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Texas Senate Approves Establishment of Homeland Security Division in DPS
The new division within the Texas Department of Public Safety would coordinate efforts among federal, state, and local law enforcement and jurisdictions.
Senators Focus on Protecting Students From Sexual Predators in Schools
School-based law enforcement expert Matt Antkowiak told senators that Texas’ educator misconduct laws allow abuse to hide in plain sight.
Texas Tech Class Pushes Radical Feminism
The course fulfills one of the requirements for a minor in Women’s and Gender Studies.
Race To Replace Paxton Begins as John Bash Launches AG Campaign
Bash has pledged to confront organized cartels, activist judges, corporate censorship, and “lawfare” being waged against conservatives.
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Rampant Misconduct by Judge Alleged in Paxton Case
A stunning pattern of misconduct by Collin County Judge Chris Oldner gives further weight to allegations that indictments against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton are politically motivated. Earlier this year, a Collin County Grand Jury picked by Oldner indicted...
Some TCC Members Skip on Abbott Sanctuary City Praise
A group of self-described conservative Republicans are praising Gov. Abbott for his recent statements about sanctuary cities, but some Republican members are conspicuously missing. The Texas Conservative Coalition (“TCC”) – a caucus including many but not all...
Caught on Tape: Intoxicated Legislator Restrained by DPS and Staff
A new video presents a question for voters in Humble and Kingwood: How much dishonor can your representative bring to his office and be reelected? Already drunk and disorderly, Rep. Dan Huberty (R–Houston) is shown just minutes after coming off the House floor trying...
Texans Ready For Results
In a wide ranging poll of Texas voters, 96 percent of the Republican Party’s most likely voters consider legislation banning “sanctuary cities” to be “very important" to them. They are similarly anxious to see the Texas legislature address real ethics reform,...
Using Cruz for Cover
Are some incumbent Republicans pretending to support Ted Cruz for President in order to appear conservative to their voters? For three Texas state representatives, that seems to be the only logical explanation for the endorsements they have made. Cruz recently...
Senate Interim Charges Holding Local Government Accountable
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, in his third set of Interim Studies released yesterday, is asking the Senate to focus on local governments. In particular, he’s charged the Inter-Governmental Relations Committee chaired by State Sen. Eddie Lucio, Jr. (D-Brownsville), to examine...
Dan Patrick Charges Senate to Study Border Security Solutions
Members of the Texas Senate are being charged by Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick to study a series of issues surrounding illegal immigration in preparation for the next legislative session. Specifically, he has directed the subcommittee on Border Security to study cooperation...
Patrick Continues Leadership on Ethics Reform
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick is signaling that he will not let House leadership’s end-of-session sabotage of a major ethics reform package stand in the way of reform efforts in 2017. Patrick today released an interim charge calling on the Senate Committee on State Affairs to...
Senate Seeks to End Crony Handouts
If his first interim charges are any indication, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick might be looking for ways eliminate crony capitalist programs in the next legislative session. Interim charges are assigned to House and Senate committees at the discretion of the speaker of the...