Today—before the Senate Special Committee to Protect All Texans convened to review previous legislative actions, examine the state response, and develop recommendations for future legislation—Texas Department of Public Safety Director Steven McCraw provided clarity on...
As tensions continue to rise between parents and school administrators across the country, Texans demonstrated their concerns with divisive material in schools during last week’s primary election. The ballot included 10 propositions that asked voters to select...
Less than two months away from the Republican primary, Texas Right to Life has released their legislative scorecard for incumbent politicians. “The Pro-Life Scorecard is the most effective way for Pro-Life Texans to evaluate if their elected officials adequately...
Most Tuesday mornings, the Texas Minute—our weekday email publication—includes the One-Click Survey. It’s almost always a question about policy or politics, oftentimes tinged with a bit of humor. We ask readers to not only “click” an answer, but to then reply with...
As the ongoing second called special legislative session nears its forced conclusion on Sunday, legislation aimed at preempting local governments from creating a patchwork of regulations on private businesses and their employment practices hit a major roadblock in the...
UPDATED April 26. Key election reforms continue to move through the Republican-controlled Texas Legislature as the clock ticks for lawmakers to get GOP-priority election integrity bills to the governor’s desk before the regular session ends on May 31. Texas Scorecard...
On Monday, the Texas House of Representatives considered a bill authored by Democrat State Rep. Mary Gonzalez (Clint) related to adding a course in “digital citizenship” to sixth-grade students’ curriculum. Before being amended by State Rep. Jared...
After Democrats used a procedural move Monday to delay a scheduled Texas Senate committee hearing on key election integrity legislation, the panel met again Friday to take public testimony on a dozen Republican-priority election bills, drawing scores of citizens back...
A group of Texas state senators has filed seven key bills to protect election integrity, a top legislative priority for Texas Republican activists that was designated an emergency item by Gov. Greg Abbott over a month ago. State Sen. Paul Bettencourt (R–Houston)...
A citizen organization says families are still encountering problems when attempting to visit their loved ones in nursing homes. They are now calling for the Texas Legislature to stop emergency rules dictating families’ ability to visit, set clear visitation policies...
Update: State Sen. Larry Taylor (R–Friendswood) and State Rep. Lyle Larson (R–San Antonio) confirmed to the Dallas Morning News that they were among the lawmakers in attendance. While citizens are being told to stay home and contend with shutdowns and mandates in...
Republican lawmakers have filed legislation to stop Texas election officials from sending voters unsolicited mail-ballot applications after a Democrat official in the state’s most populous county tried to send ballot applications to every registered voter—eligible or...
Amid rumors that Gov. Greg Abbott is considering shutting down portions of the state’s economy or empowering local officials to do it for him, two prominent Republican lawmakers are making headlines this week after aggressively opposing such a measure....
Before lawmakers even arrived in Austin for the 86th Texas Legislative Session, one issue was already at the forefront: monuments and memorials. Across the nation, far-left activists and their allies in the media began active campaigns demanding they be removed from...
With the 86th Legislative Session now complete, it is time for Montgomery County taxpayers to evaluate how their legislators performed on key issues. According to the recently released 2019 Fiscal Responsibility Index, the members of Montgomery County’s legislative...
With cities like Austin, San Antonio, and Dallas routinely regulating more and more of the activities of private businesses, Texans across the Lone Star State expected pre-emption efforts to tackle out-of-control local government to be near the top of the agenda for...
Despite the “Big Three” touting their unified support for increasing sales tax to provide for property tax relief, the Texas Senate voted to strip a measure requiring such an increase from school finance legislation and voted to cut spending and dedicate existing...
The revolving door between lobbyists and legislators may be harder to swing through if legislation passed unanimously by the Texas Senate on Wednesday makes it to the governor’s desk. Senate Bill 13 by State Sen. Brandon Creighton (R–Conroe) implements several new...
Legislation to prohibit local governments from imposing job-killing mandates has passed the Texas Senate and is on its way to the Texas House. Senate Bills 2486 and 2487 by State Sen. Brandon Creighton (R–Conroe) fight to rein in out-of-control local governments by...
Does every Texas county need its own Texas Ethics Commission in its backyard? Senate Bill 710, authored by State Sen. Brandon Creighton (R–Conroe) would authorize every county in Texas to create a “county ethics commission.” These commissions would have the authority...
