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Texas Lawmakers Call for State to Stop Biden’s Galveston Wind Farm
If the proposed measures are enacted, Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham could deny the Biden administration permits to run cables from the wind turbines through Texas-controlled waters.
3 Houston Mayoral Candidates Violated Campaign Finance Laws
Three Democrat candidates accepted donations from contractors after the city had awarded contracts, which is prohibited by local law.
Texas Christian School Teachers Fired for Attending Drag Show
Two Christian private school teachers were fired after attending a drag show and sharing videos of the event on Facebook.
GOP Primary Heats Up in Texas House District 1
Three Republican candidates are now confirmed in the northeast Texas race, including incumbent VanDeaver.
The Archive
Messing With Your Business
We know now that the state’s Texas Youth Commission was obscenely managed. The Texas Lottery was a scandal ridden mess a while back. The abuses of the Children’s Health Insurance Program are a lesson in lunacy. Name a government agency, and it’s been scandal...
Where There’s Smoke, There’s A Tax
 Nothing is worse than having a fire, with no way to put it out. There is a clear public purpose to be served in using tax revenues to fight fires. That's why people can, with a local vote, implement an Emergency Services District. These districts levy property taxes...
Just Stop Taking Our Money!
In case you missed it, the Texas House this week approved the elimination of the Texas Infrastructure Fund tax. This egregious little tax has been levied on your phone bill for a decade. Everyone agrees the job the TIF tax was levied to do was finished (wire rural...
Democrat Strama Files Fiscally Conservative Legislation
Mark Strama, a Democrat representing North Austin and Pflugerville, is proving that he is not beholden to liberal orthodoxy when it comes to fiscal responsibility. He has filed the following bills: HB 2966 mandates that funds collected from specialty license plate...
Otto’s Motto: Property Tax Relief for Texans
State Rep. John Otto (R-Dayton) is an accountant and strong conservative leader who the Lone Star Report says "is rapidly becoming the House leadership's resident expert on all taxation issues." He has filed numerous bills to fix abuses in the property tax...
Support Grows for Paxton Amendment to Limit State and Local Government Spending
Legislative support is increasingly emerging for House Joint Resolution 53 by Rep. Ken Paxton which would greatly strengthen the state constitutional spending limitation and, for the first time, create a similar limitation for local governments. Authors and co-authors...
Open Those Checkbooks
 Another great open-government bill is HB640 by State Rep. Byran Hughes (R-Mineola). This bill would require that all expenditures by each state agency, be easily available online. The posting would also have to include the purpose of the expenditure. This will let...
Texas Spending Commission
 State Sen. Dan Patrick has introduced legislation (SB1190/SJR41) that creates a government spending commission, similar to one authorized by Ronald Reagan in 1984. Reagan's Grace Commission made nearly 2,500 recommendations that eliminated more than $420...
Let The Sunlight Shine
Three right-thinking members of the legislature are recommending that more House and Senate votes be recorded, and therefore subject to public review. State Rep. Dan Branch (R-Dallas), State Rep. Brian McCall (R-Plano), and State Rep. Tony Goolsby (R-Dallas), have...