State
Huffines Foundation: ‘Texas Should End Forced Medicalization With Fluoride’
A federal judge ruled in September that fluoride poses enough of a risk that it should be regulated by the EPA to a greater extent.
Texas Prisons Ban Sexually Explicit Content While Schools Keep It Accessible
Books currently sitting on school library shelves are not allowed in state prisons.
Austin, Investigations, Local, State
Patterns of Negligence: Guzman’s Story at Georgetown ISD
A mother alleged a teacher assaulted her 11-year-old daughter.
Texas’ Ban on Paid Vote Harvesting Remains in Effect for November Election
The U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals stayed a district judge’s order that had blocked enforcement of the ban.
State Archive
When House Republicans Chose Diversity Training Over Border Security
Did you hear the one about how Texas House Republicans chose to fund diversity training over border security? No, it’s a true story – not a bad joke. During the debate on the budget in the Texas House, State Rep. Tony Dale (R–Cedar Park) offered an amendment to...
Straus Facts #5: Joe Straus Directly Implicated in UT Admissions Scandal
For more than two years, Joe Straus has fought against UT Regent Wallace Hall and his efforts to shed light on an admissions scandal at the University of Texas at Austin. The scandal ultimately led to UT President Bill Powers’ resignation. Straus has repeatedly...
For Straus, Desperate Times Call for Desperate Lies
With illegal immigration and border security regularly polling – by a wide margin – as the top issues of concern for Texas Republican primary voters, liberal House Speaker Joe Straus is desperately working to mislead his constituents about his record. Straus’s...
Straus Facts #4: Joe Straus Hires Democrats
For the past two sessions, Joe Straus has employed a “hard Democrat” as his chief of staff. Straus hired Jesse Ancira, the liberal mayor of Taylor, to be his general counsel in 2009 and promoted him in 2012. Ancira is recorded as having voted consistently in...
Straus Facts #3: Joe Straus Supports Privileges for Illegal Aliens
In an interview during the legislative session, Joe Straus reiterated his support for giving in-state tuition rates to illegal aliens, saying, “You can’t just legislate based on campaign slogans or headlines.” Straus then proceeded to kill a bill that would have...
Straus Facts #2: Joe Straus Kills Ethics Plan, Attacks 1st Amendment
In his State of the State Address, Gov. Abbott declared ethics reform for legislators to be one of his “emergency items.” The Texas Senate responded, passing a bold plan that would have put the brakes on legislators working as lobbyists, and forced officials to...
Byron Cook: Pro-Speed Trap
Residents of House District 8, which is currently (mis)represented by State Rep. Byron Cook (R–Corsicana) are beginning to hear about his many misdeeds – including efforts to violate the First Amendment rights of Texans, give special privileges to illegal aliens, and...
Straus Facts #1: Joe Straus Rewards Labor Unions
A report from the National Institute for Money in State Politics revealed that Texas House Speaker Joe Straus was the second biggest recipient of campaign contributions from public employee labor unions in the entire state. He is one of only two Republicans in the top...
Complaint Filed Against Judge Chris Oldner
Collin County Judge Chris Oldner, who unethically procured the indictments of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, will be facing an investigation from the State Commission on Judicial Conduct. Facing a tough reelection in Collin County, Oldner is instead attempting to...