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House Committee Considers Legislation Creating Penalties for Distributing Abortion Pills
Texas Right to Life estimates that abortion pills are being used to end thousands of pregnancies each year.
Lawmakers Consider Measures to Ensure Only US Citizens Vote in Texas Elections
Proposed proof-of-citizenship requirements align with provisions of the federal SAVE Act, which awaits Senate approval.
Jilted Lottery Ticket Reseller Sues the Texas Lottery Over Ban
Claims leveled in the suit burn former directors Gary Grief and Ryan Mindell, validating watchdog claims.
Burrows Blocks Effort Limiting Scholarship Program to US Citizens
The Texas House Speaker killed a series of conservative amendments to a proposed scholarship program.
State Archive
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...
First Look at Proposed Texas House Redistricting Maps
On Thursday, the Texas House finally revealed the highly anticipated first draft of the proposed new maps for the 150 state House districts. While the proposed maps look to shore up Republican support in the state going into the next biennium, they don’t come without...
Explainer: Texas’ New Social Media Censorship Protections Law
In the wake of social media platforms and large tech companies censoring citizens who happen to disagree with their worldview, various states are employing different approaches to curb such discrimination—and Texas is no exception. The state Legislature approved...
Texas National Guard Assisting in Illegal Border Crossings?
A county judge visiting Texas’ southern border alleges the Texas National Guard is being used to “aid and abet illegal border crossings,” providing pictures to back up their claims. As part of “Operation Lone Star,” a small number of Texas National Guard troops have...