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UT-Austin Course Promotes ‘LGBT’ Agenda
One of the textbooks encourages the sexualization of minors.
Dustin Burrows Faces Scrutiny Over ‘Speaker-Elect’ Designation
Burrows began using the title in invitations to a series of fundraising events scheduled for this week.
Dallas Suburb Outlaws Abortion Trafficking, Becomes 53rd Texas City to Outlaw Abortion
Ovilla is the 70th city in the nation to pass an ordinance prohibiting abortion.
Border County Judge Joins Republican Party, Citing Democrat Party’s Leftward Drift
Webb County voted Republican in November for the first time in 100 years.
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Coppell ISD Targeted Voters to Help Pass Record Debt Deal
A north Texas school district has been exposed for using manipulative targeting tactics for its May bond election, according to a recent open records request. The documents reveal Coppell ISD used a tactic known as “rolling polling” to target district staff and other...
Harris County DA Drops Charges Against Pro-Life Activists
All charges against David Daleiden and Sandra Merritt have now been dropped by the Harris County District Attorney’s office. Daleiden and Merritt are the Center for Medical Progress (CMP) investigators who uncovered Planned Parenthood profiting from abortions. They...
Property Rights: Up In Smoke
A taxpayer-funded hospital district is hoping to expand an already existing violation of property rights by extending a previous ill-conceived municipal “smoking ban” to include all public outdoor patios — effectively criminalizing smoking (and vaping) in all public...
Property Tax Hikes Caused by Double-Dipping
Texans seeking to stop rising property taxes should ask their local officials to adopt the “effective” tax rate. Otherwise, local officials are likely to “double-dip” by collecting more money from the existing tax base, while collecting new revenue from new properties...
Nearly 1,800 More Votes Than Voters?
A month after county officials were unable to answer questions raised about discrepancies in the March election results, a hushed meeting was held last week between a ballot machine vendor, county officials and representatives of the incumbent state representative......
Burton Praises FWISD for Reversing Anti-Parent Policy
State Sen. Konni Burton (R-Colleyville) publicly commended Fort Worth ISD for amending their controversial rules for student bathrooms and other facilities. The policy change can after intense parental outrage and criticism from Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick surrounding the...
City of Austin Further Targeting Ridesharers
Dismayed at the prospect of residents exchanging funds and transporting around the Capital City without their express blessing, the City of Austin is ramping up their targeting efforts towards a new ridesharing group, Arcade City — by sending armed law enforcement...
Landowners Face Eminent Domain for Aggie Toll Road
Property owners in Grimes and western Montgomery Counties are facing the grim prospect of losing their land to pave the way for a new toll road running through rural Texas. For years, Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) bureaucrats and Texas A&M University...
Trust Him? Yes, But Not To Do The Right Thing
After being caught preparing to appoint to the Texas Ethics Commission an extreme opponent of the Second Amendment who has called for the dismantling of the National Rifle Association, the Texas House Republican Caucus is claiming that Speaker of the Texas House Joe...