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Three More Texas Teachers Nabbed for Child Porn
The number of educators caught with child sexual abuse material is growing.
Illegal Aliens Say Open Borders Rumor on International Migrants Day Is Pushed By Media in Mexico
The foreign nationals also said the reported “day” actually spans from December 18th to the 24th.
Texans Pay $50,000 per Student at Government-run Schools
One economist is highlighting that when property taxes and debt are combined, residents pay a staggering amount to send their children to Texas public schools.
Guatemalan Illegal Charged in Harris County for Trafficking and Sexually Assaulting a Child
Ruben Dario Visquerra Aguilar is currently being held under a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainer.
The Archive
Straus Calls Property Tax Protections ‘Bad Policy’
Texans frustrated by ever-rising property taxes have special reason to be engaged in the speaker race. Incumbent Speaker Joe Straus not only opposes efforts to cap property taxes, but has made sure any such reforms die in committee. Right after being elected speaker...
Righting With Ritter & Pena
Political tongues are waging with word Democratic State Representatives Allan Ritter (D-Nederland) and Aaron Pena (D-Edinburg) have swapped the 'D' for an 'R' in advance of the legislative session, giving the GOP a secure super-majority in the House. Now we'll see if...
TX GOP Supermajority Quickly Becoming a Reality
Earlier this month, I published an article on party switchers for Empower Texans. It was more wishful thinking on my part than anything else, but would you know it, apparently there are several Democrats considering such a move in the Texas House. But wait—it gets...
Latest Snub To Military Voters
Following an election recount last week, State Rep. Donna Howard (D-Austin) has been declared the winner in HD-48 by 12 votes. But were all the votes counted? Not so, according to Dan Neil, her Republican challenger, who claims Travis County didn’t properly count the...
Forecasting Investigations?
There's a satirical e-mail circulating around the Capitol crowd taking a “future” look at the legal implications of contributions House Speaker Joe Straus made during the 2010 election season. While clearly written in (scathing) jest, the anonymous writer raises an...
Party Switchers
A month after gaining a historic 690 legislative seats across all 50 states, Republicans are still growing their new majorities and basically making state Democrats even more miserable, especially in the south—but what about Texas? Since November 2nd, at least 13...
Susan Criss tells Greg Abbott “not yet”
Galveston Judge Susan Criss is blocking General Abbott's order for the release of TWIA settlement details. AG Abbott wrote an opinion declaring TWIA a government entity, which makes it subject to the Open Records Request Representative Larry Taylor submitted months...
Bracing for Budget Cuts
As we edge closer to the start of the 82nd Legislature in Texas, many people are becoming jittery over the biennial budget and its projected $20 billion shortfall. Cutting back is never enjoyable, but then again, neither are tax increases. While budget cuts are sure...
Straus’s Paper Mache Pledges
The Straus team, which includes the Austin media jack-in-the-boxes, is making hay about the pledge count. Straus has 120 and Paxton has 12. It’s a good sound bite for them. It’s also as hollow as a paper mache speaker gavel. A pledge gotten with campaign money coming...