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Texas Needs a Law to Protect Texas Land
We simply can’t let the CCP keep winning in Texas, and we can’t let them take over our land.
Gov. Abbott Issues Executive Order to Safeguard Texas from Foreign Threats
The executive order instructs state agencies to harden systems and infrastructure against hostile powers—including the Chinese Communist Party.
Report: Public Utility Commission Releases Plan Outlining Future of Nuclear Power in Texas
The Texas Advanced Nuclear Reactor Working Group was tasked by Gov. Abbott to research the prospect of expanding nuclear energy in the state.
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Eminent Domain for High-speed Rail Faces Hurdle in Grimes County
In a unanimous vote, the Grimes County Commissioners Court passed an ordinance that could create significant hurdles for the controversial Texas Central Rail project. The ordinance sets the stage for a showdown between big businesses seeking to profit from eminent...
Ellis County DA Puts Attorney’s Prayers on Trial
In a development that has local conservatives outraged, one Texas county’s DA is seeking a restraining order barring a defense lawyer from posting prayer requests on Facebook. On Thursday, Ellis County’s District Attorney Patrick Wilson filed a motion in district...
Lawsuit Kicks Off Against SEIU
A long awaited trial is underway in Houston against one of the nation’s largest unions. The complaint against the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) stems from when the group set its sights on Houston-based Professional Janitorial Service (PJS) after the...
City Council Advances Mass Transportation Bond Package
Despite pleadings from citizens to split up Austin’s omnibus bond package into smaller pieces, the City Council moved one step closer to placing the do-or-die debt package containing dozens of unrelated projects on the November ballot. Late Thursday night, Austin City...
Shrinking School District Seeks Maximum Tax Rate, More Debt
A shrinking Texas school district is aiming to bilk its taxpayers at the maximum level allowed by the state in order to pay for additional debt spending — and they admittedly want to do it by flooding the voting pool with district employees. “If our employees know...
Midland County Proposes Effective Tax Rate
After the 11-percent tax hike hit Midland County taxpayers last year, it was a relief to hear county leaders announce their plan Monday to cut their budget in 2017 by 8 percent while bringing in the same tax revenue as 2016. Unfortunately, a majority of Midland...
Utah Law that Inspired Texas Speech Regulators Struck Down
A Utah law that Texas speech regulators cited as inspiration for their own legislation has been struck down as unconstitutional in Federal Court. In a settlement with the Utah Taxpayers Association, who were represented in the case by the Center for Competitive...
Straus’s Unbelievable Denial
Last month Texas Scorecard reported that Austin attorney Anne Wynne was telling Democratic state representatives that she was going to be replacing Paul Hobby on the Texas Ethics Commission. Wynne is a radical left-wing activist who has pledged to “dismantle” the NRA...
Activists Express Concerns Over Bingham in DCGOP Race
In the wake of the unexpected vacancy in the chairmanship of the Dallas County Republican Party, two candidates have emerged to compete for the position. The fight pits a conservative businessman against a moderate establishmentarian. One is known for supporting...