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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.
Citizens Call On Lawmakers To Protect Texas Land From Hostile Foreign Nations
The proposed law is a priority of Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick.
Fort Cavazos Orders Investigation Into Incident at Killeen ISD School, Parents Speak Up
The new investigation follows an investigation by Killeen ISD into a Meadows Elementary School coach.
House Lawmaker Seeks to Codify Ban on Race-based Scholarships
State Rep. Tony Tinderholt believes the bill is the next step in eliminating identity politics from higher education.
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Straus Gives Campaign Cash to Old Friends
While it’s been over two years since former Speaker of the Texas House Joe Straus announced he would be leaving the legislature, that hasn’t stopped him from continuing to help his friends in the Texas Capitol, doling out campaign cash to several former allies. In...
Batch’s Travel Tale Doesn’t Match Records
At a recent candidate debate hosted by the Ector County Republican Party, three of the candidates running for Texas’ 11th Congressional District—Jamie Berryhill, August Pfluger, and Brandon Batch— said they did not vote in the 2018 General Election. A subsequent...
Arlington Chamber Supports Taxpayer-Funded Lobbying
The Arlington Chamber of Commerce recently sent out a letter to its members in support of policies that would allow it and local governments to continue using tax dollars to lobby lawmakers. Taxpayer-funded lobbying is when local governments—such as cities, counties,...
Voting Underway in Texas House Special Runoffs
Early voting starts today in special runoff elections to fill three vacant Texas House seats. On the ballot: House District 28 Fort Bend County Gary Gates and Elizabeth Markowitz led the seven-way special election last November to replace seven-term State Rep. John...
How Long Can Granger’s Panther Island Stay Afloat?
While local bureaucrats and politicians wait for federal funding for Granger’s real estate redevelopment scheme in North Texas, the local water district can keep the project on long-term life support through taxpayer-backed bonds. Panther Island, a massive...
Tarrant County Defies Abbott, Wants More Refugees
Last week, all five members of Tarrant County’s commissioners court voted to receive refugees—despite Gov. Greg Abbott attempting to opt Texas out only days earlier. In September of 2019, President Donald Trump issued Executive Order 13888, giving state and local...
Dallas County Wasted Taxpayer Money on Unsecure Voting Equipment
Dallas County taxpayers are shelling out another $6 million for new voting equipment, after the county discovered components bought just last year can’t be used securely—a costly mistake one local official blames on the head of the county’s elections department. In...
Commentary: The Fight to Keep Judicial Elections in Texas
The Texas Constitution guarantees Texans the right to select their judges at the ballot box. In recent years, it has become fashionable in crony-elitist circles to denigrate Texas’ method of judicial selection. After all, you can’t trust mere citizens with the courts,...
Teacher Retirement System to Spend $326K a Month on Rent
Texans across the state are up in arms after learning the Teacher Retirement System of Texas will spend at least $326,000 a month in rent for office space on Austin’s Sixth Street, all while continuing to raise costs on current and retired teachers. Established in...