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Austin Light Rail Plan on Ice Following Disastrous Court Hearing
Austin’s light rail program could be ‘toast’ due to an allegedly unconstitutional financing proposal.
Attorney General Paxton Wrangles Major Porn Website Into Compliance With Texas Law
Following a lawsuit from the attorney general, the operator of “Chaturbate” will establish guidelines to abide by state age verification laws and is required to pay nearly $700K to Texas.
What Will Texas Do to Protect Female Students From Biden’s Title IX Rewrite?
Texas lawmakers are calling for action to protect girls.
Laredo Journalist Arrested For Questioning Government Officials Turns to Supreme Court
“If that is not an obvious violation of the Constitution, it’s hard to imagine what would be,” the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals previously determined
The Archive
Railroad Commissioner Craddick, Supreme Court Justice Devine Win Primaries
Supreme Court Justice John P. Devine and Texas Railroad Commissioner Christi Craddick won their Republican primary races outright after close contests. Texas Supreme Court Devine held onto his Supreme Court position in Place 4 by less than one percentage point....
Illegal Alien on Terror Watchlist Attempted to Cross Texas-Mexico Border
Although the number of encounters with illegal crossers has dropped significantly at the southwest border, an individual on the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s terror watchlist was apprehended. According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection sources, 40-year-old...
Republican Nominees Facing off Against Democrats in November House Races
The Republican primary election saw the victories of at least 11 new nominees who will be facing off against Democrats in the November general election. These new nominees won the primary races in solidly Republican districts and are projected to win their districts...
Analysis, Decision Texas, State
School Choice Wins Big on Super Tuesday
The 2024 primary election was a major success for school choice advocates in Texas. Several opponents of education reform lost outright, others went to runoffs, and still more were electorally weakened. Corey DeAngelis, a school choice advocate and head of the...
Gillespie County Republicans Successfully Hand-count Primary Ballots
Republicans in Gillespie County successfully completed a hand count of all ballots cast in Tuesday’s GOP primary, accomplishing a goal set last year to make their elections more transparent and secure. “It was exhausting but so rewarding and what a team effort by...
Potential Speaker Candidate Hired by Bank with Ties to Bonnen and Phelan
A lawmaker rumored to be eyeing the speakership in the Texas House is employed by a bank that has connections to current House Speaker Dade Phelan and disgraced former Speaker Dennis Bonnen. State Rep. Cody Harris, a Republican from Palestine, was first elected to...
Attorney General Ken Paxton Sued 7 School Districts for Electioneering
Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued Hutto Independent School District, claiming the district used government resources for illegal electioneering. According to a press release published by Paxton’s office on March 4, Hutto ISD promoted political policies on its...
AG Paxton’s Criminal Appeals Court Picks Unseat Incumbents
All three challengers for the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals backed by Attorney General Ken Paxton have come out victorious. Lawyer Gina Parker knocked off incumbent Judge Barbara Hervey in Place 7—covering most of the panhandle—taking 66 percent of the vote to her...
Decision Texas, Local, Metroplex
State House Incumbents Win 3 of 4 Collin County GOP Primaries
Three of four Republican state representatives in Collin County defeated challengers in Tuesday’s primary election. The challengers lost despite endorsements from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who also lives in Collin County. Paxton sought to knock out incumbents...