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Soros-Backed Group Relaunches Effort To Turn Texas Blue With Multimillion-Dollar Push
Past efforts like Battleground Texas—formed over a decade ago with similar ambitions—have largely failed.
Texas A&M Political Science Textbook Attacks Trump
TAMU’s Bush School houses the university’s political science department.
Judge: Texas Lottery Commissioners Must Protect Disputed $83.5M Jackpot
The court will reconvene next week to discuss a temporary injunction that could protect the jackpot winnings throughout litigation.
Lawmakers Address China Threat
One of the measures passed by lawmakers creates an advisory committee to assess Texas’ supply chains in the scenario of a geopolitical conflict.
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ANALYSIS: ‘Education Freedom’ Faces House Test
No issue has been more widely supported for so long, yet left completely ignored by the Texas Legislature, than that of "school choice" and "education freedom." On poll after poll, even on several GOP primary ballots, voters and taxpayers have strongly supported the...
Senate Blocks Medical Mandates, Future Shutdowns
State and local government entities will no longer have the power to restrict personal freedoms as they did during the height of the Chinese coronavirus pandemic scare under legislation endorsed by the Texas Senate. The 2020 COVID-19 pandemic revealed federal, state,...
Texas Republican Attempts to Block School Choice Funding
As the Republican-led Texas House stalls on conservative priorities, State Rep. Charlie Geren of Fort Worth has signed on to a proposal intended to block the implementation of school choice. Geren is supporting an amendment to the state's budget that would block Texas...
Gambling Expansion Moves in Texas House Despite Opposition in the Senate
Despite the odds being against them in the Texas Senate, legislation to expand gambling in Texas is rolling through the Texas House. Gambling proposals presented by House lawmakers include two facets: casino gambling and online sports betting. This week, the House...
Carroll ISD Trustees Call on Other Districts to Leave Texas Association of School Boards
Just one week after Carroll Independent School District became the first district in the state to leave the embattled Texas Association of School Boards, trustees and state lawmakers are calling on other districts to join the battle. Currently local taxpayer dollars...
Citizens Support Protecting Children From Pornography
With an increasing amount of minors addicted to online pornography, citizens are lining up to support proposed legislation to crack down on underage access to pornographic material. “We have an entire generation of young kids who are accessing porn—to the point they...
Texas Senate Removes ‘Grandfather Clause’ to Child Gender Mutilation Ban
Lawmakers in the Texas Senate voted to remove a “grandfather clause” from a proposed child gender mutilation ban that would have exempted children receiving puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones before June 3. The proposed ban, Senate Bill 14 by State Sen. Donna...
Religious Freedom Center Stage in Senate Hearing
Lawmakers in the Texas Senate Committee on State Affairs considered legislation that would strengthen religious liberty protections for public school employees and student organizations at colleges. Senate Bill 1556 by State Sen. Tan Parker (R–Flower Mound) would...
TASB Threatens to Sue School Districts
In the wake of Carroll ISD's school board terminating its membership with the Texas Association of School Boards, the organization is now threatening to sue schools that leave the association. Until now, TASB has claimed all Texas public school districts as members,...