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Ken Paxton Steps In to Stop ‘Show Hearing’ With Convicted Murderer in the Capitol
Robert Roberson was convicted of killing his two-year-old daughter, Nikki, in 2002 in Palestine, Texas.
Legislation Filed to Abolish the Austin City Council
The legislation, if enacted, would create a state-run District of Austin.
Sabine County Tax Trends: Rising Appraisals Drive Increased Revenues
Even if tax rates are kept in check, rising appraisals can eat up any savings citizens would otherwise see.
Houston Teen Killed by Train, Union Pacific Stops Trains Near Milby High During School Hours
The City of Houston is looking into building a skybridge over the tracks for student use.
The Archive
Leander ISD: In the Shadow of Debt
For years, the Leander Independent School District (LISD) behaved according to the reckless attitude of our debt-ridden society: spend money like there’s no tomorrow. But tomorrow has arrived, and now the LISD must reap what they’ve sown for their irresponsible...
City of Austin micro-managers target payday lending
Not satisfied with "paper or plastic," the Austin City Council's team of micro-managers are seeking to interfere with payday lenders in a nefariously creative way, limiting the locations where such businesses may set up practice and how they may operate. This new...
A Flag On Higher-Ed Hypocrisy
Legislative hypocrisy on higher education was on full display as the week ended. Questions about college affordability, accessibility and transparency are decried by legislators as “micro-management,” but legislators have reversed themselves by scheduling a hearing...
Improving The Texas Senate
Whatever problems exist in the Texas House, the Senate has been historically worse; it's where good ideas die and bad ideas get new life. Cheerful news from the Metroplex raises the possibility that we can see some serious improvement in the "upper" chamber of the...
Stopping Schoolyard Bullies
With the new school year beginning shortly, it's a good time to review what we have learned since the spring about schoolyard bullies. You know the kind: they usually spend their days in the administration building. We were reminded during the legislative session that...
Making a point to help schoolkids in Houston
If we listen to the keening cries of educrats and liberals everywhere, we would be convinced that kids in Texas are going to school shoeless, likely to contract polio because they didn't get their shots, and will have to write their lessons with blood because they...
Growing Government With Gambling
A Republican committee chairman appointed by Speaker Joe Straus recently told a group of casino executives and racetrack owners he wants the state to “roll the dice” on gambling. Citing a “purely economic basis” for his support of legalized gambling, Rep. Todd Hunter...
“D” is for Dereliction of Duty
Fifteen Republican state representatives dismissed fiscally conservative principles, instead opting for a more "balanced" (read "big-government") approach to public policy including increased regulation, dismissal of property rights, and a disregard of commonsense...
Obama Expands War On Texas
Barack Obama's operatives are ratcheting up their war on Texas. They either want to shut down our oil and gas industry with spurious claims of endangered lizards, or sweat us out by forcing the closure of power plants. Either way, President Obama's use of federal...