednesday, Paxton’s...
Rent-A-Voters Pass Millions in Debt While Tea Party Activists Face Prison
Due to the ambiguous nature of Texas voter residency requirements, developers and local taxing entities are using a controversial “rent-a-voter” scheme to pass millions of dollars in bond debt and taxes without needing to secure the approval of the general population....
Blame Texas Republicans for the National Bathroom Battle
Texas Republicans had the opportunity to shut down the political left’s assault on basic moral principles, but dodged the fight and thereby emboldened a national fight that now has parents fighting to keep boys out of their daughters’ bathrooms, locker rooms, and...
School District Stonewalling
A school district is stonewalling conservative activists who are making simple open records requests, demanding hundreds of thousands of dollars before they will turn over records related to the district’s controversial bathroom and shower policies. Jonathan Saenz...
Union Bullies Trying to Dodge Punishment
SEIU Texas has filed for bankruptcy, just months after being found responsible for utilizing deceptive tactics aimed at driving a Houston cleaning company out of business. During the trial brought about by Professional Janitorial Services, it became evident that SEIU...
Huffman Files Bill To End Government Collection of Union Dues
Texas’ public sector unions have long fought to protect their ability to have government entities collect and remit their member’s union dues, but State Sen. Joan Huffman (R-Houston) has filed a bill to end that practice. While Texas is a right to work state, public...
TAB: Just Another Liberal Lobby Group
One prominent Austin lobby group has been in the tank for bigger government for a long time, but their vanity is now taking them even deeper down the drain. In a recent lobbying push, the state’s ostensibly pro-business lobby group, the Texas Association of Business,...
Debt the Halls with Wasteful Spending…
During the month of December there’s no shortage of celebrations, religious and secular. But while taxpayers are busy with the merry-making, local governments are festooning the books with new debt. This is the governing equivalent of the Grinch sneaking in to steal...