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Texas House Approves Ban on Employer COVID Vaccine Mandates

The Texas House has approved legislation to ban employers from requiring COVID vaccines.  Senate Bill 7 by State Sen. Mayes Middleton (R-Galveston) would prohibit employers from “adopt[ing] or enforc[ing] a mandate requiring an employee, contractor, applicant for...

Texas Senator Calls Out Texas Association of School Boards

Republican State Sen. Mayes Middleton of Galveston is calling out the Texas Association of School Boards for its updated legal guidance advising government schools to affirm gender confusion in minors. TASB is a statewide taxpayer-funded lobbying group for school...

Texas House Sets First Calendar of Bills in Special Session

Over two weeks into the special session, the Texas House is slated to finally pass its first round of legislation. The House Calendars Committee has placed four bills to be considered by the House on Wednesday. Those bills include: Senate Bill 7 – Prohibiting COVID...

Y’All Answered: Election Security?

An audit of Harris County's 2022 election by the Texas Secretary of State found "multiple failures," ranging from insufficient supplies at polling places to misreporting voter registrations. Yesterday, we asked readers if Gov. Greg Abbott should add election security...

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