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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.
House, Senate Close In on Property Tax Relief Agreement
The compromise includes $3 billion in required compression, $3 billion for a homestead exemption increase, and approximately $250 million for business property tax relief.
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Texas A&M Faculty Stands With UT Austin Against Proposal to Slash Tenure
Amid the fight to halt student indoctrination into the Marxist, racist ideologies masquerading as an academic lens called critical race theory, Texas A&M University’s faculty senate has passed a resolution similar to one passed by the University of Texas at...
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Abbott’s Operation Lone Star Created a Legal ‘Train Wreck’
“This is going to be a train wreck, I think, to say the least.” Judge Richard Evans, a Gov. Abbott-appointed board member to the Texas Indigent Defense Commission (TIDC), uttered these prescient words during an October 1, 2021, emergency meeting—a meeting called after...
‘No Doubt Abuse’: Texas Attorney General Releases Formal Opinion on Child Mutilation Experiments
Despite a years-long fight to protect children in Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott and top Republican state lawmakers continue to allow medical practitioners to perform disfiguring gender operations on minors. However, the state’s top law enforcer has announced his 13-page...
Gubernatorial Candidate Chad Prather Sentenced to Facebook Jail
Amid this last week of primary election campaigning, media personality and Republican gubernatorial candidate Chad Prather has been sentenced to a week of suspension from Facebook. https://twitter.com/WatchChad/status/1495765206127030274 Life, Love, and Liberty...
Phelan Touts Teachers Union Endorsement
With early voting underway in Texas’ March 1 primary elections, Republican House Speaker Dade Phelan is touting the endorsement of a state teachers union that gave most of its backing to Democrats. Phelan is one of 26 Republican state lawmakers endorsed by the Texas...
Lawmaker Slams GOP House Members for Allowing Democrat Committee Chairs
Last week, State Rep. Bryan Slaton (R–Royse City) sat down with Texas Scorecard to discuss the controversial practice of Republican lawmakers appointing Democrats to key committee chair positions in the Texas House. In his interview, which aired during The Headline,...
Abolish Abortion Texas Releases Primary Voting Guide
Early voting for the statewide March primary election began Monday, and Abolish Abortion Texas (AATX) has just released their voting guide, consisting of candidates who pledged to end abortion in Texas. The names of 73 candidates are included in the guide covering...
Why One Texas Father Is Running for the State Legislature
With early voting underway in primary races across the state, one North Texas father is seeking a seat in the Legislature for a very personal reason. Jeff Younger says he is running to save his son, and all Texas children, from being permanently disfigured by “gender...
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick Calls to End Tenure for New University Professors
After the University of Texas at Austin’s faculty Senate passed a pro-critical race theory resolution, Lt. Gov Dan Patrick is demanding an end to tenure for all new hires. “They’ve gone too far,” Patrick said in a press conference on Friday. Under the tenure system,...