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Texans for Vaccine Choice Rally Celebrates Medical Liberty
The rally was held in celebration of Texans for Vaccine Choice’s 10th anniversary.
Lorena ISD Sides With District Against Mom Cut From Substitute Teaching
Wendy Harding said she lost her job as a substitute teacher after advocating for her special-needs son.
Dallas County GOP Censures 2 Lawmakers Over House Speaker Vote
State Reps. Morgan Meyer and Angie Chen Button have been censured for violating Republican Party principles.
Texas Senate Committee Mulls Measure Establishing Strategic Bitcoin Reserve
Senators on the Business and Commerce Committee heard testimony from Comptroller Glenn Hegar, nonprofits, and industry specialists regarding the proposal.
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Rep Blames Cook for Failure of Illegal Immigrant Tuition Bill
Rep. Byron Cook (R–Corsicana) has long been responsible for killing legislation aimed at addressing illegal immigration. Now one of Cook’s colleagues in the House is blaming Cook for the death of a bill designed to stop Texas public universities from giving in-state...
Houston’s Ballot Language Back In Court
Houston’s Proposition 2, which extends term limits for city officials, surprisingly passed with little contention or fanfare earlier this month. Some pointed to the equal rights ordinance crowding out the conversation as the reason 65% of voters voted in favor of the...
Amid Shortfall HISD Chief Gets Hefty Bonus
During a special meeting on Wednesday and without public input, Houston ISD Board of Trustees voted 4-3 to award Superintendent Terry Grier a “satisfactory” evaluation accompanied with $98,000 in bonuses atop his roughly $300,000 base salary. It’s all “for the kids,”...
Government Debt Collection or Government Intimidation?
The firm of Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson has lucrative contracts with local government entities to collect back taxes, along with traffic, parking, and toll citation fines. While expensive government contracts aren’t unusual, the tactics that the firm uses to...
Collin County Lawmakers: Open “Ineffective” HOV Lanes
Collin County legislators released a statement calling for an end to HOV lanes along US 75, asking that they be opened to all commuters to help mitigate traffic congestion. According to recent study by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) and the Texas...
Ector County Faces New School Bond Proposal
Ector County ISD is currently pushing a new local debt proposal. While student enrollment is projected to increase, necessitating the need for new capacity, citizens are left wondering why the poor-performing district appears solely focused on new buildings as opposed...
Justice Massengale Earns Endorsement of Texas’ Largest Taxpayer Group
While many voters focus on legislative and executive races, the judiciary — particularly the Supreme Court of Texas — wields profound influence over the state’s economy and the lives of all Texans. For that reason, Texas’ largest taxpayer group today endorsed Michael...
National Spotlight on Texas Ethics Commission
The misdeeds of the speech regulators at the Texas Ethics Commission are beginning to draw the attention of national media. J. Christian Adams is out today at PJ Media with a story exposing how bureaucrats at the TEC are working with speech regulators from a list of...
Announcing the Launch of Restore Justice
Restore Justice today announced that Lawrence Jones will be traveling across Texas discussing the need for criminal justice reform. “Texans have taken important steps in bringing needed reforms to the state’s criminal justice system,” said Jones, who will serve as...