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Special Prosecutor Appointed for Investigation Into McLennan County Sheriff
The sheriff’s alleged misuse of funds cost county taxpayers well over $200,000.
Texas Lawmakers Pass Constitutional Amendment Enshrining Parental Rights
The proposal would enshrine in the Texas Constitution a legal precedent affirming that parents have a right to the care, custody, and control of their children.
Transactional Gold Legislation Moves Forward in Senate, Faces Pushback From Banking Lobbyist
Banking lobbyist calls gold industry “predatory” at Senate hearing.
Analysis: The Texas Lottery May Not Survive Its Own Defenders
What will be the fate of the Texas Lottery?
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Texas House Committee Reviews Corporate Welfare Program
On Thursday, the Texas House Ways and Means Committee met to consider several interim charges, including the scheduled ending of Chapter 313 of the Texas Tax Code—Texas’ corporate welfare scheme. Chapter 313 allows local school districts to offer large tax breaks—for...
Grassroots Protest Results in Bar Canceling ‘All Ages’ Drag Show
DENTON, TX – After receiving pushback from local families and grassroots activists, a North Texas restaurant canceled its “all ages” drag brunch originally scheduled for Sunday, September 11. Cool Beans Bar and Grill, which advertises “drinks, debauchery, good people...
Communist China in Texas: Manufacturing Infiltration
Chinese Communist Party-backed manufacturing companies came to Texas, and were not only welcomed by public officials, but e extraordinary efforts were made to ensure one of these companies arrived. Totally missing was any consideration of the economic warfare China is...
Austin Firefighter Fired for His Christian Faith
Dr. Andrew Fox, the lead chaplain for Austin’s Fire Department, served the people of Austin for eight years. During his service, he led more than 1,000 firefighters and remained on-call 24/7, willing to put himself in harm's way at a moment’s notice. Fox received...
McAllen Plans Property Tax Hike
As inflation hits South Texas residents hard, city leaders in Hidalgo County’s largest city are telling McAllen residents they are cutting their property taxes. But the truth is they are planning to raise taxes. McAllen City Council has proposed a property tax rate of...
Texas Agency’s Employees Quit in Protest of Child Gender Mutilation Investigations
After Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s February directive ordering the Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) to investigate cases of child gender mutilation as child abuse, a document filed in the Austin appeals court last month reports mass resignations within...
Set Aside Your Fear… And Make Them Fear You
Fear is a powerful tool. Improperly applied, fear causes us to make irrational choices without thinking. Yet it can also, in the words of the Book of Proverbs, be the “beginning of wisdom.” The difference is what we fear. In Proverbs 9:10 we find, “fear of the LORD is...
89 Percent of Border Patrol Resources Pulled From Frontlines
At a border security education event on Wednesday, former U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Mark Morgan painted a picture of national ignorance to the ongoing border crisis, blaming poor messaging and general obliviousness in the average citizen. “I've...
Houston Astros Fundraise for Child Gender Mutilation
An astonishing report in National Review detailing collusion between increasingly woke Major League Baseball and nonprofits that perform so-called “gender reassignment” procedures on minors contains distressing news for fans in the Lone Star State. From National...