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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.
Texas Senators Consider Measure To Regulate Artificial Intelligence
The measure, which passed the Texas House, would create new privacy standards for artificial intelligence systems and establish a new program for AI developers.
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Will Texas Follow Florida’s Stance Against COVID Jabs for Babies?
As the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) authorized the first round of Pfizer and Moderna shots for children as young as 6 months old, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced that the State of Florida will take no part in...
Texas AG Ken Paxton: Pre-Roe Abortion Laws ‘100 Percent in Effect’
After Roe v. Wade was overturned by the Supreme Court, different abortion clinics asked the courts to put a temporary pause on the pre-Roe law that would essentially make abortion illegal in Texas. A Harris County judge granted the temporary pause on Tuesday, leading...
Texas Ag Commissioner Sid Miller Pushes for Security Officers in All School Cafeterias
In the wake of the recent shooting at a Uvalde elementary school, Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller announced a plan to put security officers in every Texas school cafeteria. According to Miller, when the modern phenomenon of school shootings began, the...
Texas GOP Priority: Protect Our Elections
The right to vote in a free and fair election is one of the basic American rights guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution. In light of this, the Texas GOP has announced its intention to prioritize election integrity in the upcoming 88th Legislative Session. Background...
Texas Officials Are Forcing Taxpayers to Aid and Abet Abortions
The state government is funneling your tax dollars to corporations that are now promising to help commit abortions. After the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last week—thereby returning the issue of abortion to the states—many corporations announced their...
More Than 50 Migrants Found Dead in Abandoned Trailer in San Antonio
On Monday evening, more than 40 migrants were found dead in an abandoned tractor-trailer near Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio. Sixteen others were taken to the hospital, where several died. By Tuesday afternoon, the death toll had risen to 51. The gruesome...
Texas Citizens Push Back Against Drag Show for Kids
In The Woodlands—a traditionally conservative part of the state—the Mahoney’s Texish Pub was scheduled to hold an all-ages drag show last Sunday. A flier for the “Drag Me to Brunch” event advertised it as an “all ages performance.” After that language led some to...
Texas GOP Priority: Stop Sexualizing Texas Kids
Every other year, thousands of delegates gather at the Republican Party of Texas Convention to determine the party’s new legislative priorities for the upcoming legislative session. As first reported by Texas Scorecard, the Republican Party of Texas officially...
Poll Shows Majority of Texas GOP Delegates Disapprove of Sen. Cornyn
A poll conducted during the Republican Party of Texas Convention earlier this month reports that more than 60 percent of delegates in attendance disapprove of U.S. Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX). Every two years, thousands of delegates from across the state meet at the Texas...