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NGOs Revealed to Facilitate Out-of-State Gender Treatments for Texas Minors
The founder of Parents of Trans Youth revealed the information at the “Good Trouble Lives On” protest in Houston.
AG Ken Paxton Sues US Masters Swimming for Allowing Men To Compete in Women’s Sports
Ken Paxton continues the fight to protect women’s sports.
Texans for Fiscal Responsibility Releases 2025 Legislative Index
Texans for Fiscal Responsibility gave the 89th Legislature an overall score of 59.
Man Charged in Attack on North Texas ICE Detention Center, Previously Arrested in Austin Protests
Benjamin Song has been captured after a two-week manhunt.
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Pflugerville Library to Host LGBT ‘Pride’ Event for Families
Pflugerville Library is poised to host a pro-LGBT event this weekend for families. Listed as a “family pride” event, the taxpayer-financed library plans to hold this event from 3 to 5 p.m. on Saturday. The event description on the library’s Facebook page describes it...
Ken Paxton Urges Action from Secretary of State on Non-Citizen Voter Verification as Early Voting Nears
Updated with response from Secretary of State Jane Nelson With early voting approaching in Texas, Attorney General Ken Paxton is intensifying his efforts to have the state’s top election official verify the citizenship status of certain registered voters. Last month,...
Texas Troopers Encounter Dozens of ‘Special-Interest Aliens’
Texas troopers encountered hundreds of illegal aliens at the southern border last week, including special-interest aliens, convicts, and gang members. In a series of posts, Texas Department of Public Safety spokesperson Chris Olivarez released information on the...
Analysis: Dade Phelan Takes School Choice Hostage
During the 2023 legislative session, House Speaker Dade Phelan worked with Democrats and a small cadre of Republicans to hold school choice legislation hostage. A similar group wants to set up a repeat performance in 2025, and the effort smacks of desperation. During...
30 Double-voters Referred to Attorney General’s Office
Although Senate Bill 1070 forced Texas out of the Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC)—an interstate crosscheck tool that focused more on voter registration—the program missed several duplicate state registrations, which allowed for double voters. At...
Texans Electric Bills Are Rising
Miriah Sachs and her family of four moved to Cypress, Texas from Nebraska in 2020. Months later they endured something they didn’t expect: the February 2021 winter blackout. They, like millions of other Texans, found themselves without power. For the Sachs, it was...
Central Texas School Districts Seek Voter Approval for Increasing Tax Rates
School district trustees in Liberty Hill, Manor, Marble Falls, and San Marcos have all put voter-approval tax rate elections on the November ballot. Unlike a bond, a VATRE raises the maintenance and operations tax rate and does not incur debt. Liberty Hill’s VATRE...
Illegal Immigration Remains a Top Issue for Voters
As the November presidential election approaches, the border crisis continues to be a top issue for many voters. According to a recent study by Pew Research Center, 61 percent of voters reported that immigration is very important to how they will vote this November....
Houston Mayor Joins Picket Line for Longshoremen’s Strike
Houston Mayor John Whitmire joined the International Longshoremen's Association at the Bayport Container Terminal on the first day of the dock worker's strike, saying, “I’m here in a show of solidarity… to have the mayor of the great City of Houston standing on the...