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Religious leaders, who spoke out against the recently defeated Houston “Equal Rights Ordinance,” were handed subpoenas in response. Now, some council members are saying they too were unjustly targeted for voting against the controversial ordinance. The Campaign for...

Houston Mayor Annise Parker recently participated in the Victory Fund’s International Leadership Conference where she interviewed with the Washington Blade to discuss the failure of her signature ordinance and future plans for public office. On the equal rights...

Outgoing Houston Mayor Annise Parker has long expressed interest in a texting-while-driving ban but, until now, she hasn’t offered specific policy for council to consider. Her administration recently proposed three policies aimed at curbing the use of handheld devices...

A new study by the Heritage Foundation found that—of the twelve most costly regulatory mistakes made by federal, state, and local officials—local governments impose the largest burden on families. According to the report, local land-use restrictions unnecessarily...

Since the passage of Houston’s Charitable Feeding Ordinance, assistance to the city’s thousands of homeless has gradually declined. In fact, groups like New Beginnings Church stopped giving altogether because of the city’s regulatory burden forced upon their small...

Fresh off the lopsided win ending Houston’s so-called bathroom ordinance, and Dallas’ city council implementing their own LBGT rules, the Republican Party of Texas is being pressured to move their 2016 convention. So far, the GOP state chairman, Tom Mechler, has...