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Texas House Approves Legislation to Protect Students From Sexual Content
The legislation is intended to fix a law passed last session that failed to keep explicit library materials out of the hands of children.
Texas Lottery Scandal Widens: Ticket Reseller Executives Enter Pleas in Fraud Case
According to testimony, the Texas-based company was one of the first reseller operations recruited to the state by the Texas Lottery.
‘Jocelyn’s Law’ Stalled in Texas House as Democrats Withhold Support
A proposed constitutional amendment to require judges to deny bail to individuals accused of violent felonies if they had previously been convicted appears to be stuck.
House Greenlights $1.5 Billion in Film Subsidies
Originally slated at up to $500 million per biennium for ten years, an amendment was added to cap the program’s cost at $300 million per biennium.
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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...
Young Conservatives of Texas Release Legislative Ratings
Young Conservatives of Texas—a nonpartisan, conservative youth organization known well for making waves on college campuses throughout the Lone Star State—released its legislative rankings for the 86th legislative session, continuing its tradition of publishing one of...
Commentary: Church Security Bill Has Saved Countless Lives
The West Freeway Church of Christ shooting was the very thing I had hoped would never happen but knew that—in the current cultural climate—it was only a matter of time. This is why I worked so diligently, alongside former State Rep. Matt Rinaldi, to see the Church...
Rinaldi’s Church Security Law Proves Vital in Stopping White Settlement Shooting
By now, many Texans have seen the heroic actions of Jack Wilson, the man who stopped a shooting at West Freeway Church of Christ in White Settlement on Sunday by shooting and killing the gunman. While the shooter was still able to claim the lives of two parishioners,...
House Committee Ends Investigation Into Bonnen
While noting that he “likely violated” state law, a House committee has officially concluded their investigation into Texas House Speaker Dennis Bonnen, recommending no further prosecutorial action against the speaker in the case. It was a particularly quiet day in...
Commentary: Texas is a Less Business-Friendly Environment Than You Might Think. It’s Time to Fix That.
Texas is the largest and perhaps the nation’s most iconic conservative state. Cowboy culture, gun-totin’ ranchers, top-notch barbecue, evangelical megachurches—in the minds of many Americans outside the Lone Star State, this is what the thought of Texas conjures up in...
Lawmakers Call on Abbott for Special Session to Save Baby Tinslee’s Life
As the life of 9-month-old baby Tinslee Lewis hangs in the balance while Cook Children’s Medical Center in Fort Worth fights in court to remove her ventilator despite objections from her mother, a bipartisan group of Texas legislators is calling on Gov. Greg Abbott to...