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Groups Warn Texas Ethics Commission Is Chilling Citizen Speech
The Institute for Free Speech warned that Texas’ interpretation of lobbying could have ensnared the Founding Fathers themselves.
Former Houston ISD Official on Trial for Corruption
A Houston ISD official and a district vendor were initially indicted in December 2021 on multiple charges, with additional tax-related counts added in April 2022.
Allen ISD Teacher on Leave Over ‘Inappropriate Communication’ With Students
Another district employee was arrested for online solicitation of a minor—the second in two months.
This Time, Texas MUST Win!
Texas can ban communist China from buying land in the Lone Star State.
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Grassroots to Lawmakers: No More ‘Purple Sessions’
Just weeks after an election in which Democrat efforts to turn Texas blue were soundly rejected by voters, conservative grassroots leaders are calling on lawmakers in the state Capitol to start working on passing Republican priorities—beginning with selecting a new...
Austin Council Funneled Taxpayer COVID Relief Money to Special Interest Friends
AUSTIN — Why give COVID relief money to struggling citizens you don’t know when you can give it to your friends? That’s seemingly the reasoning of Austin’s local officials, as the all-Democrat Austin City Council took nearly $400,000 from the publicly funded COVID...
Jailed for Liberty
Would you go to jail for what you believe in? Would you give up your freedom in the pursuit of liberty? Are you sure? I’ve been asking myself that recently. It’s not that I feel immediately threatened with imprisonment, but because in doing some reading about views of...
What Is Dade Phelan’s Agenda?
Just days after entering the race for Speaker of the Texas House, State Rep. Dade Phelan (R–Beaumont) secured majority support from both Republicans and Democrats without a GOP caucus vote. But should he take the gavel in January, what would Phelan’s agenda be? Texas...
Texas Sex Ed Curriculum Takes Right Turn, Heads to Final Vote
While the far left failed another attempt this week to inject their agenda into Texas’ sex education curriculum, two members of the State Board of Education followed the citizens’ cry to put their concerns first. The health curriculum heads for a final vote on Friday....
Francis: Reversing Course
As someone who upholds traditional American family values, I am increasingly alarmed at the events in our nation. With an intensity unlike anything I have seen in my life, our values are being challenged and replaced with another value system that is un-American. We...
Lawmakers File Bills to Stop Unsolicited Mail-Ballot Applications
Republican lawmakers have filed legislation to stop Texas election officials from sending voters unsolicited mail-ballot applications after a Democrat official in the state’s most populous county tried to send ballot applications to every registered voter—eligible or...
Amarillo City Council to Consider Mask Mandate Fines
Amarillo businesses that are not enforcing Gov. Greg Abbott's mask mandate may soon be subjected to stricter penalties thanks to a proposed ordinance being considered by the Amarillo City Council. On Friday, the city council will host a special meeting to consider...
Dickson: Fight for Life Continues in Lubbock
On Tuesday, November 17, the City of Lubbock had a special hearing on the Sanctuary City for the Unborn Ordinance, which would outlaw abortion within the city limits of Lubbock, Texas. This was not a matter the mayor and the city council of Lubbock were willing to put...