State
Zero Elective Abortions Performed in Texas Since August 2022
Data released by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission did report there were 113 “medically necessary” abortions performed.
Analysis: Dirty Rolls Are a Key Component of Voter Fraud
Fights over accurate rolls are unique and partisan.
Ken Paxton Blasts Weaponization of Political System on Impeachment Acquittal Anniversary
Paxton said he won a battle against “the most corrupt forces in the State of Texas.”
Gov. Abbott Declares Venezuelan Gang Tren de Aragua a Foreign Terrorist Organization
The governor will also declare the criminal organization a “Tier 1” gang and establish a joint task force with special privileges to go after it.
State Archive
You’re Getting Joysticked
Hold on to your wallets, the governor and Legislature are taking aim at your wallet with a little video game waste. Unfortunately, this isn't the virtual variety but the real-world deal. Texas Gov. Rick Perry wants lawmakers to give video game manufacturers boatloads...
Obama’s Texas Takeover
Team Obama appears poised to dump a lot of cash into Texas this season -- though not necessarily because his team thinks he can carry the state. Apparently the Obama team is looking ahead to the congressional redistricting of 2011. They want to spend some of his...
The Gross Margins Tax Is… Gross
Does Texas Need an Independent Inspector General’s Office to Root Out Fraud & Waste?
Senator Bob Deuell proposes the creation of such an office for the "main" state agencies in today's Dallas Morning News and Governor Rick Perry's office indicates support. The issue came up after controversial firings at the Texas Education Agency's Inspector...
Plenty of Money for Property Tax Relief
A new report by the Rockefeller Institute finds that, while other states are sagging, Texas sales tax revenues are up 12 percent from last July through March and the Comptroller is predicting a $10.7 billion surplus. Thus, the national economic slowdown, which has...
Bark Up A Tree
Here is the perfect job for the outdoorsman who doesn’t like nature, and the wildlife nut who won’t sacrifice a vibrant nightlife: An Urban Forester! The Texas Forest Service (bet you didn’t know we had one of those, now did you?) is handing out your money to cities...
Budget Busters
There’s very little that ails us that a little sunlight and fresh air can’t cure – and that’s especially true when it comes to government waste and bloat. Our friends over at the Texas Public Policy Foundation this week unveiled a snazzy little tool called...
Margins Tax Strikes Sour Note for Kids Learning Instruments
One of the true taxpayer heroes in the Legislature, Rep. Ken Paxton (R-McKinney), reports in his newsletter today that the Music Conservatory of Texas, which taught over 33,000 music lessons in 2007, paid $6,200 of its $8,394 in profit to the state under the new...
Big John
Hanging in Sen. John Cornyn’s office is a guitar signed by rockers ZZ Top. Pretty cool. More cool is the way Cornyn has been rocking the U.S. Senate. He forced the hand of the liberals on their global warming scam, and has become a consistent champion of free markets...