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Former Houston Mayor and US Rep. Sylvester Turner Has Died
The Texas Democrat has been an elected official for over 30 years.
Trump Renames Texas Wildlife Refuge in Honor of Murdered 12-Year-Old Jocelyn Nungaray
Under the directive, the Department of the Interior has 30 days to update all federal references to reflect the new name.
Multiple Texas A&M Courses Centered on Gender Ideology
The board of regents’ recent resolution recognized Trump’s executive order banning the use of taxpayer dollars to promote gender ideology.
Senators Consider Measures Placing Prayer, Ten Commandments in Schools
Both proposals are priority legislation for Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick.
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The Tireless Minority
The American patriot Sam Adams once wrote, “It does not require a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority keen to set brush fires in people's minds.” That statement echos a basic truth we find repeated throughout scripture: when we are with God,...
Teacher Says Parents “Don’t Know What’s Best”
The government knows what’s in your child’s best interest better than you do—at least, according to a teacher at Willis Independent School District. Anthony Lane, an English teacher at Willis High School who has vocally defended the school’s decision to bring in an...
Texas Wins Favorable Ruling in “Motor Voter” Lawsuit
Texas officials won a key voting-process decision this week when a federal appellate court ruled against voters suing the state over its voter registration system. Wednesday’s decision by the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a 2018 district court judgment...
Midland School Bond Narrowly Rejected by Voters
Taxpayers are enjoying a late election victory, as a bond proposal by the Midland Independent School District failed after final provisional ballots were tabulated. With interest, the $569 million bond would have cost Midland property taxpayers a total of $880 million...
Being a Chairman in the Texas House Pays Well
Being a chairman in the Texas House pays well, according to a new analysis from Transparency Texas. The organization, known for combing through campaign financial reports and documents to bring greater transparency to Texas politics, writes in a new report that top...
Democrat House Chairman Poncho Nevarez Busted With Cocaine
A Democrat chairman in the Texas House, appointed by Speaker Dennis Bonnen, suddenly announced last week that he would not seek re-election. New information reveals the reason why. According to an affidavit obtained by watchdog group Direct Action Texas, on September...
Congressional Candidate Chris Ekstrom Releases TV Ad, Conservative Endorsement
As congressional campaigns continue to heat up across Texas, a major contest is forming in what is considered by many to be the most conservative district in the nation. Beginning in the Texas Panhandle and running southeast along the Red River to the border of the...
LGBTQ Activists Attack Salvation Army
A British singer scheduled to perform at the Dallas Cowboys Thanksgiving Day game threatened to cancel her halftime show promoting The Salvation Army’s biggest charitable fundraiser after some fans attacked the Christian charity as “anti-LGBTQ.” Just days after...
Texas Democrats Challenge Their Own Election Law as “Unfair”
Democrats in Texas and across the country are pleading with courts to give them a competitive edge in 2020 by suing to make state election processes more favorable to their party’s candidates. In their latest lawsuit, the Texas Democrat Party and three national...