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Bill Targeting Explicit Library Materials in Schools Clears House and Senate
It’s the first Texas GOP priority bill to make its way to the governor.
Texas House Weakens Transactional Gold Bill Before Passage
An amendment requires federal court approval before the legislation can take effect.
Analysis: Was the Rigging of a $95M Jackpot Legal? No.
Here are the laws that were likely broken in April 2023.
House Leadership Blocking Ban on Taxpayer-Funded Lobbying, Says Texas Lawmaker
State Rep. Brent Money says State Affairs Committee Chair Ken King won’t give the legislation a hearing.
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Border Patrol Council VP Urges Abbott to Declare Border Crisis an Invasion
In an interview with Fox News, National Border Patrol Council Vice President Art Del Cueto called out Gov. Greg Abbott for his hesitancy to declare the humanitarian crisis at Texas’ southern border an invasion. Earlier this week, representatives from several Texas...
State Officials Move $105.5 Million to ‘School Safety and Mental Health Initiatives’
Statewide public servants in the Legislative Budget Board alongside Gov. Greg Abbott announced last week that $105.5 million would be transferred to support “school safety and mental health initiatives.” The Legislative Budget Board—including Lieutenant Governor Dan...
Women’s Collegiate Sports Remain Vulnerable
Every other year, over 5,000 delegates gather at the Republican Party of Texas Convention to determine the party’s new legislative priorities for the upcoming legislative session. They begin with 15 possible priorities, as compiled by the legislative priorities...
Texas Counties Act to Declare Crisis on Southern Border
In light of the surge of illegal immigration on the border since President Joe Biden took office last year, citizens have increasingly called for border states to fill in the gap created by his lax policies. Since courts have generally disallowed states from enforcing...
Activists Double Down on Fight for Medical Freedom
Every two years, thousands of delegates gather at the Republican Party of Texas Convention to determine the party’s legislative priorities for the upcoming legislative session. The legislative priorities committee compiles a list of 15 possible priorities, which the...
Texas GOP Priority: Defend Our Gun Rights
Following the Republican Party of Texas Convention, the Texas GOP officially announced the legislative priorities for 2023. One priority is specifically meant to defend gun rights, as delegates to the convention reacted negatively to public servants like U.S. Rep. Dan...
Texas Supreme Court Says State’s Abortion Ban Can Continue
After the U.S. Supreme Court overruled the landmark abortion case Roe v. Wade last week, multiple abortion clinics asked the courts to put a temporary pause on a pre-Roe Texas law that outlaws abortion in the state. While Harris County Judge Christine Weems issued a...
Delayed STAAR Results for Grades 3-8 Show ‘Significant Gains’ in Reading
After a week-long delay “to accommodate additional analyses on the data,” the Texas Education Agency released student performance assessment results for grades 3-8 that show “across-the-board improvements in all grades and subjects from 2021, with significant gains in...
Texas GOP Priority: Secure the Border and Protect Texans
As a humanitarian and national security crisis continues at the southern border, the Republican Party of Texas has officially made securing the border and protecting Texans a top priority for the upcoming state legislative session. A record number of illegal aliens...