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New Execution Date Set for Child Killer After House Lawmakers’ Delay Attempt
Unless further legal action is taken, Robert Roberson is now scheduled to be executed on October 16.
New York Clerk Refuses To Enforce Texas’ Penalty Against Abortionist
A New York-based doctor provided a Texas woman with abortion-inducing drugs, killing the unborn child and hospitalizing the mother.
Will Democrats Walk Out Again? Special Session Agenda Revives Quorum-Busting Talk
There were virtually no consequences when Democrats fled in 2021.
Texas Attorney General Launches Investigation Into Potential Noncitizen Voters
More than 100 potential cases of illegal voting are under investigation.
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Gov. Abbott Blasts Biden’s Illegal Alien Parole Scheme as ‘Pandering’
The White House has unveiled a new parole program that aims to circumvent immigration policy by connecting illegal aliens married to U.S. citizens with benefits for legal immigrants. Gov. Greg Abbott released a statement today labeling the policy as illegal and...
Texas GOP Priority: Border Enforcement
The top legislative priority for the Republican Party of Texas for the upcoming legislative session is enforcing the state's border with Mexico. Approved by delegates to the party’s convention in May, the priority contains four specific legislative goals. Background...
Mary Talley Bowden’s Attorneys Back in The Fight
After disclosing that her ongoing struggle with the Texas Medical Board had exhausted her insurance policy’s litigation budget, Dr. Mary Talley Bowden recently announced that she was moving forward without legal representation. The move came the same day Bowden sent...
Analysis: Will Texas Have its Own Speech Police?
Longtime political observers know that Texas isn’t immune from the troubling trend of bureaucracies and courts being weaponized to target political adversaries. For years, the Texas Ethics Commission has been used by lawmakers and the lobby to attack conservatives...
Texas Supreme Court to Review Decision Permitting ‘Lawfare’ Against Attorney General
The Supreme Court of Texas has granted a review of a previous decision that allowed “politically motivated lawfare” against First Assistant Attorney General Brent Webster by the Texas State Bar—which has continued its efforts to oust both the attorney general and...
TLR Targets Free Speech Law Ahead of Legislative Session
A political group originally formed to prevent lawsuit abuse is being criticized for seeking to dismantle a state law designed to protect citizens from abusive lawsuits. SLAPP —“strategic lawsuits against public participation”—are aimed at silencing individuals who...
Lawmaker Under Investigation for Violation of Ethics Law He Helped Write
A former state representative with close ties to embattled house speaker Dade Phelan is under investigation by the Texas Ethics Commission for potentially violating a 2019 ethics law he helped write. According to the Texas Observer, former State Rep. Chris Paddie, who...
Phelan Acolyte Pushing Caucus to Disregard Republican Voters’ Agenda
Numerous sources in the Texas House GOP caucus report that a move is underway to cast aside the legislative priorities adopted by delegates to the Republican Party’s biennial convention last month in favor of a watered-down version that ignores several key reforms....
STAAR Results Show State Schools Are Failing Texas Students
Newly released results of academic performance assessments show that state schools are failing Texas students. On Friday, the Texas Education Agency released the results of the 2024 STAAR test, the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness, for students in...