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Impossible Foods Targets Small Texas Business in Lawsuit
The “meat-substitute” company has a history of litigating small businesses into submission.
Report: China Made Up 8% of Foreign Buyers in Texas Real Estate Market In 2024
A new state law prohibiting citizens of hostile foreign governments from purchasing Texas land will soon take effect.
Poll: Majority of Republican Primary Voters Support THC Ban
As lawmakers consider legislation banning THC, 62 percent of Republican primary voters are in support of such a measure.
Texas AG Sues ‘Big Pharma’ Company Eli Lilly for Bribery
Attorney General Paxton is calling out “Big Pharma” for compromising medical decision-making.
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State Rep. Joe Moody’s Office Calls DPS on Constituent
EL PASO—Larry Blankenship resides in Democrat State Rep. Joe Moody’s house district. He said he called Moody’s office to register his opinion on the House Managers’ doxxing of Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. Blankenship told Texas Scorecard about his...
Gov. Greg Abbott Announces Third Special Session Agenda
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has announced the agenda for the third legislative special session. It is slated to begin on Monday at 1 p.m. “I am bringing the Texas Legislature back for Special Session #3 to continue building on the achievements we accomplished during the...
Texas Lawmakers Propose Plan to ‘Clean Up and Clean Out’ Colony Ridge
With a special legislative session slated to begin next week, four members of the Texas House have outlined a plan to address alleged cartel activity in Colony Ridge—including a potential conservatorship over the county where the development is located. Located...
Wayne Richard Launches Campaign for Texas House
Plano businessman Wayne Richard announced he is running in the March 2024 Republican primary for Texas House District 66 in Collin County. “Our community deserves a representative who will stand against the political regime and radical activism,” Richard said in his...
Texas Senator Calls for Federal Reimbursement for Educating Illegal Aliens
A Texas lawmaker is calling on Gov. Greg Abbott to add legislation requiring the federal government to reimburse the state for the cost of educating illegal alien children in Texas’ government schools to the special legislative session. State Sen. Drew Springer...
Officers Seize More Than $1.5 Million Worth of Illegal Drugs along Texas Border
South Texas Customs and Border Protection officers have seized several packages of cocaine, methamphetamines, and marijuana in Brownsville, Eagle Pass, and El Paso. Altogether, the illegal drugs’ street value is more than $1.5 million. On the first day of the federal...
Texas Educrats Push Community Engagement at Convention
With a special legislative session on public education and school choice looming, government school officials and administrators from across Texas traveled at taxpayer expense to attend their annual convention. This year’s convention, held September 29–October 1 in...
Will the Texas Power Grid Weather the Winter?
With colder weather drawing near, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas is asking for an additional 3,000 megawatts before the 2023 to 2024 winter season. The organization’s stakeholders received a Request for Proposal earlier this week in what ERCOT described as...
Texas Plants Flag on Border Island
Texas Rangers with the Department of Public Safety have planted a Texas Flag on Fronton Island in the Rio Grande River. https://twitter.com/GregAbbott_TX/status/1708908684334485859 The 170-acre island situated in the Rio Grande River between Starr County and Mexico is...