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Senators Hear From the Public on Parental Rights in Education
Senate Education Committee members considered nearly a dozen proposals designed to empower Texas parents.
Video: Colony Ridge Employees Say They Don’t Check Citizenship
A Colony Ridge salesperson told undercover journalists they are open to selling land to foreigners looking to settle in the development.
Texas A&M Regents Ban On-Campus Drag Shows
The regents’ resolution acknowledged President Trump’s executive order banning the use of taxpayer dollars for the promotion of gender ideology.
‘Texas Strip’: Lone Star State Looks To Carve Out a New Name for a Classic Steak
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says the Senate will consider a resolution to give the New York Strip a more fitting name.
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State Legislature Forces School Boards to Lower Property Tax Rates
As a result of a recently passed state law, school property tax rates will be reduced in the 2019 tax year. Whether or not individual taxpayers will pay a lower tax bill will depend on the amount their property has increased in taxable value. Although the exact rate...
Republican Party of Texas Considering Rule Change Undermining Grassroots
The next meeting of the State Republican Executive Committee could feature contentious debate over a proposal to water down a key rule that allows the grassroots to hold county chairmen accountable for misbehavior in office.On September 5, Republican Party...
Austin Approves $150K Toward Killing Pre-Born Children
Thanks to the Austin City Council, Austinites will continue to be forced to fund the killing of pre-born children. On Tuesday, the city council approved their budget for the next fiscal year, with a deadly new amendment: They will now use $150,000 of citizens’ cash to...
Dubious Dallas Project Connected to State Senator’s Son
Dallas is considering building soccer fields seemingly in the middle of nowhere, according to a proposal submitted by a state senator’s son. I-345, located in southeast Dallas in the Deep Ellum district, is a stretch of highway constructed in 1973 that has been blamed...
More Arrests in South Texas Voter Fraud Scheme
Charges filed last week against two more South Texas voter fraud suspects, including a city official, brings the total to 22 accused of participating in an illegal voting scheme prosecutors say was coordinated by a local mayor. Authorities arrested Edinburg City...
Commentary: What Some Call a “Stunt” Was Consequential for Taxpayers
While Lubbock County’s newest commissioners Chad Seay and Jason Corley showed the entire state how to force a county to adopt the effective tax rate, the no-new-taxes rate, even as a 2-to-3 minority, the civic cheerleader crowd is out telling what the British call...
Commentary: The Biggest Part of Winning the Game is Learning the Rules
All civil servants, but especially elected officials of every level, owe it to their constituents to be good stewards of the money taken from the taxpayers and to use it to better the community, county, state, or nation. When conservatives are motivated to run for...
San Antonio Sued for Banning Chick-fil-A
San Antonio City Council is being sued for discriminating against Chick-fil-A. Over the weekend, citizens filed a lawsuit against their city council, an action that comes as the latest chapter in a months-long saga. The story began in March, when the San Antonio City...
Fallon Makes Surprise Announcement, Exploring Senate Challenge to Cornyn
At a meeting of the True Texas Project in Northeast Tarrant County, State Sen. Pat Fallon (R–Prosper) surprised attendees by officially announcing he is creating an exploratory committee to potentially take on U.S. Sen. John Cornyn in the 2020 Republican Primary....