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Republican Party of Texas Resolution Calls for Criminalizing Gender Identity Fraud
The RPT resolution states those identifying as a different gender commit “identify fraud.”
Report: Communist China Infiltration of K-12 Schools
State lawmakers recommend actions to secure schools from hostile powers.
Meet the Freshmen: Daniel Alders
Alders acknowledges the legacy left by Matt Schaefer and says he plans to continue that tradition while carving his own path.
Abbott Orders Flags Raised for Trump’s Inauguration
The Biden administration ordered flags to be flown at half-staff nationwide for 30 days to honor Carter’s legacy.
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Obamacare Backers Support Susan King
In the state of Texas there are few things more toxic to Republican voters than Obamacare, yet one candidate for public office is touting the endorsement of an organization that would seek to impose the burdensome law on the Lone Star State, all while campaigning...
Susan King’s Royal Treatment
In the United States, citizens and elected officials are supposed to be equal under the law. The U.S. Constitution bans titles of nobility, and demands no special treatment for any citizen over another. However, one Texas lawmaker believes she deserves an exception....
Preemptive Disclosures Needed
Every March, Sunshine Week reminds us to examine transparency in Texas, where there is still much progress to be made. During the 2015 session, lawmakers created a huge haystack in which to hide government contracts. They are called “form 1295 filings,” and at the...
Texas Senate Leads on Fiscal Responsibility
A recent announcement, issued by Senate Finance Chairman Jane Nelson (R–Flower Mound) and Lt. Governor Dan Patrick encourages state agencies to review and scrutinize every expenditure using a zero-based budget approach. In addition, the Senate Finance Committee will...
Endorsements: Gates Left, Christian Right
In his seventh bid for public office, having not yet been elected, perennial candidate Gary Gates is now trumpeting endorsements by liberal Republicans as he runs for the state's Railroad Commission. The Railroad Commission oversees the state's oil and gas industry....
Beware of Efforts to Curtail Requests
Last week was ‘Sunshine Week’ – an initiative to remind Americans of the importance of government transparency. To ensure greater control of government by the people, we need to ensure that measures to set back transparency are dead on arrival. Lately, there have been...
No Denying TEC Extremism
With its most recent advisory opinion, the full extent of the Texas Ethics Commission’s (TEC) extremism on Texas’ lobby law is on public display, and even its defenders must confess the regulator’s draconian positions far exceed common sense or conventional wisdom....
A Failure to Lead
As an overzealous judiciary continues to override the will of the people, defending religious liberty has become a necessary battle for conservatives nationwide. With a devout and pro-liberty population, Texas seemed poised to protect the right of citizens to freely...
Burton: Why I Oppose Tax-Funded Lobbying
Texas taxpayers shouldn’t be forced to pick up the tab for Austin lobbyists working against them, says a state senator who has banned tax-funded lobbyists from entering her office. State Sen. Konni Burton (R-Colleyville) has succinctly articulated the ethos behind...