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Houston Water Rates Increase by 6 Percent

Joseph Trimmer | April 1, 2025

The increase is tied to a federal consent decree that mandates city spending on water and sewage infrastructure.

State

Taxpayer-funded Lobbying Org Pays Massive Salaries

Records show a taxpayer-funded lobbying organization is paying over a dozen of its employees salaries that...

Houston, Local

Harris County Approves Nearly $900k in Legal Reimbursements for County Judge & Staff

Harris County Commissioners approved a hefty reimbursement of nearly $900,000 for County Judge Lina Hidalgo...

State

Texas Senators Consider Measure to Ban All THC Products

A measure seeking to ban all consumable THC products in Texas was brought forward for testimony by members of the Senate Committee on State Affairs on Monday. Senate Bill 3, filed by State Sen. Charles Perry (R-Lubbock), would follow through on a top priority by Lt....

State

House Lawmaker Proposes Measure To Protect From Warrantless Game Warden Searches

Republican State Rep. Wes Virdell of Brady filed a measure to further protect private property. House Bill 1379 would stop game wardens and Parks and Wildlife peace officers from entering private property without warrants. “When you talk to the average Texan, and you...

State

Texas Senators Consider $2.5 Billion Over Next Decade for Film Industry

The proposed measure would significantly raise the amount allocated for the state’s film incentive program and keep it out of budget deliberation for a decade.

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Paxton Fights Back Against Federal Judge’s Block of Texas A&M Drag Ban

The event at the center of the current legal fight is “Draggieland,” an annual drag show held on the A&M campus in College Station.

State

University of North Texas System To ‘Pause’ Drag Shows on Campus

UNT is now the third system to end on-campus drag shows following Texas A&M and the University of Texas.

State

Texas Lawmaker Proposes Sending Illegal Alien Inmates to El Salvador Prison

The move would aim to cut costs and ease pressure on Texas prisons.

Houston Water Rates Increase by 6 Percent

Joseph Trimmer | April 1, 2025

The increase is tied to a federal consent decree that mandates city spending on water and sewage infrastructure.

State

Taxpayer-funded Lobbying Org Pays Massive Salaries

Records show a taxpayer-funded lobbying organization is paying over a dozen of its employees salaries that...

Houston, Local

Harris County Approves Nearly $900k in Legal Reimbursements for County Judge & Staff

Harris County Commissioners approved a hefty reimbursement of nearly $900,000 for County Judge Lina Hidalgo...

State

Texas Senators Consider Measure to Ban All THC Products

A measure seeking to ban all consumable THC products in Texas was brought forward for testimony by members of the Senate Committee on State Affairs on Monday. Senate Bill 3, filed by State Sen. Charles Perry (R-Lubbock), would follow through on a top priority by Lt....

State

House Lawmaker Proposes Measure To Protect From Warrantless Game Warden Searches

Republican State Rep. Wes Virdell of Brady filed a measure to further protect private property. House Bill 1379 would stop game wardens and Parks and Wildlife peace officers from entering private property without warrants. “When you talk to the average Texan, and you...

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