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Texas Senate to Congress: Keep Supreme Court at Nine
Senators are asking Congress to prevent any potential undermining of the Court by future elected officials.
Attorney General Paxton Investigates Dallas Over Potential Sanctuary City Policies
Paxton seeks documentation and communications between the City of Dallas and the Dallas Police Department about immigration enforcement.
Senator Seeks To Stop School Electioneering on Taxpayers’ Dime
State Sen. Brian Birdwell’s bill aims to prevent misuse of public resources to influence elections.
IDEA Round Rock Admin Accused of ‘Inappropriately Touching a Student’
Assistant Principal Aaron Freeman was arrested and charged with indecency with a child by sexual contact.
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The God Who Restores
Here’s some wonderful news for you today: God wants to restore every part of your life. Reality right now for many is not a good place; for many, it means lost jobs, livelihoods, loved ones, or even just a miserable array of anxieties, frustrations, and problems that...
Texans Rally to Free Jailed Salon Owner
The morning after a North Texas businesswoman was fined and imprisoned for daring to open her hair salon before governing authorities permitted it, grassroots activists and leaders gathered and demanded that Texas Gov. Greg Abbott pardon her. He has yet to do so and...
Runoff Review: Fleck and Berry Compete for Austin-Area District
Situated in western Travis County, House District 47 was the lone Republican seat in a county otherwise dominated by Democrats from the "People’s Republic of Austin." Was being the operative word. HD 47 fell into Democrat hands in 2018 as part of the strong Democrat...
Texas Republican Executive Committee Members to Abbott: Pardon Shelley Luther
A day after the arrest and fining of a North Texas businesswoman—who for weeks has stood as a voice defending the rights of all Texans—23 members of the State Republican Executive Committee have asked Gov. Greg Abbott to issue a pardon, an action he has thus far...
Abbott Declines to Take Action as Salon Owner Shelley Luther Is Jailed and Fined
After opening up her hair salon in defiance of orders from state, county, and city officials prohibiting the reopening of salons, Dallas small-business owner Shelley Luther was sentenced to seven days in jail on Tuesday and thousands of dollars in fines. Overnight,...
Open Carry Protestors and Bar Owner Arrested in Odessa
The owner of Big Daddy Zan’s Bar in Odessa, Gabrielle Ellison, was arrested Monday after a SWAT team was sent to shut her business down. She was charged with violating Gov. Abbott’s executive order that certain small businesses, including bars, remain closed. Ellison...
Dallas County Disregards Texas AG’s Vote-by-Mail Warning
Four days after the state’s top law enforcement officer warned county officials to avoid misleading the public on vote-by-mail laws, the second-most populous county in Texas signaled support for allowing voters to disregard the laws due to fears of the Chinese...
Dallas Salon Owner Shelley Luther Fined and Jailed
A North Texan businesswoman, who for weeks took a stand for her rights and those of other business owners, was fined and jailed for violating a temporary restraining order issued against her and her business. The judge who issued the ruling, however, is still getting...
Runoff Review: Isaac and Wymore Vie for Chance to Retake Democrat Seat
Encompassing Blanco and Hays counties, Texas House District 45 is a Republican-leaning district that fell into Democrat hands in the 2018 election after Beto O’Rourke's campaign turned out large numbers of votes in Hays County, which contains San Marcos and Texas...