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Texas Republicans Secure Border Enforcement, Face Setbacks on Broader Immigration Legislation
Legislation to mandate E-Verify failed to pass the House.
Trump DOJ Official Aaron Reitz Enters Race for Texas Attorney General
His campaign announcement included praise from Trump, who described Reitz as “a true MAGA attorney” and “a warrior for our Constitution.”
New STAAR Results Reveal Students ‘Not Where They Need To Be Academically’
The Texas Education Agency released high school End-of-Course assessments for Spring 2025.
Houston Doctor Warns Texas Needs More Robust Medical Freedom Protections
Dr. Mary Talley Bowden praised the Idaho Legislature’s elimination of almost all medical mandates and urged Texas to take further steps to secure medical liberty.
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SCOTX Conservative Draws Primary Challenge
Texas Supreme Court Justice John Devine has already drawn a 2024 challenger. Devine is considered by observers to be the court's most consistently conservative member. Challenging Devine will be Brian Walker, who currently sits on the Fort Worth-based 2nd Court of...
LGBTQ Activists Attack Lawmakers for Trying to Protect Texas Kids
Legislation intended to protect Texas public school children from sexualization drew the ire of LGBTQ activists during a Senate Education Committee hearing Wednesday. The committee received testimony from nearly two dozen witnesses on State Sen. Bryan Hughes’...
Eviscerating Local Communities: The Threat of Legalized Gambling
Legalizing gambling would be the equivalent of unleashing a neutron bomb on Texas cities and communities. The data shows that gambling breeds crime and addiction, destroys families, ruins lives, closes local businesses, and lowers property values. Multiple statewide...
Senators Consider Measure Requiring E-Verify to Work in Texas
“Regardless of how secure we make the border, if illegal aliens can easily obtain gainful employment, they'll continue to find their way into the state of Texas in large numbers,” testified R.J. Hauman, general counsel for Texans for Strong Borders, on behalf of...
Schools May Face New Rules Around Electronic Devices Issued to Students
According to testimonies heard during a Texas House committee hearing, school districts do not appropriately inform parents of the lack of filters and uses for the devices and apps their children have access to or have been issued by their schools. House Bill 2673,...
Following Setback, 200+ Citizens Attend School Choice Hearing
Following a vote in the Texas House that would block state funding for expanding K-12 education options for families, a House committee received testimony from more than 200 witnesses on three school choice measures. The 13-member House Public Education Committee,...
Lawmakers May Implement Age Restrictions for Online Pornography
Traffickers and predators use pornography as a grooming tactic to desensitize children, an expert informed Texas lawmakers this week. This testimony was delivered during a hearing on legislation to require and enforce age restrictions to access pornographic materials...
Election Security Measures Move Through Texas Senate
With 48 days remaining in this year’s regular session, a handful of measures to protect Texas elections are moving quietly through the state Legislature. This is a big change from two years ago, when election integrity fights consumed much of the energy in the Austin...
Huffines Blasts Texas Lawmakers for Supporting Corporate Welfare Programs
While the Texas House considers new “economic incentive” schemes, a Dallas-based think tank is condemning corporate welfare programs—and the lawmakers who support them. The Huffines Liberty Foundation—a project from former State Sen. Don Huffines—released a new paper...