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Texas Senators Pass Measures Clamping Down on AI-Generated Pornography
Two measures penalizing the distribution of AI-generated sexual content depicting children and non-consenting adults now move to the House.
Harris County District Attorney Says ‘Nuisance’ Crimes Will Not Be Prosecuted
Sean Teare announced the creation of the Mental Health and Diversion Bureau, which will be tasked with redirecting certain cases to mental health services.
Texas Lawmaker Grills School Board Association on Lobbying, Parental Rights, and DEI
Tony Tinderholt pointed out that TASB previously included DEI in its mission statement and accused the organization of using taxpayer money to promote left-leaning policies in Texas schools.
Letter Highlights Challenges for Gambling Lobby Amid Lottery Scandal
Several House lawmakers are calling for the rejection of all gambling expansion attempts.
The Archive
State Leaders Must Start Slashing Spending Now
While the effects of the Chinese coronavirus on physical health and well-being aren't well-known, the economic effects of the preventative measures governments across the globe are taking are already sending shockwaves through our economic system. Right now, service...
Commentary: Policymakers Must Develop a Sustainable Response to the Coronavirus Threat
As America remained effectively shut down for the last week, federal, state, and local officials continued to tighten the vice on workers and businesses almost daily. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Sunday he would “applaud” local officials who adopt “shelter-in-place”...
Commentary: No ‘Shelter in Place’ for Tarrant
This is the email I just sent to Tarrant County commissioners. I urge everyone else to write or call and let them know your thoughts on the issue of shelter-in-place orders. Their next meeting is tomorrow at 10 a.m. Dear Judge Whitley and Commissioners, After...
Commentary: Protect Public Health and Our Economy
We cannot long sustain the current lockdowns, much less the increasing restrictions. Our economy must provide goods and services in order for society to function. Gone are the days when we grew our own food and spun our own clothes or produced our own power. I...
Commentary: Coronavirus Unmasks America
The Chinese coronavirus crisis has unmasked much about America in just a few short weeks: the vulnerabilities in our critical supply chains, the burdensome and bureaucratic regulatory regime that stifles our public health response, the selfishness of Millennials and...
2 More Months: Primary Runoff Elections Officially Delayed
While millions of Texans have had much of their lives put on hold due to the response to the Chinese coronavirus pandemic, so too have a number of political campaigns, as Gov. Greg Abbott has just officially announced that the primary runoff elections—originally...
Building in Vain
Anyone remotely familiar with the New Testament, Roman history, or Middle Eastern archeology will have come across the name “Herod the Great.” A megalomaniacal, murderous ruler, he certainly wasn’t a great man. But he can be remembered for some truly “great”...
Texas’ Top County to Stop Hiding Noncitizen Voter Data
After two years of hiding public voter data, the state’s biggest county will finally disclose records of foreigners illegally voting in Texas elections, ending a court battle initiated by an election integrity group. This week, Harris County settled a lawsuit brought...
Blog: It Is the Chinese Coronavirus
There any number of ways to address someone. Their full name, a nickname, their honorific title and last name. An inmate might be known by their correctional institution number. Whataburger knows me by the table-tent number assigned to my order. For example, I...