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Texas Supreme Court Puts Harris County’s Guaranteed Income Scheme On Hold
The attorney general has labeled the program “unlawful.”
Lawmaker Seeks to Reject Federal Education Funds After Title IX Rewrite Protecting ‘Gender Identity’
The new version would add “gender identity” as a protected class, which State Rep. Brian Harrison says will put Texas students in imminent danger.
In Their Own Words: Runoff Candidates on Ensuring Election Security
Candidates shared their thoughts on how Texas can make elections more secure.
Texas GOP Releases May Local Election Endorsements
Some voters will also be asked to consider expensive bonds on their local ballots.
State Archive
Texas A&M Faced Intense Scrutiny Over Leftist Hires
Following a hiring debacle involving the leftist “diversity, equity, and inclusion” ideology, the Texas A&M president resigned and the TAMU Board of Regents has since appointed a new president. In June, Texas A&M attempted to hire a DEI-promoting professor....
Push to Expand Gambling in Texas Grew in 2023
Amid a push to expand gambling to Texas, Las Vegas Sands spearheaded pro-gambling lobbying and campaign contributions during the previous legislative session. Near the end of the 2021 legislative session, Las Vegas Sands launched a multi-million dollar public...
Dade Phelan Fundraiser Hosted by Liberals
Facing two challengers in the upcoming Republican primary election, House Speaker Dade Phelan is turning to Democrats for campaign fundraising support. An invitation to an upcoming Phelan fundraiser in San Antonio released by the Texas Tribune shows a host committee...
Election Security Remains a Chief Concern for Voters in 2024
As the 2024 election season begins, citizens remain concerned with election security. Abbott Vetos Online Voting Following the first regular legislative session of 2023, Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed House Bill 3159, a measure that would have allowed the blind to vote...
Democrat Chairs Continue to Plague Texas House
During this past legislative session, banning Democrat committee chairmanships in the Texas House and Senate was a key legislative priority for the Republican Party of Texas. Despite the RPT’s priority, the Texas House has refused to stop the practice, while the...
Texans Want State Land Safeguarded From Hostile Foreign Governments
During Texas’ 88th regular legislative session, legislation was filed in the Texas Senate to ban ownership of Texas’ agricultural land, mineral interests, and timber from citizens, companies, or governmental entities designated by the federal government as threats to...
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...