State
Analysis: Texas Lottery Continues Meager Contributions to Education
The lottery, mired in controversy, is up for sunset review in 2025.
Lt. Gov. Patrick Calls for Clawback of Deloitte’s Contract Amid Fraudulent Loan Application
Deloitte had allowed a questionable application to make its way to the state’s Public Utility Commission before concerns were unearthed.
Texas DPS Recovers 25 Unaccompanied Minors
Law enforcement also made 29 criminal trespass arrests.
Texas Senate Reviews $200M Movie Industry Handouts
Despite the Republican Party of Texas platform calling for the curtain to close on the program, labeling it as a form of “corporate welfare,” the Legislature increased its budget to $200 million during the last session.
State Archive
In Private, Ethics Committee Confessed Efforts Were Illegitimate
While recently uncovered documents show members privately confessed their efforts regulating political speech were “not meaningful,” a report from a select legislative committee was nonetheless used to justify an attempt to expand the power of the Texas Ethics...
Utah Law that Inspired Texas Speech Regulators Struck Down
A Utah law that Texas speech regulators cited as inspiration for their own legislation has been struck down as unconstitutional in Federal Court. In a settlement with the Utah Taxpayers Association, who were represented in the case by the Center for Competitive...
Straus’s Unbelievable Denial
Last month Texas Scorecard reported that Austin attorney Anne Wynne was telling Democratic state representatives that she was going to be replacing Paul Hobby on the Texas Ethics Commission. Wynne is a radical left-wing activist who has pledged to “dismantle” the NRA...
Will Straus Appoint the Worst Possible Democrat to the TEC?
Though the Texas House Speaker has refused to speak publicly in regard to the potential appointment of a far-left extremist who compared law-abiding gun owners to terrorists, he may now be considering an even worse candidate for the position. In the wake of the...
Hobby Resigns as Straus Media Coordination Comes to Light
A Democrat appointed to a state board by House Speaker Joe Straus has resigned following the release of documents showing him coordinating media statements with Straus’s top advisors. Paul Hobby ended his controversial tenure on the Texas Ethics Commisison (TEC) on...
Abbott’s Renegade Regents
Now that a year has passed since they were appointed to the University of Texas System board of regents, Gov. Abbott’s appointees to the board are seen to be working against him, and against state law. During the last legislative session, conservatives opposed the...
Texas AG Sues to Protect Gun Rights
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against the City of Austin earlier today for violation of state law (SB 273) passed last session — which prevents municipalities from banning lawfully carried firearms in government buildings. The City of Austin had...
Trust Him? Yes, But Not To Do The Right Thing
After being caught preparing to appoint to the Texas Ethics Commission an extreme opponent of the Second Amendment who has called for the dismantling of the National Rifle Association, the Texas House Republican Caucus is claiming that Speaker of the Texas House Joe...
Demonstrated Deceit
***Note: This article has been updated with new information post-publication.*** With grassroots conservatives across the state enraged at the prospective appointment of far-left extremist Anne Wynne to the Texas Ethics Commission (TEC), House Speaker Joe Straus is...