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Abortion Providers Sue to Keep Killing Babies During Pandemic

Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers are suing the State of Texas after lawmakers moved to ban elective abortions during the Chinese coronavirus pandemic that’s gripped the state. This past weekend, Gov. Greg Abbott signed an executive order banning...

Tilman Fertitta Forced to Lay Off More Than 40,000 Employees

As the Chinese coronavirus and government efforts to contain the epidemic continue to hammer the state’s economy, more and more business owners are having to furlough employees or cut their hours. Among them? Tilman Fertitta. A self-made billionaire businessman and TV...

Bloomberg Staffers Sue After He Reneges on Pay Promise

Democrats trying to get their hands on other people’s money isn’t anything new, but this time they’re targeting a former presidential candidate and suing him in court. Four former employees of Mike Bloomberg have filed suit against the billionaire's former...

Slashing Spending: No More Taxpayer Subsidies for Art

As the Chinese coronavirus, government responses, and oil price war assail the Texas economy, more and more Texas families are staring down the barrel of a bear market, reduced pay, and potential job loss. And when Texas families are suffering financial shortfalls,...

As Texans Struggle, Will Local Officials Cut Their Own Pay?

With millions of Americans being ordered to stay home to combat the spread of the Chinese coronavirus, many businesses are experiencing an abrupt decline in revenue, if not an all-out halt. They’re struggling to meet payroll and faced with difficult decisions about...

Glenn Hegar: Texas Economy Already Battered, Unemployment Rising

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar is sounding the alarm on the economic impact the Lone Star State is suffering as a result of the Chinese coronavirus and governments ordering business closings in order to fight it. In a radio interview with Texas Standard on Tuesday,...

Proposed Spending Cut: Eliminate the Texas Enterprise Fund

With the Chinese coronavirus pandemic, local government ordinances, worldwide drops in demand, and an ongoing oil price war assailing the Texas economy, many families are looking at cutting back. And when Texans are cutting back on their own budgets, they should...