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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.
Senate Records Reveal Lawmakers’ Taxpayer-Funded News Sources
Newly obtained records provide a closer look at the news sources Texas Senators are subscribing to using taxpayer funds.
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Activists Fear Fallon Will Flake Out of Cornyn Challenge
Earlier this month, State Sen. Pat Fallon (R-Frisco) told nearly 200 activists he was considering mounting a primary campaign against incumbent U.S. Sen. John Cornyn. Many Texas GOP activists were excited at the news Fallon could enter the race, seeing him as the most...
Staff Blog: My Adventurous Call Investigating TRWD Cover-Up
An executive at a media company receiving taxpayer handouts from Tarrant Regional Water District, as well as proudly displaying communist imagery in its office, abruptly ended our recent conversation. On August 28, I contacted Jeff Elmore of Charlie Uniform Tango, one...
More Candidates File for Texas’ 11th Congressional District
A total of six candidates have now filed to join the Republican Primary race for Texas’ 11th Congressional District, according to Federal Election Commission filing records. The seat became vacant last month after Congressman Mike Conaway (R–Midland) announced his...
Bob Hall: “Zero Compromise” on Gun Control
While some Republicans in the state Capitol are lining up with Democrats to advocate for increased gun-control laws in the wake of recent shootings, one state senator is drawing a line in the sand. In an exclusive this week, State Sen. Bob Hall (R–Edgewood) told Texas...
TRWD Cover-Up: Taxpayer Money to Communist Company?
Charlie Uniform Tango, a radically left media production company, is receiving a handout of taxpayer dollars from the Tarrant Regional Water District. One wall of the Dallas CUT office resembles the flag of Communist China, a regime that has murdered millions of its...
Zimmerman Sues City of Austin Over Abortion Subsidies
Former Austin City Councilman and current state representative candidate Don Zimmerman is suing the City of Austin over a recently approved item in the city budget providing $150,000 for individuals to help subsidize their abortions. The budget item is a recent...
Cruz Splits from Patrick on Gun-Control Proposal: “A Serious Mistake”
With gun-control measures at the center of a debate in Austin and Washington, D.C., another Texas Republican is sounding off about mandatory background check proposals. At a breakfast event sponsored by the Christian Science Monitor, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz was asked to...
Abbott Moves to Right of Patrick on Gun Control
On Thursday afternoon, Gov. Greg Abbott released a list of suggestions for the state legislature on gun violence, following roundtable meetings in the wake of the El Paso and Odessa shootings. Dubbed the “Texas Safety Action Report,” many of Abbott’s suggestions are...
Lone Star Agenda Advocates Ask Abbott for Special Session
A dozen grassroots organizations delivered a letter to Gov. Greg Abbott Thursday asking for a special session to pass the “Lone Star Agenda,” a package of conservative reforms intended to unite voters ahead of the upcoming elections. “In the face of increasing...