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Gov. Abbott Issues Executive Order to Safeguard Texas from Foreign Threats
The executive order instructs state agencies to harden systems and infrastructure against hostile powers—including the Chinese Communist Party.
Report: Public Utility Commission Releases Plan Outlining Future of Nuclear Power in Texas
The Texas Advanced Nuclear Reactor Working Group was tasked by Gov. Abbott to research the prospect of expanding nuclear energy in the state.
Texas State Board of Education to Consider New Educational Materials This Week
The new materials are being praised by conservative groups for including Bible stories.
Measure to Create Texas Border Law Enforcement Agency Filed in Texas Senate
The Texas Division of Homeland Security would be empowered to oversee law enforcement operations at the border.
State Archive
Someone’s Paying Attention
At least Susan Combs is paying attention to the needs of the state's economy. With businesses struggling to understand, let alone pay, the confusingly complex new business tax, Comptroller Combs announced she’s giving everyone an extra month to make sense of what her...
Did You Know Texas Cities Can Tax Leased Cars?
Even we have trouble keeping up with all the different taxes and fees and today we learned that a 2001 law passed by the Legislature allows Texas cities to impose property taxes on leased cars. The Galveston Daily News reports that League City collects $243 per year...
A Mouse In A Cheese Factory
Too many politicians, including those claiming to be conservatives, try to impress taxpayers with the increased activity of government. Conservative activist Chuck Ellis recently commented on the big-spending ways of his local government officials, but the same could...
Cut the Line on Wasteful Spending
The Tyler Morning Paper published an editorial today that rings true both literally and as a figure of speech. The article addresses The Universal Service Fund or USF and the need to examine its worthiness. The “fund” aka corporate subsidy is a surcharge that appears...
A Bad Idea Turns Into A Nightmare
Businesses around the state are only now learning how much they are going to have to fork over to Austin under the new business tax -- which is due one month from today. The picture isn’t pretty and the results could be disastrous; which translates into lost jobs. The...
Texas Fire Hydrant Imbroglio: Common Sense in Government Has Been Extinguished
Last session the Legislature passed a law requiring all fire hydrants with a flow of less than 250 gallons per minute be painted black to avoid hook-ups to inoperative hydrants, but now the Green Valley Special Utility District has decided to paint all of its hydrants...
Money To Plan On
How much planning can you do with $1.7 million? And does any of it matter? The Texas Planning Assistance Grant Program is giving away that much of your money to 19 local "councils of government." What is a council of government? They allegedly exist to facilitate...
Liberal Babble Makes Us Poor
Liberals are always looking for anything they can dress up as "facts" to fit the left-wing social-engineering schemes they've been promoting for decades. No different is a "study" released by two leftist activist groups that claims Texas has one of the worst "income...
Bryan Daniel Wins In HD52
Bryan Daniel won election in House District 52, seat made vacant by the retiring Mike Krusee in Williamson County. Daniel presented a clear message and was strongly supported by a coalition of conservatives. Congratulations!