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Abbott Backs Kelly Hancock as He Steps Into Comptroller Office
Current Comptroller Glenn Hegar will be leaving to take over as chancellor of Texas A&M next month.
Texans for Lawsuit Reform Shakes up Leadership After Disastrous Legislative Session
The internal shakeup follows a bruising year for TLR, both politically and reputationally.
Gov. Abbott Signs Legislation Expanding Funding For Texas Water Infrastructure
The two measures are intended to ensure Texas has enough water for the future.
General Mills Will Remove Artificial Dyes After Paxton Investigation
The company announced this week that it would discontinue use of harmful color additives in school lunches by summer 2026, expanding the ban to all of its products by 2027.
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Negligent or Complicit? Abbott-Appointed University Officials Allowing Faculty to Engage in Child Mutilation Experiments
As the years-long fight to protect Texas children continues, top state officials—including Gov. Greg Abbott—continue to allow medical practitioners to perform disfiguring gender operations on minors. According to their website, the publicly funded University of Texas...
Gubernatorially Absent
Just over 50 days remain until the March 1 Republican primary, but the incumbent governor has been absent from the campaign trail. With well-funded opponents traveling the state and launching ad campaigns, GOP activists are wondering why Greg Abbott is ignoring their...
Gov. Abbott Announces Additional Food Stamp Benefits, Despite Labor Shortage
Despite businesses across Texas struggling to find employees to staff open positions, Gov. Greg Abbott has announced that Texas will once again dole out even more additional food stamp funds in light of the COVID emergency declared in March of 2020. In an announcement...
Texas Attorney General Sues Biden for Vaccine Mandate on State Troops
The nationwide fight over forced vaccinations continues in a U.S. district court in East Texas. On Tuesday, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against President Joe Biden to stop him from forcing the Texas Army National Guard and the Texas Air National...
Texas School First to Leave Tax-Funded Lobbying Group
A North Texas school has become the first to leave the state's tax-funded lobbying group for school boards—not for its part in asking federal authorities to target outspoken parents as domestic terrorists, but because Texans don't want their money going to groups that...
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Texas Flags Ordered to be Lowered for Nevada Senator Harry Reid
Flags in Texas will be lowered to half-staff on Saturday in memory of former Nevada U.S. Harry Reid (D), according to an announcement from the office of Gov. Greg Abbott. Reid, who died on December 28 of last year, was an outspoken liberal who served in the U.S....
Residency Questions Raised in Texas House Race
In the Republican primary race for Texas House District 93 in Tarrant County, questions are being raised over one candidate’s eligibility. Cary Moon and Nate Schatzline, two candidates for the seat, released a joint statement regarding their opponent's alleged failure...
School District Calls Short-notice Meeting to Enact Mask Mandate 2 Days After Christmas
While most families were well into their Christmas holiday, Houston-area school officials were busy calling a special session to force masks on students. The Royal Independent School District board hosted the last-minute meeting two days after Christmas. “Why would we...
Paxton to Court: Reconsider Ruling on Election Fraud Enforcement
Last month, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, the state’s highest criminal court, ruled that the Office of the Attorney General did not have the authority to prosecute election fraud cases. The court asserted that under the state constitution, district and county...