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Texas May Soon ID Noncitizens as Ineligible to Vote
A GOP-priority measure would require state-issued licenses to identify noncitizens as “not eligible to vote.”
Texas House to Vote on Mexican Guest Worker Plan While Immigration Priorities Sit Idle
The Texas GOP platform explicitly calls for prioritizing American workers.
AG Paxton Nabs Frio County Officials & Election Workers in Vote-Harvest Ring
The individuals are accused of manipulating senior citizens to harvest their votes.
House Finally Hears Senate Priority To Protect Students From Sexual Content
Legislation passed last session failed to keep sexually explicit books out of kids’ school libraries.
State Archive
Patrick Fires Back at Liberal Bureaucrats
After a left-wing media site ran a piece bemoaning cuts made to the state’s bureaucrat-filled budget agency by Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, he isn’t shying away from the criticism, saying “this is absolutely right!” The Legislative Budget Board, created by statute in 1949,...
RECAP: Central Texas Property Tax Increases
Central Texas citizens, you’ll soon get your new tax bill in the mail. How much more are your local government officials going to make you pay next year? Local government officials across Central Texas recently finalized their budgets for the next fiscal year,...
Commentary: Texas’ Speaker Is Too Powerful
Our American experiment is based on the notion that rights are God-given and must be protected. Our Founders also recognized the inherent sinful nature of mankind threatened those rights when government, or a portion thereof, became too powerful. Alexander Hamilton...
UPDATE: Judge Rules Younger to Maintain Joint Conservatorship Over Son
DALLAS — It appeared earlier this week that 7-year old James Younger was all but certain to be sentenced to chemical castration by his non-biological mother. However, a verdict today wound the situation back, giving joint custody and decision-making authority to both...
No Prosecution Against Bonnen, Says Brazoria County DA
After an investigation by the Texas Rangers into a backroom quid pro quo offer made by Texas House Speaker Dennis Bonnen, charges will not be brought against him in his home county. When it was revealed by Empower Texans CEO Michael Quinn Sullivan earlier this summer...
Who Stood up to Bonnen?
As Republican lawmakers are now rushing in droves to call for Texas House Speaker Dennis Bonnen to step down—after he announced he would not be seeking re-election—it is important for citizens to know who stood up to Bonnen before the writing was on the wall. After...
Abbott Praises Bonnen on His Way Out
After Texas House Speaker Dennis Bonnen announced he would not seek re-election, Gov. Greg Abbott released a statement praising the disgraced speaker. Bonnen’s announcement came amidst growing calls from Republican members for him to step down after an audio recording...
Bonnen Will Not Seek Re-Election
After calls from lawmakers for him to step aside ramped up, Texas House Speaker Dennis Bonnen announced early Tuesday morning that he would not seek re-election. “After much prayer, consultation, and thoughtful consideration with my family, it is clear I can no longer...
House GOP Condemns Bonnen’s Language, Falls Short of Demanding Resignation
The Texas House Republican Caucus has officially broken its months-long silence on the scandal surrounding Texas House Speaker Dennis Bonnen and State Rep. Dustin Burrows (R–Lubbock), releasing a statement “condemning” the two lawmakers while declining to officially...