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Allegation: House Stalling Ban on Social Transitioning
Activists worry Speaker Burrows’ referral to the House’s “catch-all” committee will harm children.
Texas Senators Consider Requiring Some Local Law Enforcement To Assist in Deportations
State Sen. Charles Schwertner’s measure would mandate over 40 Texas counties join an ICE program.
AG Paxton: District Courts Cannot Order Changes of Biological Sex on Driver’s Licenses
Attorney General Paxton’s order says that state agencies should correct driver’s licenses or birth certificates “unlawfully” altered to conform with a person’s self-identified gender.
Exclusive: Club for Growth Launches Six-Figure Ad Buy in Texas To Promote School Choice
The effort is part of a nearly $1 million push from Club for Growth to advance educational savings accounts.
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Israel-Boycotting Speech Pathologist Sues Texas School District Over State Law
The State of Texas is headed to court after an anti-Israel speech pathologist sued her local school district for requiring its contractors to refrain from boycotting Israel. First reported by Glenn Greenwald’s Intercept, naturalized citizen Bahia Amawi is suing...
Schaefer, Hefner Introduce Bonnen to East Texas
Presumptive speaker of the Texas House and current State Rep. Dennis Bonnen (R–Angleton) made a trip to Tyler on Monday, attending a meet-and-greet organized by State Reps. Matt Schaefer (R–Tyler) and Cole Hefner (R–Mt. Pleasant). The venue, the Tyler Rose Garden, was...
Republican Election Losses Highlight Urgency of Passing Property Tax Relief
With the passing of the 2018 campaign cycle, property taxes remain at the top of the list of issues important to Texans — especially in high-growth areas of the state. Property tax reform and relief have been consistent themes in Texas politics...
Abbott Comes Out Against Tax-Funded Lobbying
In a Twitter post late Saturday evening, Gov. Greg Abbott came out swinging against tax-funded lobbying, the practice in which local governments use taxpayers' own dollars to lobby legislators, often against pro-taxpayer policies....
Abbott Ramps Up Rhetoric on Property Tax Reform, But Will Texans Get Relief?
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott appears to be preparing for a battle between state lawmakers and local officials over future tax burdens of Texas taxpayers. In a tweet last week, Abbott said local officials “want to tax you more” and “It’s time for...
Austin Democrat Seeks to Revive Bag Bans
Though the Texas Supreme Court trashed municipal bans on the use of plastic shopping bags, one Democrat state legislator is attempting to bring them back. On Wednesday, Democrat State Rep. Gina Hinojosa of Austin filed House Bill 514, which seeks to overturn the...
Alvarado Narrowly Avoids Runoff, Wins SD 6
State Rep. Carol Alvarado (D–Houston) pulled off a narrow win in Tuesday’s special election to finish the term of outgoing State Senator and Congresswoman-elect Sylvia Garcia. Alvarado won with 50.4 percent of the vote, avoiding a runoff against State Rep. Ana...
PGA Receives $160 Million in Incentive Handouts
Last week’s announcement that the Professional Golf Association would be relocating its headquarters from Florida and to Texas should give taxpayers serious cause for concern, as details on the incentive package come to light. Shortly after the deal was struck, Gov....
Stickland Aims to Pass Constitutional Carry with HB 357
Ardent supporters of the Second Amendment will be able to easily follow the progress of constitutional carry legislation in the 86th session of the Texas Legislature. Recently, State Rep. Jonathan Stickland (R–Bedford) filed a bill to allow permitless carry of a...