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Judge Blocks Texas A&M Drag Show Ban, Permits ‘Draggieland’ on Campus
The judge ruled that demeaning and inappropriate content is subjective.
Texas Senators Tackle Squatter Problem
Legislative proposals include an expedited eviction process and allowing law enforcement to remove unauthorized occupants.
Federal Judge Blocks Voter ID Requirement for Texas Mail Ballots
Judge Xavier Rodriguez has ruled against several provisions of a comprehensive election integrity measure enacted in 2021.
Cornyn and Cruz Warn Texas Lobbying Law Threatens Political Speech
Texas’ senators say the time has come for the Supreme Court to provide clarity on how lobbying regulations should be reviewed when they implicate First Amendment rights.
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Grassroots Call on Abbott to Provide Permanent Property Tax Relief
In a letter to Gov. Greg Abbott, almost 200 grassroots Texans are calling on him and the Texas Legislature to deliver on property tax reform and relief."With billions in excess revenue flowing into state coffers over the next two years, Texas lawmakers...
Senate Strikes Against Job-Killing Sick Leave Mandates
Legislation to prohibit local governments from imposing job-killing mandates has passed the Texas Senate and is on its way to the Texas House. Senate Bills 2486 and 2487 by State Sen. Brandon Creighton (R–Conroe) fight to rein in out-of-control local governments by...
Texas House Delays Property Tax Reform Bill
Texans who eagerly awaited consideration of the omnibus property tax reform bill in the House will have to wait a few more days, as the bill’s author State Rep. Dustin Burrows (R–Lubbock) has postponed consideration of the legislation to Monday, April 15th. As...
Commentary: Why I Won’t Be Attacking Jeff Leach
Chairman Jeff Leach, a Republican with a pro-life record, has come out in opposition to HB 896, my legislation that ends abortion and brings equal treatment under the law to all unborn human beings. I truly believe this is the right legislation to pass and right...
Tinderholt: HB 896 is About Equal Treatment
Throughout this legislative session there has been intense debate among Republicans over legislation to abolish abortion in the Lone Star State. Recently, a bill to accomplish that task, House Bill 896, was heard in the House Committee on Judiciary & Civil...
Texas House Goes Halfway on Bond Transparency
One hundred forty-eight members of the Texas House passed a handicapped bill that won’t easily provide Texas taxpayers information on how new bonds will affect their tax bills. According to the Texas Public Policy Foundation, local debt is an already large and...
Leach: Women Who Have An Abortion Shouldn’t Be Criminalized
While there has been intense interest in legislation designed to abolish abortion, the chairman of the committee overseeing the legislation said he could not support it because it criminalized women who have an abortion. Plano Republican Jeff Leach, who chairs the...
Lawmaker Claims Abbott Will Not Sign Property Tax Reform Bill Unless Schools are Added
According to sources inside the Texas Capitol, Gov. Greg Abbott is telling lawmakers he will refuse to sign property tax reform legislation that does not include the largest item on a taxpayer’s bill—school taxes. Now one lawmaker is coming forward and claiming the...
Lawmakers Must Protect Property Tax Reform, Reject Poison Pill Amendment
A total of 180 amendments have been prefiled in the Texas House in advance of the upcoming property tax reform debate. While each of them is impactful, one could likely scuttle the bill if adopted. On Thursday, lawmakers are anticipated to debate House Bill 2 by Ways...