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Texas Lottery Commissioners Keep Executive Director, Move Forward Courier Ban
Lottery commissioners did not provide a reason for their decision to keep Ryan Mindell in the executive director role.
Houston Mayor Completes Overhaul of Montrose TIRZ Board
Mayor John Whitmire has replaced members of city boards as their terms expired.
Y’All Answered: Money for Drag Show Libraries
Readers offer their insights and experiences.
Taxpayer-funded Lobbying Org Pays Massive Salaries
Many employees of the Texas Association of School Boards are earning more than the governor of Texas.
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Leach Breaks Silence on Bonnen Audio…To Apologize to Local Politicians
State Rep. Jeff Leach (R–Plano), who has so far refused to respond to citizens concerning the recently released audio of Texas House Speaker Dennis Bonnen’s backroom, quid pro quo offer to Empower Texans CEO Michael Quinn Sullivan, has broken his silence—to offer an...
Austin City Council Admits Fault on Homeless Law, Kind Of
AUSTIN — Four months of alarming public safety risk. 35,000 petition signatures. Calls from the Texas governor and multiple law enforcement officials—and finally, the Austin City Council has changed their controversial homeless law, but only in part. Thursday night,...
Psst: It’s Not About Trump
Reflecting on last night’s Trump rally in Dallas, it struck me that part of the reason the political elite want Trump gone is because of these massive rallies and what they represent. The elite—from both parties—see Americans unified and electrified by a vision for...
Commentary: Gov. Greg Abbott, I Will Never Vote for You Again
The following letter was sent to Gov. Greg Abbott following the receipt of an invitation to an upcoming campaign fundraiser. Dear Governor Abbott: I received the attached invitation and it motivated me to let you know that I am very disappointed at your performance as...
Midland Councilman: Continued Spending “Wasted” on City Spaceport
A years-long project by the Midland City Council and Midland Development Corporation to turn the city’s airport into a “commercial spaceport” has yet to bring any wealthy adventurers closer to the stars. Despite its failure, taxpayer money given to the project has...
Dickey, West Divided on Bonnen Audio Aftermath
In dueling radio interviews Thursday, candidates for chairman of the Republican Party of Texas didn’t agree about the 2020 electoral consequences of the now-released audio heard ‘cross the state. Conversation in political circles this week has centered on the...
Texans Stand Against Anti-Gun Rights Laws
Second Amendment advocates showed up and spoke out to state lawmakers last week to oppose plans to restrict Texans’ gun rights. During a public hearing in the DFW Metroplex, dozens of citizens waited hours to testify against legislative proposals aimed at preventing...
SREC Members Sign Letter Calling for Bonnen’s Resignation
In September, the State Republican Executive Committee (SREC), the delegate-elected committee overseeing the Republican Party of Texas, passed, nearly unanimously, a "Resolution on Maintaining Trust and Integrity in Our Texas House," "demanding truth and full...
Investigating Committee Members to Skip GOP Caucus Meeting
Three Republican Texas House members aren’t playing hooky but are rather recusing themselves from an important meeting in Austin this weekend. State Rep. Matt Krause (Fort Worth), a Republican member of the Texas House Investigating Committee, released a statement on...