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State Senator’s Proposal Would Abolish the Texas Lottery
State Sen. Bob Hall argued before his colleagues that the Texas Lottery’s string of controversies appears to show criminality.
Fort Bend Municipal Utility District Reports $8.2 Million in Fraudulent Transfers
Officials say MUD 35 remains solvent, and efforts are underway to recover the missing funds.
House, Senate Close In on Property Tax Relief Agreement
The compromise includes $3 billion in required compression, $3 billion for a homestead exemption increase, and approximately $250 million for business property tax relief.
Austin ISD Accused of Violating CRT Ban; Paxton Launches Legal Action
One employee allegedly stated there were “ways to get around” the state ban on critical race theory.
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Taxpayers to Fund Texas State University Class on Harry Styles
Texas State University recently announced it will offer a course called “Harry Styles and the Cult of Celebrity” in the spring 2023 semester. Teaching the class will be recently tenured Associate Professor of Digital History Louie Dean Valencia, who told KXAN that...
Austin City Council Still Trying to ‘Decriminalize’ Killing a Child
After the U.S. Supreme Court recently overturned Roe v. Wade—allowing states to now outlaw the practice of dismembering, poisoning, or using any other means to kill a baby in the womb—the Democrat-run Austin City Council wants to retaliate. For their upcoming special...
Waller ISD Rejects Suspect Health Text After Parents Fight Back
As parents across the state wrestle with issues in their children’s schools ranging from obscene books to mask mandates to critical race theory in classrooms, many have stood up and fought back. In rural Waller ISD, located just outside Houston, parents have objected...
GOP Lawmakers Seek to Censure Fellow Republicans for Opposing Incumbents
Despite the completion of the primary and runoff elections—where protected incumbents retained their nominations amid grassroots challenges—the Texas House GOP Caucus is seeking to censure three Republican state representatives for supporting grassroots challengers...
Austin Homeless Disaster: Officials End Contract With Largest Shelter Operator
As Austin attempts to move forward after more than two years of a lawless public camping disaster, city officials have quietly admitted the failure of their largest homeless services contractor. According to local media, the city will decline to renew the contract for...
Texas Agriculture Commissioner: ‘It’s Time for Texas to Expand Medical Marijuana’
Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller is calling on Texas officials to adopt a new attitude about cannabis and its uses, urging Gov. Greg Abbott to make it a priority in the upcoming legislative session. In his editorial entitled “Standing Up For Compassionate...
‘Low Enthusiasm’: Texas Democrats Leave Convention Without Passing a Platform
Last week's Texas Democrat Convention in Dallas ended without the party adopting a new platform, as not enough delegates remained to reach quorum. Held biennially during election years, the convention is an opportunity for Texas Democrats to elect party leadership,...
Texans Eye Arizona’s School Choice Model
Arizona’s governor just signed a ground-breaking universal school choice bill that’s being hailed as the “gold standard” for parent empowerment and education freedom. The new law empowers all families to pursue the best education for their children by allowing funds...
Will Texas’ Power Grid Hold?
As Texans endure intense summer heat waves, they also face potential power outages due to a lack of adequate energy supplied through the state’s unreliable power grid. Texas is the only state operating on its own power grid. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas...