On the same day Texas Gov. Greg Abbott asked the Biden–Harris administration to secure the open border with Mexico, Kinney County Judge Tully Shahan (R) asked the governor to use his authority to stop illegal border crossings. In a declaration of disaster filed...
This article has been updated Wednesday with breaking news of Gov. Greg Abbott’s latest executive order and addition to the Legislature’s special session agenda. As local officials across the state enact old mask requirements and new vaccine mandates —and...
While illegal aliens are allowed to cross Texas’ open border, the federal government is transporting these individuals nationwide through airports in Abilene and, reportedly, San Antonio. It’s unclear if these illegal aliens have been tested for the Chinese...
UPDATE 5/20/21 6:34 pm: SJR 19 has been scheduled for a floor vote of the full House on May 24. Supporters may contact their state representative. With the end of the 87th Legislative Session fast approaching, time is running out for bills aiming to ensure no Texan...
On Monday afternoon, the Texas House of Representatives considered the Texas Pandemic Response Act, or House Bill 3, by State Rep. Dustin Burrows (R–Lubbock). After hours of discussion and several amendments, the bill passed its initial reading by a vote of 92 in...
Instead of waiting for the Texas Political Class to decide how—or if—it should defend Texans’ medical rights against the Biden-Harris administration’s vaccine passport plan, citizens are asking state senators to take action and protect against government mandates and...
According to documents obtained by Texas Scorecard, four of Texas’ most populated cities issued a combined hundreds of citations over the past year for violating state and local mandates in response to the Chinese coronavirus. San Antonio issued the most, with Fort...
In response to an inquiry from a state representative, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton recently issued an opinion on whether school districts can exclude students who claim an exemption from non-coronavirus vaccines, saying the courts “could find exclusion from...
Local officials from across the state expressed their opinions of Gov. Greg Abbott’s latest course correction to a more open Texas, giving Texans an idea of what political fights may lie ahead. On Tuesday, Abbott announced his latest executive order. I just announced...
After Gov. Greg Abbott announced a new executive order steering toward a more open Texas, citizens responded with frustration at still being separated from their loved ones or still being at the mercy of local officials. One citizen proposed another strategy to fully...
As Gov. Greg Abbott prepares an announcement on what’s next for his COVID mandates and restrictions, Texans are eager to know when those in nursing homes and other care facilities will be with their loved ones again. Mary Nichols of Texas Caregivers for Compromise...
Scientific experts are saying an end to the Chinese coronavirus situation is approaching, with an Oxford study finding a therapy that is 90 percent effective. Despite this, Tarrant County commissioners only listened to their staff and extended their countywide mask...
A Democrat effort in the City of Dallas to increase the number of non-white residents coming to receive Chinese coronavirus vaccines resulted in more white Americans coming instead, and created confusion between the city and Dallas County. Commissioner J.J. Koch, the...
The Texas State Preservation Board has not met in order to make rules about who can visit the legislators, but a press release states that masks are required and a COVID-19 test is “strongly encouraged.” The SPB is a public body that is required to...
State Rep. Steve Toth (R–The Woodlands) is the latest to join a number of representatives who have signed a pledge to stop the government from mandating medical actions and retaliating against citizens who exercise freedom of choice. In a prior interview, Texans for...
After a year of COVID mandates and shutdowns, the next Texas legislative session is on the horizon. Texans for Vaccine Choice encourages citizens to resist local tyranny and push for medical freedom in the upcoming session. In 2020, Texas joined many other states in...
While elected officials across Texas disregarded their own coronavirus mandates, city officials in Austin and Fort Worth ticketed the most citizens for disobeying local and statewide COVID mandates in November. On November 30, Texas Scorecard sent open records...
A history of local government overreach led to outright abuse of power in 2020; it is up to the Texas Legislature, and citizens, to address it in the 87th session next year and restore citizen control at the local level. Here are examples of local government overreach...
As the end of 2020 approaches and I check my daughter’s wish list for Santa (apparently Crocs are back in style), I have a few declarations and “wants” of my own for the big red guy. 1. The government is not invited to our family gatherings. The government is not...
A Dallas city councilman’s recent social media posts show him in fully reopened Florida, despite having advised citizens to stay home for Thanksgiving. While he was reportedly there, local bureaucrats in Dallas enforced Gov. Greg Abbott’s coronavirus restrictions on...
