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Texas Legislature is Halfway Through the Session. What’s Been Done?
Conservative leaders sound off on what has happened (and not happened) so far in the session.
Ronny Jackson Wants To End Taxpayer-Funded ‘Fake News’
Legislation would defund NPR and PBS.
Texas House Committee Prioritizes Gambling Expansion Over GOP Priorities
“This is corporate welfare at its worst by giving special privileges to existing wealthy and woke professional sports and gambling businesses.”
‘Texas Millstone Act’ Would Prohibit Gender Mutilation Procedures for People Under 26
As more people have been taken advantage of by greedy physicians, the Texas Millstone Act would help protect innocent people from these life-altering procedures.
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Texas Senate Unanimously Confirms Jane Nelson as Secretary of State
For the first time since 2017, the Texas Senate has confirmed a secretary of state, approving former State Sen. Jane Nelson in a 31-0 unanimous decision. The secretary serves as the state’s chief election officer, as well as chief international protocol officer and...
Texas House Prioritizes Removing Rogue Prosecutors
As some Texas district and county attorneys refuse to prosecute certain crimes, Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan says he will prioritize legislation to remove prosecutors who pick and choose which crimes to punish. State Rep. David Cook (R–Mansfield) has filed multiple...
Report: Senate Property Tax Plan ‘Falls Short’
While both chambers of the Texas Legislature are touting plans for the “biggest property tax cut in history,” a new analysis from the Huffines Liberty Foundation says the Senate’s plan “falls short.” Written by former State Sen. Don Huffines and Bill Peacock, their...
Transparency in Texas Becoming an Endangered Species
“The very word ‘secrecy’ is repugnant in a free and open society, and we are as a people inherently and historically opposed to secret societies, to secret oaths and to secret proceedings,” President John F. Kennedy told the American Newspaper Publishers Association...
Texas Lawmakers Answer the Question ‘What Is a Woman?’
As the radical left wrestles with the meanings of basic terms such as “woman,” “man,” “male,” and “female,” three Texas lawmakers have filed legislation that defines them in state law. House Bill 3883 by Rep. Ellen Troxclair (R–Spicewood), House Bill 3902 by Rep....
Another Grand Prairie Teacher Arrested for ‘Improper Relationship’
For a second time this school year, police have charged a teacher in the Grand Prairie Independent School District with sexual misconduct involving a student. Grand Prairie ISD officials reportedly notified parents on March 9 that Cody Bush, an Ag teacher and FFA...
Texas House Unveils Border Security Package
As the border crisis continues with hundreds of migrants attempting to rush past U.S. law enforcement at an El Paso port of entry last weekend, the Texas House has filed its package of border security legislation....
Could Troubled Tarrant Appraisal District Be Abolished?
A North Texas lawmaker has proposed legislation to abolish the troubled Tarrant Appraisal District before the end of the year and turn its duties over to the state comptroller. The appraisal district is the agency responsible for setting property values used by local...
Texas House to Vote on Honoring LGBTQ Activists Once Again
For the second time this month, the Texas House of Representatives is slated to consider a resolution honoring lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender activists. Last week, the House unanimously voted for a package of nearly 200 resolutions that included a retroactive...