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Harris County Empowers Attorney to Sue Trump Administration Over Executive Actions
Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee recently joined a lawsuit against Trump’s order blocking birthright citizenship for children of illegal aliens.
North Texas Teacher Arrested for ‘Improper Relationship’ With Student
Ruel “JR” Barbee taught art at Newman International Academy, a charter school in Arlington.
State Sen. Creighton Slams Anti-School Choice ‘Rhetoric’
Creighton, with help from other Republicans, attempted to correct the record on taxpayer-funded lobbying, per-pupil funding, and other topics related to school choice.
UT-Austin Offers Core Math Classes Focused on ‘Racial Inequality’
The university offers the courses Numbering Race and Measuring Racial Inequality.
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Texas First Lady Addresses Del Rio High School Graduates
On the evening of June 4th, I was at a graduation in my hometown of Del Rio, Texas. Tonight was extra special, not only because the First Lady of Texas, Anita Perry, was the commencement speaker, but because it was the largest graduating class in Del Rio history!...
Local government tomfoolery from Austin to D.C.
Okay, ladies and germs. Let's have a little civics lesson, shall we? What is the function of city government, exactly? Most of us would say "transportation," "police protection." Some of us would add "essential services," by which we mean water,...
City Office of Lobbyist?
The city of Grapevine has come under fire for hiring lobbyist Fred Hill and now they’re stoking the flame. Last month the city conducted contract negotiations behind closed doors, disregarding the Texas Open Meetings Act. The city is compounding its sins by creating...
SBOE represents voters, not gov. officials
"Let's hear more from Perry on SBOE" was the headline in a column by Jason Embry in the Austin-American Statesman. My question is: Why? Why has, normally reliable-to-be-sane Jason Embry, now caved in to the left-wing empty rhetoric that has always been present about...
Obama’s Race To The Bottom
In refusing to participate in the Obama Administration's "Race to the Top" program earlier this week, Texas Gov. Rick Perry is simultaneously standing up for our rights under the U.S. Constitution while ensuring our kids have a chance to really be at the top. What...
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...