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Texas House Advances Record $337 Billion Budget
The Senate unanimously passed its version of the budget last month, with a proposal largely similar to the one advanced by the House.
Texas Senate Approves Establishment of Homeland Security Division in DPS
The new division within the Texas Department of Public Safety would coordinate efforts among federal, state, and local law enforcement and jurisdictions.
Senators Focus on Protecting Students From Sexual Predators in Schools
School-based law enforcement expert Matt Antkowiak told senators that Texas’ educator misconduct laws allow abuse to hide in plain sight.
Texas Tech Class Pushes Radical Feminism
The course fulfills one of the requirements for a minor in Women’s and Gender Studies.
State Archive
Texas Scorecard Recipe Contest: Dessert Edition
With the Chinese coronavirus pandemic and government efforts to combat it keeping millions of Texans in their homes, more and more families are reaching into the deep recesses of their kitchen cabinets to retrieve long-neglected cooking equipment and put it to use....
Austin Judge Blocks Abortion Ban During Coronavirus Emergency
Update: The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a stay against the District Court's order on Tuesday, keeping the ban in place again for now. Original Article: Gov. Greg Abbott and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton made waves last week when they announced that,...
Proposed Spending Cut: The Moving Image Industry Incentive Program
China’s coronavirus combined with local government “stay-at-home” orders are slowing the Texas economy and shrinking tax revenues. Now is the time to find parts of the budget to cut so the state can prioritize core services of government and ease the tax burden on...
Texas Attorney General: Local Governments Must Allow the Sale of Firearms
As cities and counties across the state continue to issue “stay-at-home” orders, shuttering “nonessential” businesses in light of the Chinese coronavirus, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is telling local governments they cannot prohibit the sale of firearms. His...
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...