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House Lawmakers Propose ‘Contract with Texas’ to End ‘Liberal Dysfunction’
The group is calling on the next Speaker of the House to implement a series of 12 reforms.
Texas Prepares for Solar Eclipse
Approximately 12.8 million Texans live in the path of the eclipse.
Texas Requests Courts Reconsider Lawsuit to Stop Biden Administration From Misusing Parole
America First Legal and 20 other attorney generals joined in the motion.
State Sen. Bob Hall Emphasizes Electrical Grid Security
Sen. Hall continues to educate Texans on vulnerabilities in the state’s energy infrastructure.
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Texas Sues Pornhub for Failing to Verify User Ages
Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing a major pornography distributer for failing to comply with a new state law requiring age verification for internet pornography. House Bill 1181, which went into effect in November, requires commercial porn websites to use...
Grassroots Groups Recommend All Texas GOP Primary Ballot Propositions
Two conservative grassroots organizations, the True Texas Project and Grassroots America: We The People, are backing all 13 ballot propositions in this year’s Republican primary. TTP provided comments on why it chose to support some of the propositions after Texas...
Former House Speaker Bemoans Conservative Activists
Recently, disgraced former Republican Speaker of the Texas House Dennis Bonnen and former Democrat Representative Mark Strama had the first in a promised series of sit-downs with Spectrum News. Each discussed leaving the legislature, growing rancor as the...
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick Continues Endorsing During Early Voting
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has continued endorsing candidates for the House. Patrick announced his endorsement of attorney and businessman Brent Money for House District 2—a seat that was only recently filled in a special election by Jill Dutton. “Brent Money believes in...
Trump: ‘Any Republican Backing Phelan is a Fool’
With early voting ongoing in the Republican primary election, former President Donald Trump has continued opining on races in Texas, calling any Republican that supports House Speaker Dade Phelan “a fool.” Trump made the comments Sunday in a post on Truth Social,...
Decision Texas, East Texas, State
State Rep. Ernest Bailes Faces Primary Challengers for House District 18
House District 18, northeast of Houston and close to the Louisiana border, has two candidates running against incumbent Republican State Rep. Ernest Bailes of Shepherd. Janis Holt and Stephen Missick are challenging Bailes, who has served in the Texas House since...
Texas Buses 100k Illegal Aliens Out of State
Gov. Greg Abbott announced that Texas has bused more than 103,600 illegal aliens to sanctuary cities. This includes over 12,500 to Washington, D.C. since April 2022; 38,200 to New York City since August 2022; 31,700 to Chicago since August 2022; 3,400 to Philadelphia...
‘Pastors for Texas Children’ Accused of Abusing Tax Exempt Status
The Family Empowerment Coalition PAC has filed complaints with the Attorney General of Texas and the IRS, claiming that Pastors for Texas Children has abused its status as a tax-exempt entity by engaging in politics. Non-profits, organized under section 501(c)(3) of...
Time For a Change? Schenck and Keller Spar Over Criminal Appeals Court Leadership
As early voting kicked off in the March 5 primary election, the two Republican candidates for presiding judge of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals faced off, presenting voters with contrasting views of how the court has been—and should be—run. Incumbent Sharon...