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Denton Council Approves Conservative Library Board Nominee
City Council members voted 5-2 to appoint Ellen Sullivan to the board three months after rejecting another conservative nominee.
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Lawmakers to Examine University “Governance” as Part of Expanding DEI Ban
Texas universities practice “shared governance” with woke faculty.
Republican Oil Regulators Impose Biden-style Restrictions on Energy Production
Texas Railroad Commission adopted new “environmental” rules that experts say will make it harder for Donald Trump to “drill, baby, drill.”
Proposal Would Allow Citizens Injured by Illegal Aliens to Sue Sanctuary Cities
House Bill 1645 would allow a person injured by an illegal alien’s crime to file a lawsuit against local entities or university police departments that enact sanctuary policies.
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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Political Prosecution of Paxton Reaches Court of Appeals
This morning saw the latest chapter of the prosecution against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, with oral arguments taking place before the 5th Court of Appeals in Dallas. At the hearing, Paxton’s attorneys sought to dismiss several of the charges brought against...
Two Men, Two Visions, One Party
At the second largest political gathering on the planet (second only to the meeting of the Communist Party in China) delegates to the Republican Party of Texas’ 2016 Convention will be making decisions that echo beyond the state’s borders. Yet no decision so directly...
For Court of Criminal Appeals Seat: Webster Out-Working Walker
In the race for Court of Criminal Appeals Place 5, Brent Webster has been working hard to earn votes for the state’s top appellate court for criminal cases. Supported by conservative organizations such as Texans for Fiscal Responsibility, Texas Right to Life, and...
Gary Gates Defaulted on Loan Backed by Houston Taxpayers
In the midst of his seventh run for public office – this time for the Texas Railroad Commission – new documents are coming to light showing that Houston real estate investor Gary Gates defaulted on a loan of over $1 million from Bayou City taxpayers. On April 29,...