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State Senator Carlos Uresti’s Trial Drags On

State Sen. Carlos Uresti (D-San Antonio) has spent much of his 2018 not working on legislation, but rather in the court room. Uresti was featured in the Daily Beast’s bombshell report, along with State Sen. Borris Miles (D-Houston), after they were accused of sexually...

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Nursing Home PAC Endorses “Granny Tax” Supporters

A Texas Health Association PAC recently released its list of 2018 primary endorsees, primarily based on their vote for a rate-increase scheme on the backs of nursing home residents and taxpayers. The Texas Health Care Association proclaims itself as “the largest...

The Texas Legislature’s New & Terrible Sexual Harassment Video

The closing months of 2017 marked the beginning of the #MeToo movement, where women from various professional fields came forward with stories of sexual misconduct towards them by men in positions of power. The movement, which continues to end the careers of many men...

Bombshell Report Reveals Lawmaker’s Massive Conflict of Interest

An investigative report in Houston reveals State Rep. Jim Murphy (R–Houston) is profiting heavily from his role in managing tax-funded special purpose districts, and the method of his compensation only enhances the apparent conflicts of interest.   According to an...

TSRA Misfires on Endorsements

Citizens across the Lone Star State would be shocked to learn that while there are some candidates campaigning for office who are more pro-gun than Republican incumbents, the TSRA has so far taken a pass on endorsing them. Over the past few years, conservative...

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RPT Officially Censures House Speaker Joe Straus

AUSTIN, Texas—After months and months of effort, grassroots activists scored a major victory Saturday when the Texas GOP’s executive committee voted to concur with efforts by the Bexar County Republican Party to hold one of the state’s most powerful elected officials...