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Illegally in U.S. And Released, Now Tied to Deadly Jet Ski Crash
The tragic case involves illegal aliens from Venezuela who came across during the Biden administration.
Midnight Deadline Hits as Texas House Enters Final Stretch of Legislative Session
Lawmakers have until Monday, June 2, to finish their work before the regular session adjourns.
Federal Court Temporarily Permits Llano County To Remove Explicit Books
The Fifth Circuit’s decision cuts into 30 years of its own precedent and could set the stage for a showdown before the U.S. Supreme Court.
‘Trey’s Law’ Means Nondisclosures No Longer Protect Sexual Predators
Legislation is on its way to the governor that will stop secret sex abuse settlements, past and future.
State Archive
Voting Underway in Texas House Special Runoffs
Early voting starts today in special runoff elections to fill three vacant Texas House seats. On the ballot: House District 28 Fort Bend County Gary Gates and Elizabeth Markowitz led the seven-way special election last November to replace seven-term State Rep. John...
Commentary: The Fight to Keep Judicial Elections in Texas
The Texas Constitution guarantees Texans the right to select their judges at the ballot box. In recent years, it has become fashionable in crony-elitist circles to denigrate Texas’ method of judicial selection. After all, you can’t trust mere citizens with the courts,...
Teacher Retirement System to Spend $326K a Month on Rent
Texans across the state are up in arms after learning the Teacher Retirement System of Texas will spend at least $326,000 a month in rent for office space on Austin’s Sixth Street, all while continuing to raise costs on current and retired teachers. Established in...
Former Straus Staffer Hired as Top Lobbyist for Texas Cities
A former staffer of former Speaker of the Texas House Joe Straus recently landed a position as the top taxpayer-funded lobbyist representing Texas cities. The Texas Municipal League announced the hiring of Jesse Ancira in January, citing his experience as general...
Maryland Judge Blocks Abbott’s Rejection of Additional Refugees
A federal judge threw cold water on Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s recent rejection of additional refugees. On Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Peter J. Messitte of Maryland, a Clinton appointee, ruled to temporarily halt an executive order by President Donald Trump that...
Texas Oil and Gas Leader Says All Emissions to Blame for Climate Change
For decades, radical environmental extremists have waged war on oil and gas by touting claims of “man-made climate change” supposedly caused by the industry. But now it appears the head of the Texas Oil and Gas Association, a “statewide trade association representing...
Hero of White Settlement Church Shooting Receives Medal of Courage
In a ceremony on the front lawn of the Governor’s Mansion in Austin on Monday morning, Gov. Greg Abbott bestowed the Medal of Courage to Jack Wilson, the hero who stopped the shooting at the West Freeway Church of Christ in White Settlement last month. After a gunman...
Patrick Pushes Back on Ending Partisan Judicial Elections
While a state commission appears poised to recommend the end of partisan judicial election in the state of Texas, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick is pushing back. The Judicial Selection Commission was created during the recent legislative session to “study and review the method...
Abbott Rejects Additional Refugee Resettlement in Texas
Despite record illegal immigration continuing to hamper and constrain many states across the nation, Republican governors have continued to ask the federal government to continue or enhance refugee resettlement in their states. Earlier this year, Conservative Review...