State
Senate Approves Plan for Property Tax Relief
Advocates are skeptical about claims it would be the “largest property tax cut ever in Texas history.”
Texas Senate Hears Testimony on Banning Children From Drag Events
“What world do we live in where we even have to have a platform to debate whether or not grown men in lingerie should be allowed to twerk and flirt with little children?”
Texas House Lawmakers Discuss Pro-gambling Legislation
“We pay even if we don’t play.”
Senators Told CRT, DEI Undermine Academic Freedom
Legislation would ban CRT and DEI in Texas’ colleges and universities.
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School Choice Advocates Counter Democrat Arguments in Senate Committee Hearing
Just one day after a major school choice rally at the Texas Capitol, the Senate Education Committee heard testimony on legislation that would expand education options for students and their families. Gov. Greg Abbott made school choice a hallmark issue of his...
Libs of TikTok Exposes Woke Texas Pastors Group
In a social media post voicing opposition to school choice, a group called Pastors for Texas Children claimed it is "laughable" to think children in their rural schools would be taught a woke agenda, since "the local public school teachers and coaches also are the...
Parents Support Plan to Keep Sexually Explicit Books Out of School Libraries
Parent-backed legislation to keep sexually explicit books out of school libraries drew hours of intense, and sometimes profane, testimony during a public hearing at the Texas Capitol this week that lasted until midnight. House Bill 900 by State Rep. Jared Patterson...
Texas Lawmakers Consider Legislation to Stop Activist District Attorneys
Both the Texas House Committee on the Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence and the Senate State Affairs Committee recently heard legislation that would assist in ensuring local district attorneys follow state law. Last summer, five Texas DAs—Jose Garza (Travis County),...
House to Finally Vote On Legislation, But No GOP Priorities
More than halfway into the Legislature’s session, the Texas House will finally consider its first set of bills. None of them, however, are priorities of either the Republican Party of Texas or Gov. Greg Abbott. Instead, the House Calendars Committee—chaired by State...
Texas House Committee Hears Testimony on Banning TikTok
While concerns that the Chinese-owned social media app TikTok is collecting Texans’ private data continue to grow, the Texas House State Affairs Committee heard testimony on a measure that would prevent the app from operating in the state. State Rep. Jared Patterson’s...
Texas Judge Says Operation Lone Star Cases Must Follow Court Protocol
A Texas judge is ordering indigent defense counsel for illegal aliens to follow court protocol in Operation Lone Star cases. As part of Operation Lone Star—Texas’ ongoing multibillion-dollar border security effort—the state is obligated to provide lawyers for illegal...
Will House Border Security Legislation Negate an Invasion?
Border security advocates are raising concerns regarding one piece of the Texas House’s border security package. In a joint statement, Texans for Strong Borders and the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) say they are concerned that language in House...
Texas Legislator Calls Out ‘Anti-parent’ Texas Association of School Boards
After the Texas Association of School Boards sent a letter to school board members claiming they are not anti-parent, Texas State Sen. Mayes Middleton of Galveston is calling the association out for their policies that say otherwise. In their letter, the association...