On a recent episode of his podcast “Back Room Access,” State Rep. Jeff Cason (R–Bedford) criticized fellow State Rep. Stephanie Klick (R–Fort Worth) for releasing a campaign ad he believes was edited to mislead voters about her opponent’s views on abortion. Klick, who...
In response to the ongoing border crisis, State Rep. Matt Krause (R–Haslet), the chairman of the Texas State House Committee on General Investigating, wrote a letter to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton requesting a legal opinion. According to Krause’s letter, the...
As House District 91 heads to the May runoff, a candidate forum on Wednesday hosted by the Fort Worth Republican Women allowed for a conversation on issues important to the grassroots, with child gender mutilation taking center stage. Incumbent State Rep. Stephanie...
On a recent episode of his podcast “Back Room Access,” State Rep. Jeff Cason (R–Bedford) explained how Republicans in both the Texas House and Senate repeatedly shot down his amendment to House Bill 5. The original bill, proposed by State Rep. Trent Ashby (R–Lufkin),...
This week, State Rep. Jeff Cason (R–Bedford) released the first episode of his new podcast, “Back Room Access.” The podcast will center around Texas politics, with a focus on Cason’s experiences as a freshman representative. Cason began his term in January 2021...
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...
Despite both an executive order issued by Gov. Greg Abbott and judicial action purporting to halt the vaccine mandates issued by the federal government, Texans are still having to choose between losing their livelihoods or getting the COVID-19 vaccination. This...
Less than two weeks are left for candidates to file for elected positions up and down the ballot as a part of the 2022 primary and general election cycles. As candidates file with their respective political parties and the Texas secretary of state, some of the lists...
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...
Concluding several hours of general orchestrated debate between House Republicans and Democrats, the House approved of the proposed boundaries for all 150 Texas House districts as a part of the decennial redistricting process early Wednesday morning. Most votes on the...
As Texas parents are discovering explicit and pornographic material being distributed in school libraries, Gov. Greg Abbott has now responded by writing a letter. On Monday, Abbott sent a letter to the Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) Executive Director Dan...
On Saturday, activists and conservative groups from across Texas submitted a coalition letter to the Texas House Redistricting Committee and the Texas House Republican Caucus, imploring them to make appropriate changes to the proposed House redistricting boundaries in...
On Tuesday, the Texas House Redistricting Committee gave approval to an amended version of the proposed House district boundaries for the next decade. Taking the form of House Bill 1, the committee hearing for the proposed maps, which began on Monday morning, lasted...
Monday, the House Redistricting Committee met to consider the proposed House district boundaries during the ongoing special legislative session. The public got their first look at the proposed boundaries last week and one of the more notable takeaways from the...
For almost two decades, Republicans have controlled all statewide offices and both chambers of the Texas Legislature. Despite this reality and campaign promises to the contrary, legislative priorities of the Republican Party of Texas have repeatedly been ignored....
On Monday, the Texas House of Representatives referred three bills related to mask mandates and public schools to the House Public Education Committee. As school districts across the state continue defying Gov. Greg Abbott’s July executive order attempting to prohibit...
Texas schools can continue forcing kids to wear face coverings for now, thanks to a ruling by the state’s high court that thwarts both Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s executive order banning mask mandates, as well as parents’ right to choose what’s best for their children....
On Wednesday, State Rep. Harold Dutton Jr. (D–Houston), chairman of the House Public Education Committee, filed a bill that would allow a school board or the governing body of an open-enrollment charter school to determine whether to require masks or face coverings in...
The first called special session began Thursday, July 8. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) announced the agenda for the special session, which listed 11 items on the call, just 24 hours earlier. One of the items on the call is border security. Specifically, Abbott’s...
Last week, Republican State Rep. Jeff Cason (Bedford) submitted a letter to Gov. Greg Abbott requesting that he add the consideration of magnet policies, specifically ending in-state tuition to illegal immigrants, to the upcoming special session agenda. “If we aim to...
