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House Leadership Blocking Ban on Taxpayer-Funded Lobbying, Says Texas Lawmaker
State Rep. Brent Money says State Affairs Committee Chair Ken King won’t give the legislation a hearing.
Houston City Council Will Vote on Race-Based Contracting Program
City officials believe the existing program must be updated since it favors groups that do not face a disadvantage in the market.
Texas Senators Consider Measure To Regulate Artificial Intelligence
The measure, which passed the Texas House, would create new privacy standards for artificial intelligence systems and establish a new program for AI developers.
Former Abilene Preschool Teacher Sentenced to 30 Years for Producing Child Porn
Mark Eichorn admitted to paying two boys to produce child sexual abuse material.
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Decision Texas: Land Commissioner Candidates on the Record
Republican voters in Texas will soon go to the polls in the primary runoff election to select the nominees for a few statewide races in which no candidate was able to secure more than 50 percent of the vote in the March primary election. One of those races is for the...
Republican Lawmaker Blasts Stephanie Klick for ‘Out of Context’ Political Ad
On a recent episode of his podcast “Back Room Access,” State Rep. Jeff Cason (R–Bedford) criticized fellow State Rep. Stephanie Klick (R–Fort Worth) for releasing a campaign ad he believes was edited to mislead voters about her opponent’s views on abortion. Klick, who...
Burleson ISD Must Put Wrongfully Rejected School Board Challenger on the Ballot
A North Texas school district that wrongfully kept a challenger off the May 7 ballot must now hold a special election to fill a school board seat. The Second Court of Appeals ruled last week that Burleson Independent School District violated the law when it rejected...
Houston, Investigations, Local
The Spider Web of Power in Texas’ Largest County
At never before seen levels, Americans are losing faith in government. This troubling development is symbiotically paced with a growing lack of trust in the mainstream media. According to Gallop, 60 percent of those polled said they “have little or no trust in the...
New Poll Shows Texas Republicans Oppose Giving Tax Dollars to Disney
Texas Republicans are done with Disney, with a new poll showing that 78 percent of Republican voters want to prohibit taxpayer dollars from going to the company following their public opposition to anti-grooming legislation in Florida. The poll, performed by CWS...
Decision Texas, Local, Metroplex
Runoff Preview: Chabot and Frazier Fight for House District 61
House District 61 is newly located in Collin County following redistricting changes and is currently represented by State Rep. Phil King (R–Weatherford), who is now running for state Senate District 10. Businessman Paul Chabot and former McKinney City Councilman...
State Investigating School District’s Shenanigans to Boost Billion-Dollar Bond
A Texas public school district under investigation for telling employees they were “expected” to vote “for” a billion-dollar bond now says a likely illegal electioneering message was a “miscommunication.” Northside Independent School District was forced to respond...
Georgetown’s Controversial LGBT Mural Sparks Conflict and Discrimination
GEORGETOWN — A recent public mural in the historic suburb of Austin not only promotes hazardous sexual behaviors, but it has reportedly sparked discrimination against a local church. Celebrating LGBT Ideology Every year, Georgetown Independent School District partners...
Lawson: Education System Broke Public Trust With Defensive Reactions to Obscene Books
There are situations where defensiveness is understandable, even an appropriate response to being questioned. This isn't one of those situations. One of the things that has been so perplexing in this national discussion about obscene books in public schools is that...