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Pro-Life Coalition Urges Abbott to Add Abortion Pill Ban To Special Session
The group argues that while mailing or administering abortion pills in Texas is already illegal, enforcement tools are lacking—particularly when it comes to out-of-state actors.
New Higher Education Reforms Receive Gov. Abbott’s Approval
Elected officials are increasing oversight of taxpayer-subsidized universities.
Gov. Abbott Signs Measure Requiring Insurance To Cover Detransition Care
The new law requires health insurance agencies to pay for any adverse effects from a gender mutilating surgery if they provided coverage for the surgery itself.
Patrick Accuses Abbott of Trying To Legalize Recreational Marijuana in Texas
Gov. Abbott’s veto of legislation banning THC has created a rare public clash between two of the state’s top leaders.
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A Big Step in the Right Direction: Examining the Big 3’s Property Tax Reform Plan
Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, and Texas House Speaker Dennis Bonnen have announced the long-anticipated “big bill” on property tax reform for legislators to consider during the 86th Texas Legislative Session. In an unprecedented move,...
Landgraf Leads The Fight Against Child Trafficking
While Democrats and the liberal media continue to deny a crisis exists at the southern border, Texans come face to face with atrocities in our border region on a daily basis. Now, one West Texas lawmaker has introduced legislation to equip state law enforcement to...
Governor, House, and Senate Leaders Unite on Property Tax Reform Plan
At a jointly held press conference Thursday morning, Gov. Greg Abbott, Texas House Speaker Dennis Bonnen, and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick announced the filing of HB2 and SB2, their consensus property tax reform plan.“One thing that we know is that people in the...
Democrats Target Due Process, Gun Rights
Despite having received widespread condemnation last year by state leaders, Democrats in the Texas Legislature continue to march forward in their attempts to strip law-abiding gun owners of their Second Amendment rights by filing “Red Flag” legislation in the Texas...
Texas Democrat Wants to Abolish Immigration Enforcement Agency
A Democrat lawmaker in Texas is playing right out of the Washington D.C. liberals’ playbook, filing a bill calling for the end of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, commonly known as ICE. Calling it a “bloated agency tainted by controversy,” Democrat...
Testimony Reveals Transparency Issue in State Contracts
On Tuesday, members of the Texas House Appropriations Committee asked a series of questions to the Legislative Budget Board, revealing some $179 billion dollars in state government contracts are out of compliance with a state transparency law. The law requires vendors...
Democrats, Liberal Media Downplay Noncitizen Voting
After a shocking report from the Texas Secretary of State last week revealed 95,000 individuals identified in the Texas Department of Public Safety database as non-U.S. citizens have registered to vote in Texas — and 58,000 of those have voted in one or more Texas...
Integrity of Texas’ Elections Rests with House Committee
Texas lawmakers have a vital opportunity this legislative session—and the future of the Lone Star State’s election system hangs in the balance. The newly assigned Texas House Elections Committee is primed to take on the difficult challenge of overhauling Texas'...
Conservative Lawmakers Look to End Abuse of “Legislative Fast-Track”
When most people imagine the process by which the legislature passes a piece of legislation, they likely conjure up images of fiery debates, pro and con speeches, and votes all on the record. Sure, this is the process for some legislation—especially high-profile items...