State

Conservative Activists Call on Legislature to Strengthen Obscenity Laws
Outdated and unenforced laws allow sex toys to be sold in “family-friendly retailers,” says Christin Bentley.

Attorney General Ken Paxton Sues TikTok for Breaching Parental Consent Law
The Chinese social media giant is accused of failing to protect the privacy of minors.

‘Republicans for Allred’ Coalition Stacked With Former GOP Losers
Jason Villalba, Bennett Ratliff, and Todd Smith are among the new coalition members for the Democrat U.S. Senate candidate.

Foreign Threats to Texas’ Power Supply
Specialists warn that Texas’ power grid is susceptible to foreign actions such as an electromagnetic pulse attack and needs hardening.
State Archive
Sen. Uresti Exposed in Shocking New Video
For one Texas senator, there may be some difficult explaining to do around the Thanksgiving dinner table thanks to an undercover video released today by the American Phoenix Foundation. APF revealed during the latter part of the 84th legislative session they had been...
Rep Blames Cook for Failure of Illegal Immigrant Tuition Bill
Rep. Byron Cook (R–Corsicana) has long been responsible for killing legislation aimed at addressing illegal immigration. Now one of Cook’s colleagues in the House is blaming Cook for the death of a bill designed to stop Texas public universities from giving in-state...
Justice Massengale Earns Endorsement of Texas’ Largest Taxpayer Group
While many voters focus on legislative and executive races, the judiciary — particularly the Supreme Court of Texas — wields profound influence over the state’s economy and the lives of all Texans. For that reason, Texas’ largest taxpayer group today endorsed Michael...
National Spotlight on Texas Ethics Commission
The misdeeds of the speech regulators at the Texas Ethics Commission are beginning to draw the attention of national media. J. Christian Adams is out today at PJ Media with a story exposing how bureaucrats at the TEC are working with speech regulators from a list of...
Abbott Acts to Rein-in Bureaucrats on Gambling
After another state agency tried to abuse their legislative authority, Gov. Greg Abbott is reminding the state’s lottery commission to not to exceed their authority and illegally expand gambling in Texas. The state constitution forbids the expansion of gambling...
Funding Pravda
Conservatives sometimes joke that major media outlets are as biased as Pravda, the infamous state-run newspaper of the Soviet Union. But in Texas, we literally have taxpayer-funded media outlets. A search of state records show that taxpayers paid $111,195.85 and...
Rampant Misconduct by Judge Alleged in Paxton Case
A stunning pattern of misconduct by Collin County Judge Chris Oldner gives further weight to allegations that indictments against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton are politically motivated. Earlier this year, a Collin County Grand Jury picked by Oldner indicted...
Some TCC Members Skip on Abbott Sanctuary City Praise
A group of self-described conservative Republicans are praising Gov. Abbott for his recent statements about sanctuary cities, but some Republican members are conspicuously missing. The Texas Conservative Coalition (“TCC”) – a caucus including many but not all...
Caught on Tape: Intoxicated Legislator Restrained by DPS and Staff
A new video presents a question for voters in Humble and Kingwood: How much dishonor can your representative bring to his office and be reelected? Already drunk and disorderly, Rep. Dan Huberty (R–Houston) is shown just minutes after coming off the House floor trying...