State
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.
State Archive
Parents Still Fighting Sexually Explicit Books as New Law Takes Effect
As Texas implements a new state law designed to protect children from sexually explicit content in school libraries, parents are continuing to fight with local officials to remove age-inappropriate books from schools and public libraries. The state is also fighting in...
House and Senate Sparred Over Property Tax Relief
When the legislative session began with an over $31 billion budget surplus, some amount of property tax relief was almost certainly a given. The battle between the House, the Senate, and Gov. Greg Abbott on how that relief would be distributed, however, proved a...
Texas House Repeatedly Killed School Choice
While school choice has been a top priority for the Republican Party of Texas and Gov. Greg Abbott, the Texas House has continually shot down the priority, leaving many parents frustrated. During Abbott’s gubernatorial race last year, he said that he supports school...
Texas Finally Banned Child Gender Mutilation in 2023
This year, Texas Republicans passed legislation to ban gender mutilative drugs and surgeries for children. Senate Bill 14 by State Sen. Donna Campbell (R–New Braunfels) went into effect on September 1 and bans puberty-blocking drugs and sterilizing surgeries for...
Texas Attorney General Announces $700 Million Settlement with Google for Anticompetitive Practices
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced a $700 million settlement with Google over anticompetitive practices. According to the settlement, Google must pay $630 million in restitution—minus costs and fees—to consumers who made purchases on the Google Play Store...
Video of State Rep. Leach Driving Around Stopped Traffic Released
Video footage of State Rep. Jeff Leach of Plano from the Collin County Sheriff's Office has been released. The footage and report from local law enforcement show Leach driving on the wrong side of the road to get around a road hazard against the direction of law...
Poll: Texas Voters Support School Choice
Texas voters continue to support school choice in Texas, according to a new poll. This is even as recent efforts to create a school choice program have been repeatedly killed in the Texas House. The poll, conducted by the University of Texas and the Texas Politics...
Round Rock ISD Trustee Mary Bone Launches Campaign for Texas Education Board
Round Rock school board trustee Mary Bone announced today that she is running for the Texas State Board of Education, where she will fight to protect kids from the woke agenda and empower teachers and students to succeed. The State Board of Education (SBOE) sets...
State Rep. Leach Attempts to Rewrite Pandemic-era History
In a recent social media post, State Rep. Jeff Leach of Allen attempted to take credit for the Texas legislature’s banning of some of the most draconian forms of COVID mandates. "As our family joins with friends and neighbors to celebrate this Christmas season, I am...