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Analysis: Dustin Burrows Headed Toward ‘Most Reviled Republican in Texas’ Status
He’s toxic now, but that toxicity will only grow.
Texas Launches Probe Into 15 Companies Over Use of Children’s Data
The investigation follows a federal lawsuit recently filed against Character.AI accusing its chatbots of explicit and violent suggestions.
AG Paxton Wins Second Stay Against Harris County’s ‘Uplift 2.0’ Income Scheme
Democrat Commissioners revived and rebranded the “guaranteed income” program to spend an unused $20 million in federal aid.
One of 40: Texas Electors Prepare to Cast Votes for Trump
Two Texas presidential electors share backgrounds, expectations, and insights.
The Archive
Stark Contrast in Runoff for Denton County Voters
As with each of the runoff elections for the Texas House, HD 64 in Denton County features a choice between a grassroots conservative and an establishment candidate. In this arena, that fight is between small businessmen Read King and veterinarian Lynn Stucky, two...
Don’t Get Railroaded
No industry is more vital to the Texas economy than oil and gas; bad regulatory decisions there ripple outward, affecting the state’s 27 million citizens. This makes it imperative that Texans elect a right-thinking commissioner to the agency overseeing the industry....
Attorney General Paxton Intervenes to Defend Free Speech
On Monday Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton intervened in a Fort Worth lawsuit in order to defend free speech rights, and he is already seeing some success. The suit was originally filed by ExxonMobil in Tarrant County against Claude Earl Walker, the Attorney General...
GOP: Abolish the Property & Business Franchise Tax
More than 93 percent of the delegates to the Texas Republican Party’s 2016 Convention approved platform language calling for property taxes to be abolished, among other reforms. It's no surprise, considering the party's voters overwhelming supported a similar,...
Local Paper Condemns Doug Miller for Mud Slinging
An already ugly Republican primary season became even uglier last week when State Rep. Doug Miller (R-New Braunfels) began a massive media campaign personally attacking his opponent, Fredericksburg small businessman Kyle Biedermann. At issue are fifteen year old court...
Wheless: Judges Shouldn’t be Judicial Activists
At a time when judges at all levels are radically reinterpreting existing law, citizens are increasingly wary of any judicial candidate who may disregard the will of the people. In his bid for a seat on the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, one candidate is making...
Houston Affordable Housing
The Houston Housing Authority (HHA) proposed mixed-income housing development is still drawing a divide with Galleria residents. Recently, many of the project’s supporters have taken the disagreement to new lows and by implying those standing in opposition are in...
Lynn Stucky: Pet Killing Profiteer
Sanger veterinarian Lynn Stucky is asking voters to elect him as the successor to outgoing State Rep. Myra Crownover (R-Lake Dallas), but many Denton County voters are calling into question not just Stucky’s political record, but also his professional record. Stucky’s...
Good News and Bad News on School Finance in Texas
The long-awaited decision from the Texas Supreme Court in the school finance case, Morath v. Texas Taxpayer and Student Fairness Coalition, was issued on May 13, 2016. (The case was argued over eight months earlier.) The court’s jargon-laden 100-page (!) decision can...