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Incoming State Rep. Andy Hopper Proposes Constitutional Right to Vaccine Choice
If the resolution is approved by two-thirds of both chambers, Hopper’s proposed amendment would go to voters on November 4, 2025.
Travis County DA Sues Paxton to Prevent Release of Records
Garza has sued Attorney General Ken Paxton to conceal details of $115,000 in expenditures on undisclosed security ‘improvements’ at the district attorney’s home.
UT Austin Post Attacks Veteran ‘Bro Culture’ on Veterans Day
“Ultramasculine” and “misogynistic” were terms used to describe the military culture.
Parents Win Wrongful Removal Case Against CPS, Bring Daughter Home
CPS accused the parents of abuse and removed their daughter for nine months.
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Unlike Austin, Fort Worth Accommodates Ridesharing
While Texas’ notoriously liberal capitol city recently banned innovative ridesharing services like Uber and Lyft, the Fort Worth City Council has adopted policies to accommodate customers and drivers. Austin and Houston have passed measures aimed at protecting the...
Time to End TEC Complaint Abuse
Another primary campaign season has come and gone and it was another in which the Texas Ethics Commission (TEC) willingly cooperated in its processes being used to support dirty campaign tactics. In Harris County, allies of State Rep. Wayne Smith (R–Baytown) used the...
Sherriff Renews Immigration Contract
Following a letter of support from Gov. Greg Abbott urging the renewal of U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) controversial “287(g)” immigration program, Harris County Sheriff Ron Hickman renewed the program’s contract a week before its expiration. The...
Embattled TEC Vice Chairman Resigns
After initially defying calls for his resignation, one long-time commissioner on the Texas Ethics Commission resigned late Friday. The resignation comes as evidence mounts that he may have been violating state lobby laws while serving on the commission. Tom Harrison,...
Austin ISD Approves Historic Budget
Despite enrollment declining four years in a row, Austin ISD taxpayers are staring down the barrel of paying even more in property taxes. On Monday, the Austin ISD School Board approved their 2016-2017 budget — the largest in their history — at a staggering $1.3...
A High Price to Pay for Luxury
Taxpayers could be on the hook for over $42 million to fund a major overhaul of the Midland Convention Center. City council members will tentatively vote on the issue July 12th. The proposal before the council would direct at least $42.3 million from revenues...
City of Austin Impounds Ridesharers While DWIs Climb
In the month following Uber and Lyft’s cessation of operations within the City of Austin, DWI arrests are up 7.5% in the capital city — according new data from the Austin Police Department. Now, with a vacuum of transportation options resulting from onerous...
FWST Editorial Board Publishes Inaccuracies to Defend TexRail Failure
Local news outlets continue to publish inaccuracies to defend TexRail, Tarrant County’s controversial $1 billion train proposal. Their false claims are disproved by the government’s own study that found the tax-funded boondoggle will have no transportation or...
House Leadership Suffering From Attrition
With primary elections in the rear view mirror, the chief question on many capitol observer’s minds is whether the obstructionist coalition of Democrats and liberal Republicans in the Texas House will hold in 2017. With roughly six months until the Texas Legislature...