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Court Blocks Biden-era Rule Demanding Foster Care Providers Affirm LGBT Identities
Texas sued the Biden administration over the rule last year.
A Conversation on the Future of Border Security
Border officials emphasized that with Trump now in office, the real work of eliminating the cartels currently operating in the country can finally begin.
Texas Tech Medical School Commits to Race-Neutral Admissions in Legal Settlement
An America First Legal lawsuit prompted the school to pledge to ignore race in admissions.
Taxpayers Are Funding Illegals’ Defense Attorneys
The state’s ongoing border security efforts come at a cost.
State Archive
Blue Journalism
In a refreshing burst of honesty, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram this week painted the election as a battle between tax-and-spend incumbent Chris Turner, and conservative challenger Bill Zedler. Any guess who they chose? According to the Star Telegram, Mr. Zedler is:...
Bill White Wants New Internet Taxes
In a somewhat surprising admission, Bill White told Evan Smith of The Texas Tribune last week that Texas needs to start collecting taxes on Internet sales. Of course, the only real surprise is that he came out with it before the election. During the interview (18:15...
Straus: Budget Responsibly
Texas House Speaker Joe Straus today reportedly said the state's budget must be balanced without new taxes, without taping the "rainy day" fund and within available revenues -- that is, by limiting government. Those principles, if followed, knock the budget-ball out...
Strategy: Keep Voters In The Dark
Some liberal Democrats have begun calling themselves "independent," trying to obscure their party affiliation. A handful went further, seeking to make it even easier for candidates to hide their true political predilections. Net effect? Keep voters in the dark. In...
Straus’ Investment
With his party poised to make big gains in November, House Speaker Joe Straus has spent nearly $1 million helping vulnerable incumbent conservatives. Even though he still isn’t helping challenges to liberal incumbents, this infusion of cash could signal a different...
Freshman of the Year Awards: Everyone Gets an ‘A’
One of the most damaging educational theories to come out of 'left field' in recent decades was the Outcome-Based-Education model. OBE is responsible for the deterioration of academic standards in our schools, or the 'dumbing down' of curriculum, so that all the...
Maldonado Holds Sparsely Attended Transportation ‘Tax Hike’ Forum, But Ignores Forum on Economy and Jobs
On Monday, Representative Diana Maldonado held a transportation forum with Representative Joe Pickett (D-El Paso), Chair of the Texas House Transportation Committee, and David Lewis, a Texas A&M professor. Maldonado's guests repeatedly made the case for 'indexing'...
ObamaCare Fanatics
While ObamaCare is strongly opposed by Texans, its imposition was supported by several Texas legislators. Texans for Fiscal Responsibility today began a public education effort designed to unmask the radical supporters of socialized medicine. A new website,...
Texas Does It Better
New job creation figures released by the Texas Comptroller's office show the Lone Star State continues to outshine the other populous states in job creation. Liberal policies, like those advanced by Bill White and his ilk, are sinking the fortunes of California, New...