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Texas A&M President Backtracks on Sponsoring DEI Conference After Gov. Pressure
President Mark Welsh has canceled university participation in a DEI conference after Gov. Greg Abbott threatened to fire him.
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Specialist Warns University Research Vulnerable To Hostile Powers
After Abbott’s bold actions, additional steps are needed to secure research in Texas.
Gov. Abbott Threatens to Fire Texas A&M President Over Sponsorship of DEI Conference
Mark Welsh, who has served as Texas A&M’s president since 2023, has a long history of supporting DEI initiatives.
Comptroller Reveals $23.76 Billion Surplus That Could Be Returned to Texas Taxpayers
Of the $194.6 billion available for general-purpose spending, $176.4 billion comes from general revenue-related funds, and $23.76 billion is in surplus.
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California Renewable Mandates Are Proving Texas Model Right
In August, the California legislature passed Senate Bill 100, mandating all retail electricity consumed in the state be generated from renewable sources by 2045. The move aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but will come at a great cost to Golden State taxpayers....
Straus Sycophant Admits to Killing Bills Behind Closed Doors
A Straus lackey just admitted the one thing everyone knows but few talk about: Establishment Republicans want a secret process they can use to kill conservative bills. State Rep. Kyle Kacal (R–College Station) is one of the most liberal Republicans in the Texas...
Rumors: Clardy Campaigning on Coalition Government
A candidate running for speaker of the Texas House believes he has his election all sewn up according to citizen sources in his district. According to several activists in East Texas, State Rep. Travis Clardy (R-Nacogdoches) has told a number of his constituents that...
GOP “Wolf Pack” Suggests Three New Speaker Candidates
A working group of 20 Republican members of the Texas House has announced three members of the Texas House they would like to see as speaker in the next session, in a reported attempt to bridge the conservative and liberal wings of the Republican caucus. The group of...
Pete Flores Sworn In As First Hispanic Republican Senator
History was made today in the Texas Senate chamber as Pete Flores, a retired game warden from South Texas, was sworn in as the state’s first Hispanic Republican State Senator. Flores won the seat in a special election last month in a surprise victory that surprised...
Why Are Texas House Republicans in Tough Campaigns?
As Texans head into early voting for the November general election, there has been a fair amount of punditry from all sides on what to expect. Since before President Donald Trump was even in office, Democrats have been clamoring about a coming “blue wave” of electoral...
Prosperity Roadmap: Budget Coalition Announces Priorities
A coalition of 18 conservative organizations held a press conference last week to announce its top budget priorities for the coming session. While Texas blazes new economic trails, leading the way in job creation and growth, the derailment of prosperity across the...
Huffines Requests Emergency Hearing on Election Security
After increasing allegations of voter fraud in Texas have come to light in recent months, State Sen. Don Huffines (R–Dallas) has requested a committee hearing to further investigate the matter. “Voter registration & voting by non-citizens is illegal and...
Rhetta Bowers Untruthful in Candidate Questionnaire
A Dallas Democrat appears to have been untruthful to the Dallas Morning News in order to seek their endorsement. Last month, Texas Scorecard revealed that Rhetta Bowers, a Democrat candidate running for the state legislature in east Dallas County, had been sued three...