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DPS Reports Record Number of School Safety-related Incidents in September
The news comes amid concerns that school shooting threats are up in Texas this year.
Texas Braces For Potential Border Surge After Election
DPS spokesman Lt. Chris Olivarez said state law enforcement is prepared to handle any swell of illegal border crossings.
Judge Rules Anti-Israel Group’s Lawsuit May Proceed Against University Officials
Students for Justice in Palestine are suing over alleged viewpoint discrimination.
Trump Sues CBS for Its ‘Deceptive Broadcasting Conduct’ in Texas Court
The lawsuit alleges that CBS released a second version of its interview with Kamala Harris to cover up her “word salad” and manipulate voters.
The Archive
Erase The Margins
Texas has gained a reputation for being a low-tax, small government state, mainly in comparison to the other 49 (or is it 56?) states. While we get kudos for doing better than many, the Lone Star State still has a ways to go if we want to be truly...
Big Bird Doesn’t Need Your Tax Dollars After All
There's a good chance that if you don't personally count yourself among those whose childhoods owed much to Cookie Monster, Reading Rainbow, and Mr. Rogers, you know someone who would. Along with learning to count to ten in Spanish before I could reliably do so in...
Easy Cutting
Texas has led the nation in economic development thanks to tort reform, an entrepreneur-friendly regulatory environment, a tax burden generally lower than other states, and a prohibition against an income tax. So for lawmakers looking to save money, they could free up...
Faircloth Endorsed For HD23
Texans for Fiscal Responsibility has endorsed Wayne Faircloth in his 2012 campaign for the Texas House, District 23. “Wayne Faircloth is the kind of principled citizen-leader Texans want and need in the Legislature,” said the president of Texans for Fiscal...
Railroading Fantasies
Watch out, Metroplex: you're about to be scammed. The Regional Transportation Council, a 43-member quasi-governmental agency, is looking to fleece you. And at least one member of the council -- a city official from Tarrant County -- is going to be profiting from it....
A real test for Straus & conservative backers in the House
Earlier this week, Gov. Rick Perry renewed his call for a stricter Constitutional spending limit for Texas' state budget ahead of the upcoming legislative session. Joined by Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst , Governor Perry said: "Government growth, if any, should be kept to...
FreedomWorks Fires Early Shot In Speakership Race
One of the nation's leading grassroots groups, FreedomWorks, stepped out this week with an early speakership endorsement for the Texas House. As noted shortly after by AgendaWise, this early endorsement by a group that also came out early for Ted Cruz's successful...
Dewhurst Got It
With Texas voters strongly backing the idea, Gov. Rick Perry and Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst are making a concerted push this week for a strict, constitutional spending limit in place. And Mr. Dewhurst spelled out why it's important: taxpayers aren't protected when simply...
Government Transparency Victory at Fifth Circuit Court
Good news for taxpayers in Texas! Today, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit upheld the Texas Open Meetings Act. This is no small thing; for awhile now, the Open Meetings Act has been under attack from a number of local governments across the...