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Video: Colony Ridge Employees Say They Don’t Check Citizenship
A Colony Ridge salesperson told undercover journalists they are open to selling land to foreigners looking to settle in the development.
Texas A&M Regents Ban On-Campus Drag Shows
The regents’ resolution acknowledged President Trump’s executive order banning the use of taxpayer dollars for the promotion of gender ideology.
‘Texas Strip’: Lone Star State Looks To Carve Out a New Name for a Classic Steak
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says the Senate will consider a resolution to give the New York Strip a more fitting name.
Senators Consider Stronger Safeguards Against Sexually Explicit Books in Schools
Similar legislation passed the Senate last session but died in the Texas House.
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Local Officials Must Lower Tax Rates to Offset Appraisal Shock
Despite Texas already having the fifth highest property tax rates in the nation, the problem is only getting worse. Unless local officials lower tax rates to offset appraisal shock, taxpayers should expect higher taxes again next year. According to the Texas...
State Leaders Order Agencies to Stop Abusing Emergency Leave
Following a brewing controversy over state agencies issuing “emergency leave” as a form of severance to outgoing employees, state leaders are taking action. On Wednesday, Gov. Abbott and Comptroller Glenn Hegar issued a directive banning state agencies from using...
TEC Seeks to Institutionalize the Paxton Treatment
Tomorrow the Texas Ethics Commission (TEC) will vote whether to institutionalize the biased approach it took when dealing with Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. At its bi-monthly meeting, the unelected agency tasked with enforcing the state’s so-called “ethics laws”...
Half of Ethics Commissioners Act Despite Expired Terms
In a letter sent to Texas' governor, lieutenant governor and House speaker, six of the state's largest conservative organizations called on them to "cure a very important deficiency" at an agency setting itself up as the de facto regulator of political speech and...
Harris County DA Admits to Breaking The Law In Planned Parenthood Case
Harris County’s chief elected law enforcement and legal officer is now admitting that her office violated the law while prosecuting David Daleiden and Sandra Merritt in the well-reported Planned Parenthood Case. Daleiden filed a motion to quash the indictment against...
Smith Recount Proof of Legislator Lobby Addiction
After coming up 23 votes short in Tuesday’s runoff election and conceding to his grassroots conservative opponent, fourteen year incumbent State Rep. Wayne Smith of Baytown is now asking for a recount. Smith’s A Smith lost his bid for reelection Tuesday in the runoff...
Schools Are Knowingly Exposing Kids to Sexual Predators
By intentionally putting the safety of minors at risk, superintendents are going to new lengths to protect teachers that engage in criminal activity. Channel 8 News recently revealed that North Texas school districts are knowingly exposing innocent children to sexual...
Sam Rayburn Tolls Are A Hidden Tax
Through a perverse tolling scheme enabled by state legislators, Denton and Collin County commuters using the Sam Rayburn Tollway are paying a regional tax disguised as a “toll.” That’s because the North Texas Toll Authority (NTTA) paid the regional government $3.2...
Briscoe Cain Carries the Day
While many of the runoff elections around the state featured establishment politicians launching false attacks on conservatives, none measured up to the race between State Rep. Wayne Smith (R-Baytown) and conservative attorney Briscoe Cain in House District 128....