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Texas House Approves New Congressional Map After Quorum Break Ends
With the Senate prepared to pass the map quickly this week, the legislation is now on-track to become law.
AG Paxton Moves to Block Mailed Abortion Drugs
Pro-life activists are urging passage of the Woman and Child Protection Act to better safeguard Texas mothers and unborn children from abortion drugs.
Regents Name Davis Permanent UT-Austin President
New leadership will be responsible for overseeing recent reforms.
Taxpayer-Funded Lobbying Ban Faces Uncertain Future in Texas House
Legislation to ban the practice has been sent to the same committee that killed it earlier this year.
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UPDATED: Texas Tax Dollars Funded Politico, Other ‘News’ Websites
[UPDATED: Originally published on Feb. 6, this article was updated on Feb. 10 to include additional data and a table.] Revelations that millions of federal tax dollars have flowed to national and even international news organizations have raised questions about...
New Legislation Would Cut Off Tax Dollars to Media Outlets in Texas
Following revelations that Texas taxpayers have been footing the bill for subscriptions and advertisements in media outlets like Politico, legislation has been filed to prevent state agencies from using public funds to support news organizations. House Bills 2599 and...
Burrows Promises Trump: Texas House Will Pass School Choice
Speaker Dustin Burrows is assuring President Donald Trump that the Texas House will pass school choice legislation this session. The statement came after Trump took to Truth Social on Saturday to praise the Senate and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick for passing Senate Bill 2....
Report: How to ‘Make Texas Housing Affordable Again’
A new paper from the Huffines Liberty Foundation aims to guide Texans as lawmakers grapple with housing cost issues in the current legislative session. The "Make Texas Housing Affordable Again" agenda outlines a variety of steps lawmakers can take to tackle elements...
Donald Trump Warns Texas House on School Choice: ‘I Will Be Watching Them Closely’
President Donald Trump issued a clear warning to the Texas House on Saturday, declaring that he will be “watching them closely” as they decide the fate of a major school choice initiative. In a post on Truth Social, Trump praised Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and State Sen....
State Rep. Harrison Calls Out House Leadership for ‘Protecting’ DEI in Universities
After new legislation relating to public universities was filed yesterday, State Rep. Brian Harrison took to social media to criticize one measure, arguing that “fake Republicans” are only pretending to ban DEI. Harrison (R-Midlothian) pointed to a section of House...
State Sen. Creighton Slams Anti-School Choice ‘Rhetoric’
State Sen. Brandon Creighton sought to combat anti-school choice "rhetoric" spread as the Texas Senate deliberated school choice. The Conroe Republican—who chairs the Senate Committee on Education K-16 and filed the school choice measure, Senate Bill 2—made the...
UT-Austin Offers Core Math Classes Focused on ‘Racial Inequality’
This spring semester, the University of Texas at Austin is offering math courses focused on Marxist theory which count toward the university’s core math curriculum. One of the courses is called Measuring Racial Inequality: Indexes to calculate disparities and...
Now-former Hutto ISD Official Advised How To Allow Boy in Girls’ Sports
A now-former Hutto Independent School District administrator was caught on camera coaching an undercover journalist on how to circumvent state law and allow a boy to play in girls’ sports. The journalist from Accuracy In Media posed as a parent and asked how her...