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New Footage Shows Texas National Guard Attempting to Deter Illegal Border Crossers
Mexican law enforcement reportedly did nothing to stop the groups from crossing the river towards Eagle Pass from Piedras Negras.
New State Regulation Out-Biden’s Federal Attacks on Oil and Gas Industry
Republican commissioners won’t comment on their proposed rule to impose expensive restrictions favored by “left-wing special interests” on the Texas’ energy sector.
Analysis: Chinese Casino Operator Sands Has Plans to Invade Texas
The battle for the Texas House speakership is now intertwined with the Chinese Communist Party.
Shocking New Report Reveals ‘State Sponsored Child Abuse’ Within Texas School System
Texas Education 911’s research shows a majority of sexual and violent misconduct complaints against school employees are not investigated by the state.
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Course Management
Schools around Texas once again find themselves in the troughs of the summer budget writing process. Before the bell tolls in September some districts will be tapping reserve funds and making cuts others will try to raise taxes. School districts, much like our state...
Racing Away With Your Money
How do you feel about being an "investor" in Formula One racing? Doesn't really matter; the state of Texas went ahead and took your money in an attempt to get the London-based organization to authorize a race in Austin. If this sounds like just another excuse for...
Bill White: Excluding Military Voters, But Welcoming Illegals?
Few things are more sacred in America, or empowering as individuals, than our vote. For some strange political calculus, Democratic gubernatorial nominee Bill White has aggressively opposed voting rights for those serving in the military. Yet at the same time, he...
Once More To The Polls
For some lucky voters, the 2010 election season refuses to take a break. With primaries, run-offs, municipal elections, municipal run-offs, special elections and run-offs, some folks will be voting more in six months than many will do in several years. It doesn't get...
If flexible permitting doesn’t work, where are the numbers?
An Austin American-Statesman article elucidates upon the latest front on the Obama War on Texas. It begins this way: “In a letter dated Oct. 20, 1994, the director of a Texas environmental research group accused the state environmental agency of turning "Texas'...
If It Ain’t Broke, Don’t Fix It
It might come as a surprise to some, but I have a tendency to read the opinions espoused by those on the left on various websites. It isn't because I like to laugh at how ridiculous they sound at times or because I get a kick out of their extremely weak arguments...
Waco ISD: Vegas-bound, on your dime
Here is some fresh insanity to cap off the school year for you. The Waco Independent School District is set to spend $84,000 to send staff members to a seminar. In Las Vegas. Texas Budget Source's Sara Talbert has a full write-up here. (If you...
Don’t Take the ObamaCare Bait
Texans are the most fiercely independent people in the country and if they can bribe and fool us they can bribe and fool anyone. Enter the Kaiser Foundation, founded by George Kaiser, a campaign contribution bundler for Obama’s 2008 Presidential Campaign. They’re...
Casino Gambling: California Here We Come?
Texas Democrats are continuing their march to bring full-scale casino gambling to the Lone Star State. In a recent article, Empower Texans discussed whether casino gambling would be a “no-new-taxes” proposition. Since it’s clear there will be a concentrated effort to...