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How To Follow Legislation Pre-Filed in Texas Legislature
Texas provides citizens access to filed legislation virtually immediately through Texas Legislature Online.
Analysis: Secret Ballots Are Anti-Citizen
Austin and DC use the same tactics to keep power and subvert voters.
Aggie Scorecard, Investigations, State
Texas A&M’s DEI-Based Educational Classes
Four classes this semester push the “diversity” doctrine.
A Second Democrat Enters the Speaker Race
Democrat John Bryant has filed an official declaration of speaker candidacy.
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Taxpayer Advocate Recommends Reforms to Rein In Local Governments
As Texas lawmakers begin preparing legislation for next year’s session, a grassroots advocate for Texas taxpayers testified to state senators about reforms that would protect citizens from out-of-control local taxing entities. The Senate Committee on Local Government...
Dr. Bowden Exposes Texas Medical Association’s Ties to Gender Mutilation Procedures
Last week, Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against Dr. M. Brett Cooper for illegally prescribing cross-sex hormones to children and altering patient records to avoid detection. Dr. Mary Talley Bowden, a specialist from Houston and a key figure in the...
Texas University Presidents Field Questions From Lawmakers on DEI, Curriculum
The presidents of two prominent Texas universities have provided testimony to state lawmakers regarding diversity, equity, and inclusion programs and their broader curriculum processes. Texas A&M President Mark Welsh, a retired general in the U.S. Air Force, and...
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick Says School Choice Is His Top Priority
Texas Senate leader Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says his top policy priority for the upcoming legislative session is school choice, after multiple pro-school choice Texas House candidates won their seats. “Since 2015, the Senate has passed school choice five times. It died...
Texas Lottery Commission’s Action Risks Massive Gambling Expansion
The Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas informed the Texas Senate that if it didn’t rein in the online sales of Texas Lottery tickets, the tribe would pursue full-blown casino gambling in the state. Though the tribe omitted it from their correspondence, recent legal...
AG Paxton Sues Another Dallas Doctor for Prescribing Children Cross-sex Hormones
Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against Dr. M. Brett Cooper for illegally providing over a dozen children with cross-sex hormones. Dr. Cooper is an assistant professor of Pediatrics at UT Southwestern. He also has hospital privileges at the Children’s...
‘Monumental’ Win: Republicans Flip 23 Texas Appeals Court Seats
Republicans flipped 23 Democrat-held seats in five appellate courts across Texas, winning 25 of 26 contested courts of appeals races on Tuesday’s ballot. The shift was one of the most consequential and unexpected results of the November 5 election. “There is no way to...
Texas Senators Continue to Mull Reforms to Property Tax Code
As Texas draws closer to the upcoming legislative session, lawmakers continue to hold hearings on how best to address adjusting or overhauling the state’s tax code. The Senate Committee on Local Government, chaired by State Sen. Paul Bettencourt, held a...
Texas Democrat Party Chair to Resign After Major Electoral Losses
The Texas Democrat Party Chairman, Gilberto Hinojosa, has announced his resignation after a significant statewide electoral defeat in Tuesday’s election. Hinojosa, a South Texas lawyer first elected to the role in 2012, has overseen a period marked by Democrat losses,...