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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.
House Committee Weighs Education Spending Bill as School Choice Fight Looms
Both teacher pay raises and school choice have been deemed emergency items by Gov. Greg Abbott.
Former San Antonio Teacher Receives Probation for Improper Relationship With Student
Miguel Angel Nava Jr. was also charged with distribution of harmful material to a minor.
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New Federal Funding in Border Security Remains Insufficient
The Trump Administration has begun focusing on combatting the drug-cartel trade in the United States, but some worry that the border security effort isn't yet enough. Recently the administration allotted $2.3 million in funding for “Operation Secure Texas,” a...
Parker Shows Support for Straus by Lying to Texans
After a whirlwind of criticism from citizens relating to the Texas House leadership’s obstruction of Gov. Greg Abbott’s agenda of conservative reforms, House Republican Caucus Chairman Tan Parker (R–Flower Mound) is trying to provide cover for his colleagues by...
House Insults Abbott by Advancing Bill He Vetoed
Betting on Gov. Greg Abbott reneging on his pledge to Texans to hold lawmakers accountable for obstructing his agenda, the Texas House fast tracked and gave initial approval to a bill that he explicitly told them not to pass. House Bill 7 by State Rep. Dade Phelan...
Killing Abbott’s Agenda
A quick visit to the Texas Capitol yielded some interesting news today, with lawmakers saying that House Speaker Joe Straus’ key lieutenants are whipping Republicans against the special session agenda of the governor. Specifically, State Reps. Chris Paddie (R-Center)...
House Rejects Return to Property Rights
Imagine Bill. Bill has a home on the outskirts of Austin proper. He would like to cut down a tree that’s grown over the 40 years he’s lived in his house because it’s damaging the foundation, creating cracks in the walls, causing leaks, and sinking the value of his...
Senate Hears Case for Strengthening the Constitutional State Spending Limit
Several democrat-controlled states are on the brink of financial disaster. With Illinois narrowly averting a budgetary crisis and junk-bond rating, several other states like New Jersey and Massachusetts are experiencing the predictable result of years of fiscal...
It’s Time for Constitutional Carry
The Republican Party Platform was voted on by Texans, from all over the state, at the Republican Convention. Of all of the issues discussed, the top priority of Texans was the passage of “Constitutional Carry,” changing state law such that all law-abiding Texans could...
Local Spending Limits Considered in Senate Hearing
Local property taxes and debt levels are reaching the breaking point in Texas, and both Gov. Greg Abbott and lawmakers are taking note. Today, approximately 41 states impose some form of tax and expenditure limit on their political subdivisions. However, while...
Court Issues Injunction Against Byron Cook
A Travis County District Court has issued a temporary injunction pending trial against State Rep. Byron Cook (R–Corsicana) preventing him from obstructing citizens wishing to film meetings of the House State Affairs Committee he chairs. Earlier this month Amy Hedtke...