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Speaker Burrows Fires Senior Staffer
Sources say General Counsel Jimmy Skipton IV was directing bills be moved or killed to aid his wife’s lobby clients.
Attorney General Ken Paxton Targets Chinese Companies Over Privacy Violations
Paxton issued formal warnings to Chinese companies he said are violating Texas’ privacy laws.
Tinderholt Confronts King Over E-Verify, Lobbying, and Privacy Bills
Priority legislation that has already passed the Senate is up against the clock in the House.
State Senator’s Proposal Would Abolish the Texas Lottery
State Sen. Bob Hall argued before his colleagues that the Texas Lottery’s string of controversies appears to show criminality.
State Archive
Communist China in Texas: Buying Our Land
Many Americans assume incorrectly that American soil is reserved for our citizens and businesses. The sobering fact, however, is that foreign nationals—both individuals and corporations—own a lot of land in America. Particularly troubling are incursions by the Chinese...
Pro-abortion Group Facilitates Underground Abortion Pill Network From Mexico to the US
Despite a 2021 Texas law banning the mailing of abortion medication, a Mexican nonprofit is working to provide U.S. citizens with the means to kill their unborn children in their own homes by using abortion medication. After Roe v. Wade was overturned, Mexican...
Republican State Board of Education Nominee Blasts Proposed Curriculum Standards
As the Republican-controlled Texas State Board of Education considers radical changes to social studies standards for K-8 students, Julie Pickren, the Republican nominee for SBOE Place 7, announced at CPAC that the new standards are “not right for Texas.” Held in...
Wise County Declares an Invasion on the Border
Due to the surge of illegal immigration on the border since President Joe Biden took office last year, citizens are calling for Texas to take the reins and fill in the security gap created by Biden’s lax policies. Since the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Arizona v. U.S....
DC and NYC Struggle to Deal With Influx of Illegal Aliens
In an effort to highlight the burden that illegal aliens place on Texas, as well as the lax immigration policies of the Biden administration, Gov. Greg Abbott has sent 135 buses with 5,100 illegals to Washington, D.C., and more than a thousand migrants to New York...
Comptroller Glenn Hegar Announces Investigation Into Dallas Drag Show Bar
After increasing citizen pressure, Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar says his office is investigating a Dallas gay bar that recently hosted a 'family-friendly' drag show. In June, the Dallas gay bar Mr. Misster was put in the spotlight after hosting a “Drag the Kids to...
Advocating for Education Freedom
A pair of parents who fought for education freedom in Florida brought their advice for success to Texas this week. U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) and his wife, Erika, spoke to a packed room Thursday during an activist training session at the Conservative Political...
Texas State Board of Education to ‘Radically’ Change Social Studies
As parents across the state wrestle with the continual escalation of sexually explicit and racist materials in classrooms, as well as poor educational outcomes, the State Board of Education intends to radically change social studies instruction for kindergarten...
Will the Texas Association of School Boards Continue Fighting Against Parents?
More and more parents across Texas want the power to choose the best education for their own children—yet the Republican-controlled state Legislature and taxpayer-funded lobbyist unions continue to be their main opponents. The Texas Association of School Boards—a...