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Texas Lottery Commission Director Resigns Amid Scrutiny and Investigations
The lottery commission suffers another setback as lawmakers weigh ending the program entirely.
Mesquite ISD’s $600 Million Bond Would Cost $1.1 Billion With Interest
School district property taxpayers are already on the hook for $979 million in bond debt principal and interest.
Texas Lawmakers Consider Over-The-Counter Access to Ivermectin
Ivermectin gained widespread attention as a treatment for COVID-19.
Hays CISD Is Asking Residents for Nearly $2 Billion in May Bond Election
School district leaders claim the hefty price tag is aimed at accommodating the 1,000 kids per year they expect to gain over the next decade.
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Will Dade Phelan Allow Democrats to Chair Key Committees?
With State Rep. Dade Phelan (R–Beaumont) poised to be officially elected as speaker of the Texas House in a few weeks, four of his Republican colleagues are asking him to commit to not putting Democrats in charge of key legislative committees. Phelan’s trajectory to...
Make It Professional
Politicians like to make politics personal, because inflamed indignation allows them to skirt past serious questions about their representative performance. As citizens, it is up to us to keep it professional. Let me state that again. Politicians, despite their...
Francis: Theory vs. Reality
We were all taught in school how government works. At least, that was the goal. I think it might be more accurate to say we were taught how government is supposed to work. The unfortunate truth is that the theory and the reality bear little resemblance to one another....
Amarillo Businessmen Unveil Proposal for New Bond Election
Amarillo businessmen Alex Fairly and Jerry Hodge unveiled their proposal on Thursday for a new Amarillo Civic Center bond election, after the defeat of a larger bond package just last month Fairly and Hodge's plan, dubbed "The Amarillo Plan" in a media release, was...
Austin City Council Poised to Elect Socialist to Key Position
AUSTIN — Fresh off of conservative candidate Mackenzie Kelly's victory in Tuesday’s runoff election for the Austin City Council, the rest of the all-Democrat council wasted no time in ignoring the message voters sent. Councilmember Greg Casar, a self-proclaimed...
Abbott: Vaccines are ‘Voluntary, Never Required’
Texas will not shut down again, the state Capitol will reopen, and coronavirus vaccines will never be required in Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott said on Thursday morning. At a press conference held outside a UPS facility in Austin, Abbott gave an update on the state’s...
Luther, Springer Debate Ahead of Texas Senate Runoff
Candidates in a contentious runoff for a North Texas state Senate seat faced off on Wednesday in a final debate before the Saturday special election. Republicans Shelley Luther and State Rep. Drew Springer (Muenster) are competing to represent Texas Senate District 30...
Conversation with Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar
In an interview, Comptroller Glenn Hegar contends the state’s economic situation isn’t as dire as predicted during the summer, but cautions lawmakers to be conservative in their upcoming budget discussions.
North Austin Voters Reject City Council’s Far-Left Turn
Conservatives went one for two in Tuesday night’s important runoffs for two Austin City Council seats, with the win taking out a Democrat ringleader of the city’s recent far-left turn. In District 6, Challenger Mackenzie Kelly upset incumbent Jimmy Flannigan 52 to 48...