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Harris County Commissioners Ask Texas Legislature To Create 5 New District Courts
Judges have argued that more courts are needed to address the case backlog in Harris County.
State Lawmaker Files TLR-Backed Measure Limiting Texans’ Free Speech
A similar measure targeting the state’s anti-SLAPP laws was pushed last session before hitting a roadblock.
State Senators to Freeze Funding Increases for Universities, Citing Noncompliance With DEI Ban
The lawmakers are expecting university leadership to confirm compliance with state law.
Barbers Hill ISD Teacher Re-Arrested for Sexual Assault of Student
Molly Colleen Spears was arrested earlier this month on a charge of improper relationship between educator and student.
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How Will Embracing Gun Control Affect GOP in 2020?
A conservative Texas radio talk-show host and a leading Second Amendment watchdog recently discussed the ongoing battle over the advancement of gun-control measures in the Lone Star State. They suggest the ramifications of passing the measures at the center of the...
An Unusual Alliance? Liberals Praise Patrick After Gun-Control Tweet
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick is receiving support from some unusual places while he continues his campaign against gun owners and the National Rifle Association. In response to a tweet by Empower Texans CEO Michael Quinn Sullivan in which he highlighted Patrick’s "proposal"...
Panther Island Review: No Construction Completed
A programmatic review shows Panther Island, the real estate development boondoggle headed by the son of a congresswoman, has cost taxpayers over $383 million—with only its design phase finished. Panther Island, conceived in 2003, seeks to reroute the Trinity River via...
Ready or Not, Most Texans Will Use Countywide Voting in November
With Texas’ five largest counties now approved to use countywide voting, a majority of Texans who vote on Election Day this November will do so at countywide vote centers, meaning voters can cast ballots at any polling location within their county. But a hearing last...
Taxpayers Getting Hosed? Austin Considers Pricey Drinking Fountains
While Austin is amid an affordability crisis, Austin City Council is considering spending nearly $1 million for just 10 drinking fountains. Last week, Austin Water Director Greg Meszaros released a memo detailing a new plan for 10 public drinking fountains downtown....
Austin City Council Keeps Harming Citizens
Struggling to afford living in Austin? Thank the city council, who just made your struggle worse. Last week, the Austin City Council passed their new budget for the next fiscal year, one that includes raising taxes by 8 percent. That means the council will take...
Texas Lawyers Urged to Reject Judicial Nominating Commissions
Adoption of a judicial nominating commission could push Texas courts further to the left, one expert argued at a meeting of Texas attorneys last weekend. Speaking in Austin at the Texas Chapters Conference of the Federalist Society, an organization of conservative and...
Constitution Day!
On September 17, 1787, the delegates to the Constitutional Convention completed their work and sent the document they had created to the states for ratification. More than 230 years later, the Constitution of the United States stands as a remarkable document embodying...
Odessa Sheriff Blasts “Lying” Beto’s Gun-Control Proposal
In wake of the recent shooting in Odessa, Democrat presidential hopeful Robert Francis “Beto” O’Rourke made bold claims regarding the incident, laying out falsehoods and outraging local officials and residents. At the Democrat debate in Houston last week, O’Rourke...