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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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Straus Facts #5: Joe Straus Directly Implicated in UT Admissions Scandal
For more than two years, Joe Straus has fought against UT Regent Wallace Hall and his efforts to shed light on an admissions scandal at the University of Texas at Austin. The scandal ultimately led to UT President Bill Powers’ resignation. Straus has repeatedly...
For Straus, Desperate Times Call for Desperate Lies
With illegal immigration and border security regularly polling – by a wide margin – as the top issues of concern for Texas Republican primary voters, liberal House Speaker Joe Straus is desperately working to mislead his constituents about his record. Straus’s...
Hall Says Voters Shouldn’t Be Fooled by Dan Flynn
There were harsh words for State Rep. Dan Flynn (R-Canton) and the rest of the House leadership cartel Tuesday night as a University of Texas regent described the lengths to which lawmakers went to silence a whistleblower. Although Flynn had reportedly been given an...
Harris DA Ignores Real Criminals, Attacks Whistleblowers
Twice now, Harris County District Attorney Devon Anderson has chosen to give cover to criminal abortionists at the expense of whistleblowers. It’s the latest episode in a pattern of liberals abusing Texas’ criminal justice system. Over the past several months,...
Straus Facts #4: Joe Straus Hires Democrats
For the past two sessions, Joe Straus has employed a “hard Democrat” as his chief of staff. Straus hired Jesse Ancira, the liberal mayor of Taylor, to be his general counsel in 2009 and promoted him in 2012. Ancira is recorded as having voted consistently in...
Gary Gates: Hopes Seventh Run Is His Lucky Number
Texans are getting lots of campaign mail from Gary Gates. Who is he? He's a Houston businessman who lost each of the six times he's run for public office. He promotes liberal Republicans. And he hopes voters are too stupid to know what the Railroad Commission does....
Katy ISD Follows HISD In Scaling Back Ethics Regulations
Katy Independent School District (KISD) is the latest district to enact rule changes that lower the ethics standards, making it harder for citizens to hold public officials accountable. KISD’s Board of Trustees recently voted unanimously to remove the public comment...
Midland Council Pushes Ambiguous Tax Extension, Excludes Tax Relief
Midland City Council has proposed ballot language that would give the council the authority to spend sales tax dollars on just about anything. Should it pass on May’s local ballot as proposed, the measure would extend and repurpose the city sales tax for a staggering...
Straus Facts #3: Joe Straus Supports Privileges for Illegal Aliens
In an interview during the legislative session, Joe Straus reiterated his support for giving in-state tuition rates to illegal aliens, saying, “You can’t just legislate based on campaign slogans or headlines.” Straus then proceeded to kill a bill that would have...