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Texas Lawmaker Grills School Board Association on Lobbying, Parental Rights, and DEI
Tony Tinderholt pointed out that TASB previously included DEI in its mission statement and accused the organization of using taxpayer money to promote left-leaning policies in Texas schools.
Letter Highlights Challenges for Gambling Lobby Amid Lottery Scandal
Several House lawmakers are calling for the rejection of all gambling expansion attempts.
Dade Phelan Doubles Down on Meme Regulation Bill Despite First Amendment Concerns
Phelan stood firm on his view of the legislation’s necessity, at one point suggesting that its penalties should be even stricter.
School Choice Battle Intensifies as Texas House Committee Hears Testimony
The proposal is a key priority for Gov. Greg Abbott, who made school choice a central issue in last year’s Republican primaries.
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Kaufman County Scandal Involves District Attorney
A District Attorney in a rural East Texas county is under scrutiny for sanctioning an unlawful traffic-ticket operation. Not only has the DA refused to investigate any wrongdoing by county officials, the two former commissioners who opposed the scheme are now the...
State Rep. Says House Leadership Will Punish First Responders Over Support of Privacy Act
One state representative is saying that he won’t sign on as a co-author of a bill protecting the privacy of women and girls in bathrooms and changing facilities, out of fear of retaliation by House leadership against first responders. State Rep. Kevin Roberts...
Stephenson Spurns Property Tax Reform Efforts
When Gov. Greg Abbott called a special session of the Texas Legislature, one of the first items he added to lawmakers’ agenda was the passage of serious, substantive property tax reform to empower taxpayers to exercise greater say over tax increases. Lt. Gov. Dan...
HCC Corruption Investigator Has Political Ties to District
After the backlash over Houston Community College Trustee Chris Oliver’s bribery indictment, the college has hired counsel for an internal review of their procurement process. However, one of the co-counsel is a political donor to another board trustee, leading some...
Texas Freedom Caucus Calls for GOP Meeting on Speaker Selection
Conservative lawmakers in the Texas House are calling for Republicans to choose the House Speaker in the GOP caucus, free from Democrat influence. On Thursday the conservative Texas Freedom Caucus sent a letter to House Republican Caucus Chairman Tan...
Forced Annexation & Texans
In Texas, a city can annex any adjacent land without respect for the will of the people. Senator Donna Campbell filed SB 715 to bring much needed reform to annexation by cities in Texas. SB 715 passed the Texas Senate. Upon passage, Speaker Joe Straus referred this...
Liberty County Republicans Pass Resolution Condemning Joe Straus
Joining the growing list of county Republican parties condemning Texas Speaker Joe Straus for his repeated obstruction of conservative reforms, the Liberty County Republican Party unanimously passed a resolution of “no confidence” in the speaker and recommended...
TMA Moving to Obstruct Abbott’s Agenda
A prominent lobby organization appears to be moving to attack Gov. Greg Abbott’s agenda by threatening to oppose one of his twenty reforms – after signing a letter agreeing to remain neutral on the issue just months ago. When Abbott called lawmakers back to Austin for...
Leaked TAB Documents Reveal LGBT Funding
For years, the Texas Association of Business has declined from being a pro-business, free-market organization to a fixture of the Austin lobby dedicated to defending corporate handouts. But during the last legislative session, the organization shifted radically to the...