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A Conversation on School Choice
With both the Texas House and Senate considering ESA legislation, two conservatives argue the merits of school choice.
$113K Funneled Into Legislator’s Pocket Via Taxpayer-funded Lobbying Payouts?
Democrat State Rep. Mary Gonzalez is the executive director of the School Board Members for Latino Equity, which is reportedly funded with taxpayer dollars from the Texas Association of School Boards.
State Sen. Kolkhorst: New Measures Seek To Bring MAHA to Texas
Senate Bill 25 will be considered by the Senate Health and Human Services Committee on Wednesday.
New Measure Seeks to End Faculty Senate Power in University Decision-Making
The measure follows faculty senate clashes with both lawmakers and a university’s board of regents.
State Archive
Smith Recount Proof of Legislator Lobby Addiction
After coming up 23 votes short in Tuesday’s runoff election and conceding to his grassroots conservative opponent, fourteen year incumbent State Rep. Wayne Smith of Baytown is now asking for a recount. Smith’s A Smith lost his bid for reelection Tuesday in the runoff...
TXGOP Lists Legislative Priorities for 2017
Roughly 94 percent of delegates to Texas’ 2016 Republican Party Convention approved five legislative priorities for the 85th Legislative Session in 2017. First on this list of priorities was a call for the “constitutional carry” of firearms. The 84th Texas Legislature...
GOP Delegates Oppose Taxpayer Handouts to Corporations
Over 94 percent of delegates at the Texas Republican Party’s Convention oppose local governments giving taxpayer handouts to private corporations. The language adopted in the GOP platform plank also calls for government at all levels to end taxpayer bailouts of any...
Runoff Roundup
With the shortened time period for the Republican primary runoff elections, many haven’t had time to follow the elections closely. To bring everyone up to speed we’ve compiled summaries of each race. Railroad Commission: Wayne Christian, a former conservative...
GOP: Abolish the Property & Business Franchise Tax
More than 93 percent of the delegates to the Texas Republican Party’s 2016 Convention approved platform language calling for property taxes to be abolished, among other reforms. It's no surprise, considering the party's voters overwhelming supported a similar,...
Attorney General Paxton Intervenes to Defend Free Speech
On Monday Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton intervened in a Fort Worth lawsuit in order to defend free speech rights, and he is already seeing some success. The suit was originally filed by ExxonMobil in Tarrant County against Claude Earl Walker, the Attorney General...
Wheless: Judges Shouldn’t be Judicial Activists
At a time when judges at all levels are radically reinterpreting existing law, citizens are increasingly wary of any judicial candidate who may disregard the will of the people. In his bid for a seat on the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, one candidate is making...
Political Prosecution of Paxton Reaches Court of Appeals
This morning saw the latest chapter of the prosecution against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, with oral arguments taking place before the 5th Court of Appeals in Dallas. At the hearing, Paxton’s attorneys sought to dismiss several of the charges brought against...
Focus on Platform as Delegates Arrive in Dallas
As delegates begin arriving in Dallas for the 2016 Texas Republican Party State Convention, many are focused on the work of the temporary platform committee, which begins its meetings on Monday. The committee is responsible for crafting an initial draft of the party’s...