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Court of Criminal Appeals Reins in Texas Ethics Commission’s Prosecution Power
The Court found the commission lacks exclusive authority over election crimes.
Senate Committee Advances House Republicans’ Redistricting Map
The Texas Senate’s Congressional Redistricting Committee voted on party lines to advance the House-approved plan.
Trump Declares ‘Complete and Total Endorsement’ of Dustin Burrows
The President credited Burrows with passing redistricting, as well as his work on a number of GOP issues.
UT Regents Create ‘Interim Policy’ on Faculty Advisory Boards
The regents also extended the athletic director’s contract and held tuition steady.
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Taxpayer-funded Lobbying Org Pays Massive Salaries
Records show a taxpayer-funded lobbying organization is paying over a dozen of its employees salaries that are more than the governor. The Texas Association of School Boards is a lobbying organization that is funded almost exclusively by Texas taxpayer dollars through...
Texas Senators Consider Measure to Ban All THC Products
A measure seeking to ban all consumable THC products in Texas was brought forward for testimony by members of the Senate Committee on State Affairs on Monday. Senate Bill 3, filed by State Sen. Charles Perry (R-Lubbock), would follow through on a top priority by Lt....
House Lawmaker Proposes Measure To Protect From Warrantless Game Warden Searches
Republican State Rep. Wes Virdell of Brady filed a measure to further protect private property. House Bill 1379 would stop game wardens and Parks and Wildlife peace officers from entering private property without warrants. “When you talk to the average Texan, and you...
Texas Senators Weigh Religious Protections for Public School Employees in Committee
Texas senators considered two measures that would champion the religious freedom rights of school district and charter school employees. During a Monday hearing before the Senate Committee on State Affairs, lawmakers mulled Senate Bill 810 filed by State Sen. Bryan...
House Committee Considers Property Tax Relief in the Form of Tax Rate Compression
The Texas House Ways and Means Committee met Monday to consider a package of bills aimed at reducing Texans' property tax burden, with an emphasis on lowering school district tax rates through compression rather than increasing the homestead exemption. House Bill 8,...
Senators Hear From the Public on Parental Rights in Education
With the governor’s priority school choice legislation checked off their list, state senators are moving on to other proposals designed to empower Texas parents. The Texas Senate’s Committee on Education K-16 met last week to consider nearly a dozen measures relating...
Texas A&M Regents Ban On-Campus Drag Shows
The Texas A&M System Board of Regents passed a resolution banning drag shows across all 11 universities. The regents resolved that the system Chancellor John Sharp, TAMU President Mark A. Welsh III, and all other university presidents must take immediate action to...
‘Texas Strip’: Lone Star State Looks To Carve Out a New Name for a Classic Steak
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says he has a beef with the New York Strip. In an X post on Friday, Patrick announced he is cooking up a new initiative to rename the popular steak to the "Texas Strip," arguing that Texas, not New York, deserves recognition for its beef...
Senators Consider Stronger Safeguards Against Sexually Explicit Books in Schools
A state senator has re-introduced legislation to increase safeguards against sexually explicit books in school libraries. “The presence of sexually explicit books in school libraries is indeed still a problem in our state,” said State Sen. Angela Paxton (R-McKinney),...