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Texas Renews Call for Convention of States To Curb Federal Power
Texas originally made a similar application in 2017, but that resolution was set to expire after eight years.
House Approves Bill Restricting Hostile Foreign Land Ownership, But Not Without Controversy
Early on, members adopted a controversial amendment by State Rep. Matt Shaheen (R–Plano), narrowing the scope of who is actually banned from purchasing land.
Analysis: The Texas Lottery’s 100% Track Record of Corruption
Executive directors of the Texas Lottery: 1992 to present.
House Lawmakers Pass Onerous Regulations for PAC Treasurers
The measure would prevent most campaign treasurers from concurrently overseeing both a candidate’s and a political action committee’s finances.
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Homeschool Surge Continues in Texas
Texas leads the nation in the number of homeschooling families, and those numbers continue to grow as more parents seek alternatives to the state’s increasingly politicized public education system. This past weekend, hundreds of current and prospective homeschool...
Texas Attorney General Sues Biden Administration to Keep COVID-era Immigration Rule
As a humanitarian crisis continues on the U.S.-Mexico border, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit to stop President Joe Biden from discarding a pandemic-era deportation policy. At issue is Title 42, a rule enacted by the Trump administration in March...
‘This Is the Moment’ for Parent Empowerment
Parental rights in education is a hot topic across Texas, and it’s sparked a statewide series of policy forums that came to North Texas this week. Texas families are demanding action on a range of education concerns exposed or exacerbated during public schools’ COVID...
Florida Fights Back Against Child Mutilation Experiments. Will Texas Follow?
As the fight to protect children in Texas continues, the state government agency whose mission is to “improve the health, safety and well-being of Texans” has been mum on a dire threat to the health, safety, and well-being of the state’s youth. Florida officials, on...
Will Lawmakers Work to Protect Texas Monuments?
One of the Republican Party of Texas’ official legislative priorities includes protecting monuments across the state from being “removed, defaced, destroyed, or otherwise dishonored.” In July 2020, Republican Party of Texas delegates selected eight issues from a pool...
Former Abbott Chief of Staff Lobbying for Leftist Group With Soros Ties
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s former chief of staff Daniel Hodge is now a lobbyist for one of the biggest liberal organizations in the country. After a long history with Abbott since serving on his campaign for attorney general in 2001, Hodge was promoted to chief of staff...
Will Fort Worth Enforce Texas Library Association’s Vax Mandate at Convention?
As librarians from across the state prepare for the annual Texas Library Association (TLA) Conference in Fort Worth next week, the TLA will be enforcing a COVID-19 vaccine requirement on taxpayer-owned property. “TLA will require proof of full* vaccination OR a...
Abortion Activist Wendy Davis Sues to Stop Texas’ New Life-Saving Law
Pro-abortion activists are again trying to dismantle Texas’ Heartbeat Act and legalize the killing of more babies across the state. Wendy Davis, former Democrat state senator and failed gubernatorial and congressional candidate, has filed a federal lawsuit against the...
Is Gov. Greg Abbott Planning to Kill School Choice in Texas?
As attention on indoctrination inside public education continues to grow, a renewed interest in legislative efforts to increase parental choice in education has begun to emerge. But as this school choice resurgence blossoms, Gov. Greg Abbott’s position on the issue...