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Texas Takes Action To Keep Out Nuclear Waste
Federal law requires spent nuclear fuel to be stored underground in Nevada.
Analysis, Central Texas, Local
Analysis: Property Tax Rates Drop While Values Surge in Washington County
Increasing appraisals frequently zero out any benefit property owners receive from a decreased or held-in-check rate.
Exclusive: Texas Aggie Democrats Host ‘Day of Drag’ Protest
This comes after the university board of regents banned on-campus drag shows.
Dustin Burrows Turns Over Paxton Impeachment Records to Dan Patrick for Audit
With the records now in the hands of State Auditor Lisa Collier, the full details of how the Texas House under Phelan managed impeachment spending will soon come to light.
The Archive
Louie Mueller Barbecue: Texas’ Legendary Grandfather of Smoke
If you drive 30 minutes outside of Austin, you’ll arrive at a quaint town square that’s home to a row of unassuming antique stores, a small coffee shop, and one of the most historic royal families of Texas barbecue. On our way to check out a candidate forum in College...
Texas Right to Life: Generations of Texans Fighting Against Injustice
“When I was a kid, I always wondered how the German people in World War II allowed that killing in their society to go on, and it’s because they simply didn’t do anything about it. I have the ability today to try and stop the slaughter of innocent human beings,...
Report: Some Lawmakers Receiving Campaign Cash from Disgraced Dennis Bonnen
Despite not running for re-election himself, disgraced Texas House Speaker Dennis Bonnen is staying in the political game—and using his campaign war chest to help fund colleagues in the Texas legislature. After an audio recording revealed Bonnen, along with State Rep....
Staff Blog: What Texans Can Learn from Brexit
After 27 long years of hard fighting, Great Britain will once again have her independence, thanks in no small part to a grassroots leader who had enough of “conservatives” betraying their principles and surrendering his country. His fight, and victory, teaches us that...
San Angelo GOP Chair and Congressional Candidate Square Off
A recent Facebook post by candidate Casey Gray, who is seeking the GOP nomination for Texas Congressional District 11, pointed to a recent candidate forum in Ballinger that sparked a tense exchange between himself and the head of the local GOP. According to the post,...
Batch’s Voting Story Continues
Earlier in January, candidates for Texas’ 11th Congressional District were asked a simple question at a forum hosted in Odessa by the Ector County Republican Party: “Did you vote in the 2018 General Election?” Three of the candidates answered they did not, and all...
Hypocrites’ Chair
If anyone knows the name “Chorazin” today, it is only because it is twice mentioned in the New Testament for Jesus’ famous “Woe to you” lines about the city. Not exactly what you want to be known for... As you might imagine, Chorazin fell off the map for almost 2,000...
Midland Residents Seek Reform After School Bond Finally Fails
The Midland school bond election captivated the state for months, with the narrow election results constantly alternating between failing and passing. In addition to the drama, the way that election officials handled the process outraged residents. During the first...
Staff Blog: Brazos County Citizen Activists Show How It’s Done
When incumbent Central Texas Republican Congressman Bill Flores announced he would not run for re-election, an organized group of his constituents knew voters would need to be informed and engaged if they were to elect a grassroots conservative to the seat in 2020....