State

Texas Supreme Court Rules State Abortion Ban Is Constitutional
The Court unanimously agreed to vacate the trial court’s injunction of the law.

Senate Takes Up Issue of Election Security During Interim Hearing
Testimony from former big tech employees suggests social media giants are manipulating would-be voters.

Shelby Slawson Announces Run for Speaker, Slams Phelan’s Power Sharing with Democrats
Slawson said the chamber needs a leader that unites Republicans, rather than pitting them against their constituents.

School Choice Proponents Discuss Future Possibilities in Next Year’s Legislative Session
The primary election has replaced several anti-school choice incumbents with pro-school choice candidates.
State Archive
Texas’ Supersized Superintendent Salaries Exposed
KEYE-TV has a revealing story tonight on excessive salaries paid to Texas superintendents, some of which are over $300,000. While the Texas Education Agency posts superintendents' base salary, one must look at the contracts to see the total compensation, which as the...
Are Republicans Wasting Their Votes?
I have had a couple of conversations since early voting began yesterday with long-time Republican voters who are chosing to vote in the Democrat Primary. These Republicans are attempting to chose the candidate that they perceive is easier for Republicans to defeat in...
Texas GOP Primary Ballot to Include Spending Limitation Resolution
Texas Republican primary voters will weigh in on a non-binding resolution that asks whether state and local governments should be required to limit annual budget increases to the sum of the population growth and inflation rate. The measure is likely to pass...
Illegal Costs
Yes, immigration is a federal issue. Yes, the appropriate policy solutions will be complex and precarious. But, often overlooked, is the simple fact that illegal immigration presents a tremendous cost on state and local taxpayers. The state’s biggest budget driver...
Young Conservatives of Texas Release Primary Endorsements
Along with staying busy here at TFR as "The Intern," I also moonlight as a State Vice Chairman for Young Conservatives of Texas. I'm very proud to announce that YCT has released our endorsements for the 2008 primary. The full page of...
Taxes Do Matter
People and jobs are fleeing high-tax states and states with income taxes. Where are they going? States with lower taxes and no income taxes. This is a trend that started in the 1990s, and is reflected yet again in 2007, as 20,000 per day shifted around the country....
Can’t Read? Then Teach
Time was when you could graduate from a Texas college and get a job teaching in El Paso, all without being able to read. That's the story John Corcoran is telling, and he should know. He was the illiterate teacher who sat in front of a high school classroom for 17...
Vote Down the Ballot
Early voting for the March primary begins next week in Texas. While many believe the top of the ticket is already decided and is uninspiring towards fiscal conservatives, the Republican base still needs to turn out in support of our down ballot conservatives in...
New Property Tax Could Go on the Books
The Texas State Library and Archives Commission has submitted a formal request to Attorney General Abbott for an opinion on whether library districts can levy a property tax. The request notes that legislation was passed in the 79th Legislature (SB1205) to allow...