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New Legislation Would Cut Off Tax Dollars to Media Outlets in Texas
Texas Scorecard recently exposed how multiple state agencies spent tax dollars on subscriptions and advertisements to leftwing media outlets.
Burrows Promises Trump: Texas House Will Pass School Choice
Both the House and Senate budget proposals currently allocate $1 billion for education savings accounts.
Report: How to ‘Make Texas Housing Affordable Again’
According to the Huffines Liberty Foundation, it will involve taming “the bureaucracy of the deep state local governments.”
Donald Trump Warns Texas House on School Choice: ‘I Will Be Watching Them Closely’
The president offers strong praise for Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and the Texas Senate.
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Texas Lawmakers in Both Parties Praise Colleague Caught with Cocaine
A prominent Texas lawmaker announced last week he is no longer seeking re-election after law enforcement officials caught him on surveillance footage dropping an envelope with official state letterhead stuffed with cocaine as he was leaving an Austin airport....
Texas Wins Favorable Ruling in “Motor Voter” Lawsuit
Texas officials won a key voting-process decision this week when a federal appellate court ruled against voters suing the state over its voter registration system. Wednesday’s decision by the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a 2018 district court judgment...
Being a Chairman in the Texas House Pays Well
Being a chairman in the Texas House pays well, according to a new analysis from Transparency Texas. The organization, known for combing through campaign financial reports and documents to bring greater transparency to Texas politics, writes in a new report that top...
Democrat House Chairman Poncho Nevarez Busted With Cocaine
A Democrat chairman in the Texas House, appointed by Speaker Dennis Bonnen, suddenly announced last week that he would not seek re-election. New information reveals the reason why. According to an affidavit obtained by watchdog group Direct Action Texas, on September...
Texas Democrats Challenge Their Own Election Law as “Unfair”
Democrats in Texas and across the country are pleading with courts to give them a competitive edge in 2020 by suing to make state election processes more favorable to their party’s candidates. In their latest lawsuit, the Texas Democrat Party and three national...
CLAIM: Pro-Life Groups Didn’t Support Pro-Life Bills
In a tweet responding to a pro-life activist in his district, Republican State Rep. Mike Lang of Granbury implied pro-life legislation did not move because it wasn’t supported by Texas’ pro-life groups. He also criticized the Senate for not even filing one measure....
Constitutional Carry Now Legal in Oklahoma, Still Illegal in Texas
Just across the Red River, law-abiding citizens will soon no longer need a permission slip from their state government to carry a handgun openly or concealed. Beginning November 1, House Bill 2597, which passed the Oklahoma Legislature with bipartisan support, takes...
Commentary: The Texas Gun-Control Roadshow Must End
Can someone explain why Texas Republicans are still talking about gun control? Everywhere but Texas, the tide has turned in favor of gun rights. Amidst Beto’s gun confiscation threat and Democratic impeachment efforts, President Trump and congressional Republicans...
Commentary: Conservatives Want the Old Dan Patrick
As conservative activists across Texas continue to demand that Gov. Greg Abbott call a special session to pass the Lone Star Agenda, an 11-point conservative reform plan to unite and energize Republicans going into the 2020 elections, one prominent statewide leader is...