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King Lays Out Bill to Keep Outside Cash From Influencing How Texas Elections Are Run
In 2020, at least $36 million in “ZuckBucks” went to targeted local election administrators in Texas. Zuckerberg funneled $400 million to local election administrators nationwide.
Legislators Should Be Benched
State lawmakers are poised to take sides in the battle between the NFL and cable companies. Not unusual,...
The Law Man
My travels took me to Del Rio for a speech this week, a border town in Val Verde County. I had the good...

Interim Charges to Examine Stronger Spending Limit, Streamlining Government
Today, the Texas House released the first of three rounds of interim charges and there is much to like for fiscal conservatives, including studies on strengthening the flimsy state spending limit and streamlining state government by repealing "unnecessary statutory...
Let The Government Care For Your Child
The hubris of the government planners varies between scary and laughable. Social engineers are whining in the press that thousands of “eligible†children are not enrolled in the government health “insurance†plan. Their solution, of course, is to spend a lot...

Abbott Works to Lure Facebook to Texas While Bashing Company for Censorship
In front of cameras, the governor berated the company for censorship. Behind the scenes is a different story.

Special Interests Unleash Coordinated Attacks on Election Integrity
Democrats and their allies on the left are working with big corporations to demonize Republican-priority voting legislation.

Republicans Sign on to Democrat Medicaid Expansion Bill
The bill currently boasts 69 authors, seven short of the 76-vote threshold for passage in the House of Representatives.

Local Officials Spar With Citizens Over Taxpayer-Funded Lobbying
“Tax dollars are for police and potholes, not paid lobbyists.”

Psychologist Has ‘Significant Concerns’ About Long-Term Effects of Masking Students
Schools are not considering how mandating masks will likely affect students’ mental health.

North Texas School Board Members Indicted for Violating Open Meetings Act
Fallout from Carroll ISD’s conflict with parents over the controversial Cultural Competence Action Plan continues.

Senate ‘Liability Protection’ Bill Could Subject Businesses to CDC Mandates
Businesses that “knowingly failed to implement or comply with government-promulgated standards, guidance, or protocols” would not be eligible for COVID lawsuit protection.

Bills Discouraging Police Defunding Heard in House Committee
These bills have been named a top priority by Gov. Greg Abbott.

Border Wall Bill Could Be Dead in Texas House
“The Texas border wall bill is dead unless Texans speak out.”

Interim Charges to Examine Stronger Spending Limit, Streamlining Government
Today, the Texas House released the first of three rounds of interim charges and there is much to like for...
Let The Government Care For Your Child
The hubris of the government planners varies between scary and laughable. Social engineers are whining in...
Another One Bites The Dust
State Rep. Mike Krusee (R-Round Rock) is set to announce today that he won’t seek re-election to the Texas House after 16 years of legislative service. He has served as the chairman of the House Transportation Committee since 2003. While often praised as a strict...
Tying Taxpayers To The Rail
Supporters of “light rail†and “commuter rail†consistently over-sell and under-deliver. Not only does mass-transit fail to reduce congestion, but it is always fraught with cost-overruns and implementation delays. Such is the case in Austin, where the new toy...
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