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City of Austin Unveils Another Record-Setting Budget
The proposal comes as the Legislature is set to consider local spending caps.
Texas Supreme Court Overturns $90 Million Lawsuit in Favor of Trucking Company
Before it was decided, the case inspired calls to reform trucking law.
Democrat Nathan Johnson Launches Bid for Attorney General
Democrats have not won a statewide election in Texas since 1994.
Texas Counties Have Exploited a ‘Disaster Loophole’ to Hike Taxes
A new law going into effect next year could change that.
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DHS Fails to Monitor 77,000 Parolees; Can They Handle 1.1M Others?
A recent report by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Inspector General has found that DHS failed to keep track of nearly 80,000 Afghan evacuees who were granted two-year paroles in the United States. It has been suggested that because DHS has failed to monitor...
ANALYSIS: Calls Grow for Lawmakers to Protect Texans from Rogue Prosecutors
Last week, the presumptive Republican nominee for President, Donald J. Trump, became the highest-profile victim of lawfare in the modern political era. Observers have since expressed that Texans are at risk, and the time for Texas to act is now. Thursday’s outcome...
Mansfield ISD Passes Resolution Denouncing Title IX Rewrite
Another North Texas school district has passed a resolution condemning the Biden administration's changes to Title IX that will force schools to allow boys into girls’ spaces. Mansfield Independent School District trustees passed the resolution in a 5-1 vote. Trustee...
Amarillo City Council Receives ‘Sanctuary City for the Unborn’ Initiative Petition Signatures; Mayor Entertains Alternative Ordinance
On May 28, 2024, the City Council of Amarillo received the results of a successful citizen initiative petition for a Sanctuary City for the Unborn (SCFTU) ordinance further prohibiting abortion within the City of Amarillo. The petition contained about 10,400...
Judge Rejects Immunity Claim of Lorena ISD Principal Who Ignored Teacher’s Sexual Abuse of 5-year-old Student
A federal judge has rejected an immunity claim by a Central Texas school administrator accused of facilitating a male teacher’s molestation of a 5-year-old female student in 2020-21. The judge found that Lorena Primary School Principal April Jewell’s lack of action to...
Seven Indicted in Houston Public Corruption Scheme
On Friday, Mayor John Whitmire and outgoing Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg announced seven people have been indicted for 14 public corruption felonies ranging from abuse of official capacity to tampering with evidence. The charges are related to a scheme...
Former Texas Teacher Gets 30 Years in Prison for Producing Child Porn
A former Texas teacher received the maximum sentence of 30 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to producing child pornography—specifically videos showing her performing sexual acts on a prepubescent child. Sonya Conchita Murillo, 33, was a substitute teacher...
Majority of House Republicans Rebuke Phelan Policy & Say ‘No’ to Democrat Chairs
A majority of Texas House Republicans say they do not want Democrats placed in leadership positions next session, a strong rebuke of a policy that has been embraced by current House Speaker Dade Phelan. The letter, signed by 46 current and incoming Republican members,...
Texas Supreme Court Rules State Abortion Ban Is Constitutional
On Friday, the Texas Supreme Court ruled that the Human Life Protection Act banning most abortions in Texas is constitutional. In March 2023, the pro-abortion Center for Reproductive Rights filed a lawsuit to challenge Texas’ abortion ban—which prohibits abortion...