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Key Election Security Efforts Met Resistance in the Texas House
While some legislation to better secure Texas elections passed, activists were disappointed to see several key bills fail.
Democrat Elected Officials Share Pictures With Violent Protest Sign
Houston City Councilmembers Abbie Kamin and Mario Castillo and U.S. Rep. Sylvia Garcia shared the threatening image on their social media pages.
Texas Democrats Elect Socialist Vice-Chair
A self-described “pansexual,” Kolby Duhon uses they/he pronouns.
Abbott Hints at Potential Special Session on Taxpayer-Funded Lobbying Ban
The governor has shown a willingness to repeatedly bring lawmakers back to Austin to complete his agenda when he feels it’s necessary
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Bush-Connected Lawyer Hasn’t Billed Paxton ‘Whistleblowers’ for 3 Years
Testimony in the Senate’s impeachment trial of Attorney General Ken Paxton has revealed that a Bush-connected lawyer has not billed whistleblowers for his representation. Many of the impeachment charges were spurred by a group of employees of the Office of the...
Poll: Texas GOP Voters Increasingly Support Trump
With the 2024 Republican presidential primary drawing closer, Texas GOP voters are showing increasing support for former President Donald Trump. A new poll from CWS Research shows that most Texas Republicans favor Trump over other GOP candidates. The poll asked voters...
West Texas A&M Requires Students to Take DEI-Based Training Program
West Texas A&M is requiring students to participate in a diversity, equity, and inclusion-based training program. A student at WTAMU sent Texas Scorecard screenshots of the mandatory race and gender-based training program. The program is a part of Get Inclusive’s...
Rick Perry Sides with Swamp in Attack on Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton
Last week, former Texas Gov. Rick Perry took to the Wall Street Journal to defend the Democrat-led impeachment of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a decision that puts him at odds with conservatives like U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, Steve Bannon, and even former president...
University of Texas Ranked Least Free Speech-Friendly Campus in Texas
The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression and College Pulse released their annual College Free Speech Rankings for 2024. The rankings offer a comparison among universities based on Freedom of Speech. According to the rankings, Texas A&M University is...
Paxton Impeachment ‘Whistleblower’ Says He Went to FBI With No Evidence
In a bombshell admission towards the close of the third day of the Senate’s impeachment trial of Attorney General Ken Paxton, a former employee admitted he reported his former boss to the FBI with no evidence. The revelation came as Ryan Vassar, the former deputy...
Texas Power Grid Enters Emergency Conditions
Updated with ERCOT warning for Thursday, September 7. While Texans continue struggling in a record-breaking heat wave, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas warned citizens that the power grid has moved into “Emergency Operations.” On Wednesday, September 6,...
Taxpayer-Funded Lobbying Ban Died in the Texas House—Will Abbott Revive It?
As citizens prepare for at least one more special legislative session this fall, advocates are calling for additional issues to be included on the agenda. Education is expected to be the top focus for the third special session. However, as many items were left...
The TEXIT Wave: How an Advisory Referendum Could Reshape Texas Politics
Imagine a single question on a ballot that has the power to reawaken a dormant electorate and reshape Texas politics as we know it. That question is not hypothetical; it's the focus of the Texas Nationalist Movement's latest initiative, the TEXIT Petition. Slated for...