State
EXCLUSIVE: TV Ad Takes Aim at Dade Phelan’s Radical Democrat Chairs
The embattled speaker said he has “not wavered” on his support for placing Democrats in leadership positions during a recent interview.
Anti-climb Fence Installed Near El Paso Following Border Rush
This comes as Texas continues its efforts to curb illegal border crossings despite the Biden administration’s open border policies.
In Their Own Words: Runoff Candidates on Gambling Expansion
With gambling expansion being a popular debate topic, runoff election candidates voiced their opinions on how much expansion Texas should allow.
House Lawmakers Propose ‘Contract with Texas’ to End ‘Liberal Dysfunction’
The group is calling on the next Speaker of the House to implement a series of 12 reforms.
State Archive
School Choice Legislation Moves Forward in Texas House
School choice legislation in the House has hit a new milestone, after being voted out of committee. This marks the first time school choice legislation has passed a committee in the Texas House. House Bill 1 by State Rep. Brad Buckley (R–Salado) would create an...
Compromise Measure to Remove Illegal Aliens Moves Quickly
As lawmakers consider border security legislation in the fourth special session, one measure seeks to create a criminal penalty for illegal entry into or illegal presence in Texas and authorizes the removal of persons who violate this measure. House Bill 4 by State...
Chief Justice Must Retire After Voters Reject Raising Retirement Age
The chief justice of the Texas Supreme Court will be forced to retire next year, after voters rejected a proposed constitutional amendment to raise the state’s mandatory retirement age for justices and judges. Proposition 13—which would have raised the retirement age...
Texas Democrat Lawmakers Call For Ceasefire With Hamas
A group of Democrats in the Texas Legislature are calling for a ceasefire, as Israel fights back against attacks from Hamas. In a letter to Texas Democrat Party Chairman Gilbert Hinojosa, Democrat State Reps. Ron Reynolds (Houston), John Bryant (Dallas), Terry Meza...
Attorneys Show Educators How to Defy CRT Ban
At a recent Texas Association of School Boards conference, a breakout session included lawyers instructing school board members and administrators on ways to circumvent the critical race theory ban in K-12 government schools. A recent undercover investigation by...
Study: Educating Illegal Aliens Costs Texas Taxpayers Over $7 Billion Annually
The cost to Texas taxpayers of educating illegal aliens exceeds $7 billion a year, according to a new study from the Huffines Liberty Foundation. In the last fiscal year, nearly 2.5 million illegal aliens were encountered on the southern border by U.S. Customs and...
Special Election for House Seat Goes to a Runoff
Two candidates are heading to a runoff in the special election for House District 2. Encompassing Hunt, Van Zandt, and Hopkins counties, the seat was opened up in May after State Rep. Bryan Slaton, a Republican from Royse City, was expelled from the House. The open...
Texas Voters Approve All But One Constitutional Amendment
Texas voters approved 13 amendments to the Texas Constitution on the November ballot. The only proposed amendment that failed to pass was Proposition 13, which sought to increase the mandatory age of retirement for state justices and judges. Each amendment was...
U.S. 5th Circuit Hears Galveston County Redistricting Appeal
In a voting rights case that could transform how electoral boundaries are drawn across Texas and beyond, the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments as to why Galveston County’s challenged redistricting plan should stand. At issue is whether the county...