State
Texas Universities Try to Circumvent New Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Law
Multiple universities have been attempting to skirt the new law by renaming their DEI departments.
State Rep. Harrison Calls on Speaker Phelan to Issue Interim Charges Ahead of the Next Legislative Session
The interim charges include securing the border, banning COVID-19 vaccine mandates for students, and eliminating property taxes.
Gov. Abbott: ‘Mayorkas is Pathetic’
Abbott’s comments directed at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary come as the legal fight between Texas and the federal government on border security matters intensifies.
Grassroots America: We The People Announces GOP Primary Endorsements
The endorsements include several challengers to incumbent Republicans.
State Archive
“Feeling Heat” is Just Part of the Job Description
Lawmakers in the Texas House and the U.S. House of Representatives have something in common these days. Both bodies are facing serious decisions about who will lead them going into the new year, and both are hearing from constituents about this important decision....
Billions More for Bigger Government
While other statewide leaders are calling for reducing spending and cutting wasteful government, House Speaker Joe Straus is telling the media he wants to break out the checkbook this session. In preparation for the 83rd Legislature, Gov. Rick Perry and Lt. Gov. David...
Why School Choice Must Be Universal
Who knows what's best for children in terms of education? The adults responsible for them - i.e., parents and guardians - or politicians and bureaucrats? I know, this is one of those times when you look at the screen and scoff. "Obviously," you say, indignantly,...
Gone with the Wind?
Texas has received federal subsidies for wind farms since 1992, providing the “green energy” sector with an artificial leg-up against other forms of energy. But with the fiscal cliff in Washington looming, this particular incident of corporate welfare could finally be...
Krause Makes Good on Reform
After drawing the top-seniority rank among the 42 members of the Texas House freshmen class, incoming State Rep. Matt Krause of Arlington put taxpayers first by filing legislation to require zero-based budgeting. During freshman orientation, new members draw numbered...
The Curse of Low Expectations
On Friday, State Rep. Tim Kleinschmidt (R–Lexington) announced his intention to again vote for Rep. Joe Straus as House Speaker this upcoming session, reiterating the tired and debunked rhetoric that the House had a truly conservative session under his watch in 2011....
Failing the Test
While good intentions no doubt drove the imposition of the state’s increasingly heavy-handed testing regimen for schools (well, good intentions, plus a big pay-day for a politically connected, London-based publishing firm), righteous outrage from parents and teachers...
Granting More Electric Car Subsidies
Who needs more roads when you can have more electric-car charging stations? A new federal grant is set to build more charging stations along the I-35 corridor in Central Texas at the same time lawmakers in Texas are voicing concerns about lack of gas tax revenue from...
Flawed Limit
Despite 94 percent of Republican primary voters and 70 percent of Texas voters demanding a limit on government spending to no more than population and inflation, the Legislative Budget Board today voted to let lawmakers exceed that rate for the 2014-15 budget cycle....