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Gov. Abbott Signs ‘Big Beautiful’ Texas Congressional Map Into Law
The redistricting plan makes Texas “more red,” adding five new Republican-opportunity U.S. House seats.
Pearsall ISD Fires Teacher’s Aide for ‘Inappropriate Communication’ With Student
Alizandra Berrelez worked as a paraprofessional at Pearsall Junior High.
Texas A&M Fights Records Request on New Civics Initiative
Secrecy shrouds the development of the “Aggie Lyceum.”
State Commission Reprimands Former Hays County Judge
Thompson is accused of creating a hostile work environment, which led to her resignation.
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Coalition Urges Gov. Abbott to Call Special Session Over Election Integrity
Disclosure: The author is a signatory on the coalition letter discussed below. A coalition of over 100 grassroots organizations has sent a letter to Gov. Greg Abbott, requesting an immediate special legislative session on two issues related to election integrity. The...
Fort Worth Hires ‘Diversity’ Consultant
As Tarrant County GOP Chair Bo French continues to expose leftist infiltration in Fort Worth, documents that recently surfaced show the Fort Worth City Council has hired a diversity consultant. French uncovered documents showing the Fort Worth City Council expanded...
Analysis: Will Texas Have its Own Speech Police?
Longtime political observers know that Texas isn’t immune from the troubling trend of bureaucracies and courts being weaponized to target political adversaries. For years, the Texas Ethics Commission has been used by lawmakers and the lobby to attack conservatives...
Texas Supreme Court to Review Decision Permitting ‘Lawfare’ Against Attorney General
The Supreme Court of Texas has granted a review of a previous decision that allowed “politically motivated lawfare” against First Assistant Attorney General Brent Webster by the Texas State Bar—which has continued its efforts to oust both the attorney general and...
TLR Targets Free Speech Law Ahead of Legislative Session
A political group originally formed to prevent lawsuit abuse is being criticized for seeking to dismantle a state law designed to protect citizens from abusive lawsuits. SLAPP —“strategic lawsuits against public participation”—are aimed at silencing individuals who...
Republicans Elected to Harris County Appraisal District Board
In Saturday's runoff election for the Harris County Appraisal District, Republicans Kyle Scott and Ericka McCrutcheon were handed a decisive victory over opponents Melissa Noriega and Pelumi Adeleke. Scott, who ran for Place 2, won 57 percent to Noriega’s 42 percent,...
Lawmaker Under Investigation for Violation of Ethics Law He Helped Write
A former state representative with close ties to embattled house speaker Dade Phelan is under investigation by the Texas Ethics Commission for potentially violating a 2019 ethics law he helped write. According to the Texas Observer, former State Rep. Chris Paddie, who...
Phelan Acolyte Pushing Caucus to Disregard Republican Voters’ Agenda
Numerous sources in the Texas House GOP caucus report that a move is underway to cast aside the legislative priorities adopted by delegates to the Republican Party’s biennial convention last month in favor of a watered-down version that ignores several key reforms....
The True Effects of the Mutilation of Children
As transgender ideology continues to spread across the country, children continue to fall prey to the deception. Believing the lies of the contagion and thinking they have been born into the wrong body, many eventually mutilate themselves. Whether a child participates...