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Houston Port Commission Chairman Reappointed Amid DOJ Lawsuit
Ric Campo was unanimously reappointed to Chair the Port Commission but the Camden CEO is currently facing a lawsuit from the DOJ.
Harris County Man Allegedly Targets Ex-Girlfriend’s Family After Multiple Low-Bond Releases
A no-contact order was finally imposed after Vicente Rodriguez was repeatedly arrested for harassing the family.
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Specialist Warns University Research Vulnerable To Hostile Powers
After Abbott’s bold actions, additional steps are needed to secure research in Texas.
Celina ISD Bus Monitor Arrested for Sexual Contact With Student
Timothy Adams is facing two felony charges.
The Archive
Senator Hinojosa’s Chump-Change
So $105 million is just chump-change, huh? According to Sen. Hinojosa (D-McAllen), it is. In tough budget times, it appears the senator is more concerned about preserving non-essential government programs than he is about making necessary cuts and protecting teachers....
Sanctuary Cities bill: Truth Please.
A Brownsville Herald story described the so-called Sanctuary Cities bill as "similar to Arizona’s strict anti-illegal immigration law." It is not. About school district police, the same story reported a state rep. as being "optimistic that Texas school districts won’t...
Cutting Administrative Costs Could Improve Texas Education
Too often people complain about the quality of education in Texas, but rarely do they look at ways in which we can restructure and improve our educational system. A step in the right direction would be to return our focus to educating students which means more...
Sales tax doesn’t need Harper-Brown’s changes
I’m a happy customer of Amazon.com and I don’t like having to pay sales taxes on purchases made anywhere. But the idea, put forth state rep. Linda Harper-Brown, that Texas sales tax law should be changed to benefit them is ridiculous. Currently the law, combined with...
Educrats Drive Waste
Do you have a "sick-leave buy back" program at your workplace? Do you have a "luxury edition" company car? - Probably not… However, taxpayer dollars are being used for both in Texas school districts. Since January, Texans have been hearing the heart-wrenching tale of...
Consolidating Juvenile Justice
Merging two agencies could save taxpayers millions while also improving rehabilitation rates for juvenile offenders. State Rep. Jerry Madden (R-Plano) is proposing legislation that would merge the Texas Youth Commission and Texas Juvenile Probation Commission; it’s a...
Health Care Compact Brings Power To State
Legislation filed in both chambers of the Texas Legislature would move authority, responsibility, and control over funding for the health care system to the states through a new interstate compact. House Bill 5, filed by State Rep. Lois Kolkhorst (R-Brenham), and...
Fiscal Pop-Quiz
In their first budget vote of the legislative session, House members will have the chance to prove they meant it when campaigning on a fiscally conservative platform in November. Failing on this vote will set a poor precedent for the rest of Session. According to...
Republicans For Tax-Hikes?
So a Republican state senator goes to work, gets scared by the budget, advocates balancing budget by increasing taxes and spending all the savings, then declares his position is "conservative." Is this a joke? Because it's not funny… It’s also what’s going on right...