State
New Policy Stops Gender-confused Individuals From Changing Sex on Driver’s License
A new Department of Public Safety policy will only allow Texans to change the sex listed on their license to fix a clerical error.
Illegal Alien Charged With Assault Arrested in Boston, Repeatedly Crossed Through Texas
The foreign national from Guatemala has a history of re-entering the United States and returning to South America either via deportation or voluntary return once apprehended by U.S. Border Patrol.
Paxton Probes Claims of Noncitizens Being Registered to Vote Outside Driver License Offices
“It is a crime to vote—or to register to vote—if you are not a United States Citizen. Any wrongdoing will be punished to the fullest extent of the law,” said Paxton.
State Rep. Harrison Blasts Texas A&M for Continuing DEI Classes
The lawmaker said he confirmed the existence of the classes, such as “Black Feminist Thought,” after contacting Texas A&M.
State Archive
Gone with the Wind?
Texas has received federal subsidies for wind farms since 1992, providing the “green energy” sector with an artificial leg-up against other forms of energy. But with the fiscal cliff in Washington looming, this particular incident of corporate welfare could finally be...
Krause Makes Good on Reform
After drawing the top-seniority rank among the 42 members of the Texas House freshmen class, incoming State Rep. Matt Krause of Arlington put taxpayers first by filing legislation to require zero-based budgeting. During freshman orientation, new members draw numbered...
The Curse of Low Expectations
On Friday, State Rep. Tim Kleinschmidt (R–Lexington) announced his intention to again vote for Rep. Joe Straus as House Speaker this upcoming session, reiterating the tired and debunked rhetoric that the House had a truly conservative session under his watch in 2011....
Failing the Test
While good intentions no doubt drove the imposition of the state’s increasingly heavy-handed testing regimen for schools (well, good intentions, plus a big pay-day for a politically connected, London-based publishing firm), righteous outrage from parents and teachers...
Granting More Electric Car Subsidies
Who needs more roads when you can have more electric-car charging stations? A new federal grant is set to build more charging stations along the I-35 corridor in Central Texas at the same time lawmakers in Texas are voicing concerns about lack of gas tax revenue from...
Flawed Limit
Despite 94 percent of Republican primary voters and 70 percent of Texas voters demanding a limit on government spending to no more than population and inflation, the Legislative Budget Board today voted to let lawmakers exceed that rate for the 2014-15 budget cycle....
First Look at Pre-Filed Bills
Pre-filing for bills in the 83rd Legislature has already begun. Here’s a look at some notable pieces of legislation so far. Good HB 88 by Bill Callegari – this would set a constitutional limit on the rate of growth of approprations to no more than the sum of...
Who’s Holding a Townhall?
According to the Republican Party of Texas Platform, GOP state representatives are to hold townhall meetings to discuss House leadership between now and the start of the 83rd session. So far, only a handful of GOP legislators say they plan to hold this important...
Straus’ Session: Spend, Spend, Spend
Texas House Speaker Joe Straus has a simple plan for the coming legislative session: spend more, on a lot. Tax relief? Nowhere in his plans. WOAI radio reported that House Speaker Joe Straus told the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce that the legislature should spend...