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Senate Bill Would Tie Licenses to Ethics Registry, Drawing Sharp Criticism
Critics say the bill would give the TEC dangerous power to destroy the livelihoods of Texans engaged in political speech.
Texas Education Agency Releases 2023 School Report Cards
School districts sued to hide the accountability ratings from the public; 2024 ratings remain blocked.
House Leadership Accused of Holding Pro-Life Bill Hostage to Islamic Holiday Push
Stalled legislation would recognize June 24—the day the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe—as a state holiday.
Senate Committee Advances Legislation Requiring Use of E-Verify
The legislation disincentivizes hiring illegal aliens and assists in combating human trafficking.
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Feds Open New Illegal Immigrant Camp on Texas Border
After waves of migrants illegally crossed Texas’ open border, the federal government has opened a new taxpayer-funded facility for more illegal immigrants roughly 167 miles southwest of San Antonio. Last week, retired U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)...
Activists Fight Back Against Proposal to Turn Tarrant County House District Blue
Monday, the House Redistricting Committee met to consider the proposed House district boundaries during the ongoing special legislative session. The public got their first look at the proposed boundaries last week and one of the more notable takeaways from the...
Patrick Blasts Paddie Over Electric Company Bailout
Summer may have come and gone, but the icy relationship between Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and the Texas House leadership over differing responses to the February winter storm has yet to thaw. In an email on Friday evening, Patrick took aim at outgoing State Rep. Chris...
Fraud Fix Filed Amid Phelan Feud With Abbott, Patrick
UPDATED October 2. Amid a voter-fraud feud between Texas’ “Big Three” politicians—Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, and House Speaker Dade Phelan—sparked by grassroots activists demanding action, two Republican lawmakers filed legislation Friday to fix a...
Trump Lauds Texas Senate for Moving Forward With Election Audit Legislation
On Friday, former President Donald Trump released a statement lauding the Texas Senate for prioritizing legislation that would authorize a forensic audit of the 2020 presidential election in Texas. “Just heard Patriots are moving the Texas Audit Bill forward. Texas...
Troxclair Changes Course, Runs for Proposed Newly Created House District
On Friday, former Austin City Councilwoman Ellen Troxclair announced her intent to run for the proposed Texas House District 19 instead of Texas Senate District 24, which she has been running for since June. Troxclair announced her candidacy for Senate in the wake of...
‘Every County is Becoming a Border County’
AUSTIN — The Texas House Corrections Committee has been researching the impact border security has had on our state prison population and criminal justice department. Kinney County Attorney Brent Smith and Tonya Ahlschwede, district attorney of the 452nd Judicial...
Abbott Adds Voter Fraud Fix to Special Session, Phelan Defiant
Updated to include comments from Speaker Dade Phelan and Texas GOP Chair Matt Rinaldi. Responding to calls from Texans irate over the Legislature “decriminalizing” voter fraud—in a bill intended to increase voting integrity—Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has added "increasing...
‘Lower Taxes, Better Texas’ Plan Eliminates Property Tax by 2033
As state lawmakers consider legislation to lower Texans’ school property taxes, economists at a conservative think-tank propose a plan to eliminate all property taxes in Texas by 2033. Earlier this year, the Texas Public Policy Foundation released Lower Taxes, Better...