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AG Paxton Nabs Frio County Officials & Election Workers in Vote-Harvest Ring
The individuals are accused of manipulating senior citizens to harvest their votes.
House Finally Hears Senate Priority To Protect Students From Sexual Content
Legislation passed last session failed to keep sexually explicit books out of kids’ school libraries.
Abbott Presses Lawmakers: ‘Citizens or Criminals?’
While the Senate passed its set of bail reform measures earlier in the session, the House has yet to do so.
House Lawmakers Weigh Whether to Ban or Regulate Lottery Ticket Resellers
While one proposal would codify a ban on the practice of allowing Texans to purchase lottery tickets online, another would legitimize and regulate the industry.
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Bonnen Casts Shade on Grassroots Over Criticisms of Texas House
Texas House Speaker Dennis Bonnen blamed grassroots Texans for criticisms of his time on the job atop the state’s lower chamber Tuesday. In an interview with a West Texas radio station from the Texas Capitol Tuesday morning, Bonnen paraded House Bills 1, 2, and 3 as...
Norquist Calls Texas House Sales Tax “Swap” a “Misguided Tax Hike”
As lawmakers in the Texas House are pushing a “silver bullet” property tax “relief” proposal to raise the state’s sales tax, a leading national taxpayer advocate has come out swinging against the idea. Calling it a “misguided tax hike”, Grover Norquist—on behalf of...
Plano Lawmaker Touts Misleading Claim on “Robin Hood” Reform
A Republican state representative from Plano is working hard to sell his school finance plan. Sadly, the data released about the bill’s tax impact contradicts what the lawmaker is telling his constituents. House Bill 3—known colloquially as “The Texas Plan”—would...
Texas Senate Passes Born-Alive Infant Protection Act
Outshining the U.S. Congress, on Monday the Texas Senate passed a measure strengthening legal protections afforded to infant children born alive following a botched abortion. Despite outcry from abortion activists and advocates, Senate Republicans stood in solidarity,...
Texas House Overwhelmingly Endorses Corporate Welfare
It’s not often that the Republican and Democrat parties of Texas agree. But on Monday, the rare opportunity presented itself as the Texas House considered legislation to extend corporate welfare in the state. Known in political speak as Chapter 313 tax abatements, the...
Wall Street Journal Calls Out Texas’ Soaring Property Tax Bills
It is no secret to Texas taxpayers that the burden of property taxes in the Lone Star State has been skyrocketing out of control. But recently the situation has caught the attention of the national media. The Wall Street Journal’s Mansion Magazine, a publication...
Does Texas Need 254 Mini TECs?
Does every Texas county need its own Texas Ethics Commission in its backyard? Senate Bill 710, authored by State Sen. Brandon Creighton (R–Conroe) would authorize every county in Texas to create a “county ethics commission.” These commissions would have the authority...
Bill Filed to Regulate Political Parties
Political parties in Texas could be subject to more government regulation if a proposed bill becomes law. House Bill 4255, by State Rep. Stephanie Klick (R–Fort Worth), would give county party chairmen control over all party bank accounts.While this may...
Abortion Activist Wendy Davis Confirms She is Mulling Another Run
Former state senator, abortion-on-demand activist, and failed gubernatorial candidate Wendy Davis said Thursday she is indeed kicking around the idea of lacing up her hot pink sneakers and running for U.S. Congress. The announcement confirms the whispers of political...