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Senate Bill Would Tie Licenses to Ethics Registry, Drawing Sharp Criticism
Critics say the bill would give the TEC dangerous power to destroy the livelihoods of Texans engaged in political speech.
Texas Education Agency Releases 2023 School Report Cards
School districts sued to hide the accountability ratings from the public; 2024 ratings remain blocked.
Kemp ISD Teacher Charged With Sexually Grooming Student
Ryan Hedges taught at Kemp High School.
House Leadership Accused of Holding Pro-Life Bill Hostage to Islamic Holiday Push
Stalled legislation would recognize June 24—the day the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe—as a state holiday.
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Dissenting Judge: Texas Law ‘Could Not Be Clearer in Its Prohibition’ of Drive-Thru Voting
In a 2-1 decision last week, federal judges dismissed a lawsuit challenging the use of “drive-thru” voting in Texas elections by declaring the case moot, meaning the issues have been resolved. Meanwhile, Harris County election officials who came up with the scheme to...
Abbott Asks Texas Association of School Boards to Take Action on Pornography Inside Public School Libraries
As Texas parents are discovering explicit and pornographic material being distributed in school libraries, Gov. Greg Abbott has now responded by writing a letter. On Monday, Abbott sent a letter to the Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) Executive Director Dan...
Elon Musk Warns Austin Against Becoming a ‘San Francisco Copycat’
AUSTIN — As a pivotal election fight unfolds in Texas’ capital city, Tesla CEO and California refugee Elon Musk is urging Texans to prevent their state from decaying into the place he just fled. “Austin should be its [own] city, not a San Francisco copycat,” Musk...
Collin County GOP Asks Abbott to Audit 2020 Election
Republicans in one of the most conservative counties in Texas are calling on Gov. Greg Abbott to audit the November 2020 general election. On October 19, members of the Collin County Republican Party’s executive committee adopted a resolution demanding Abbott “act...
Gov. Greg Abbott Appoints Evan Young to Texas Supreme Court
Gov. Greg Abbott has appointed Austin lawyer Evan Young to the Supreme Court of Texas today to fill the unexpired term of Eva Guzman. Guzman resigned to challenge Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton in the GOP primary. Young is a lawyer for Baker Botts, one of the...
Nubia Devine Announces in New Texas House District 19 Primary Election
On Friday morning, Nubia Devine—a longtime religious freedom activist, former legislative staffer, and wife of Texas Supreme Court Justice John Devine—announced she is running for state representative of the newly drawn Texas House District 19. She joins two other...
Texas AG Ken Paxton Sues Biden Administration Over Vaccine Mandates
On Friday, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced he has filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration, taking aim at the president’s plans to implement COVID vaccine requirements for employees of businesses that have contracts with the federal government....
City of Canyon Considering Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone Creation
City commissioners in Canyon are considering creating a new tax increment reinvestment zone (TIRZ) downtown. According to the City of Canyon, commissioners will be holding a public hearing on the topic of creating a downtown TIRZ during their meeting on Monday,...
Texas State Rep. Jeff Cason Calls for Removal of Porn From School Libraries
As news surfaces around the state that a sexually explicit graphic novel entitled “Gender Queer” by Mala Kobabe can be found in school libraries, State Rep. Jeff Cason (R–Bedford) is calling for its removal, as well as potential criminal charges on schools that...