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State Lawmakers Ask Abbott To Add Conservative Priorities to Special Session Agenda
Requested additions include banning taxpayer-funded lobbying and banning in-state tuition for illegal aliens.
Texas Education Board Delays Vote on New Standards for Trustee Training
SBOE Chairman Aaron Kinsey decided to create an ad hoc committee to further consider the revised training framework.
Texas Water Development Board Declares Interregional Water Conflict
The Texas Water Development Board has declared an interregional conflict between water Region C and Region D over the proposed Marvin Nichols Reservoir.
Texas To Become ‘Bitcoin Sanctuary’
Cryptocurrency advocates rejoice as Texas invests in Bitcoin.
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The Texas House’s Most Liberal Republican Faces Runoff Election
With the dubious distinction of being the “most liberal Republican” in the Texas House, State Rep. Kyle Kacal (R–College Station) has the legislative history to prove it. Now Kacal faces Huntsville businessman Ben Bius in the May 24 runoff election. On the Texans for...
Campaign Vandalism Accusation Triggers Texas Rangers Investigation
During campaign season, accusations of candidates (or their supporters) stealing, destroying, or otherwise vandalizing the campaign signs of their opponents run rampant—so rampant, in fact, that most of the fingerpointing fails to reach the level of importance to be...
Texas GOP Chair Matt Rinaldi Announces Run for Re-election
Fulfilling a promise made when he campaigned for the position last year, Republican Party of Texas Chairman Matt Rinaldi announced he will be running for re-election at the party's convention this June. Rinaldi's announcement was accompanied by the endorsements of...
In Their Own Words: Runoff Candidates On Democrat Committee Chairs
Democrat committee chairs have had a pattern of killing conservative legislation in Texas. Now, the movement to stop the practice is growing. Earlier this month, infuriated Republican voters overwhelmingly supported GOP Ballot Proposition 6, which stated, “The...
‘Whose Children Are They?’ Exposes Leftist Agenda in Public Schools
A new documentary about education in America exposes a not-so-hidden agenda in public schools: indoctrinating kids with leftist ideologies. “Whose Children Are They?” features teachers, parents, and education advocates describing how public schools are failing kids by...
Bookseller Says School Boards Are Responsible for Sexually Explicit Library Books
Responding to a state lawmaker’s inquiry about how sexually explicit books ended up in Texas school libraries, a bookseller acknowledged they don’t review the books they sell and said local school boards are responsible for any “inappropriate” books made available to...
Texas Doctor Petitions to Continue Mutilation Experiments on Children
The years-long fight to protect children in Texas continues with more turmoil at a controversial gender clinic of Children’s Medical Center Dallas. Dr. Ximena Lopez, director of the hospital’s now-hidden GENECIS program (which is jointly operated by the publicly...
Charter Schools Gaining Momentum in Texas
With a national parent movement attempting to safeguard children in public schools from critical race theory, pornographic library books, and boys in the girls restrooms, Texas charter schools are growing, with thousands of students currently on waiting lists....
Border Encounters With Unaccompanied Children Surge in February
As the Biden administration refuses to confront the ongoing border crisis, Border Patrol encounters with unaccompanied children rise and vulnerable children become casualties on the altar of political gain. According to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)...