Last week, Abbott triumphantly unveiled a parental bill of rights intended to codify common-sense ideas about a parent’s role, but policy experts are unconvinced Abbott will follow through.
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Texas Legislature Failed to Address Executive Overreach and Mask Mandates in 2021
Despite multiple opportunities to do so and despite promises to the contrary, the Texas Legislature failed to address these issues over the past year.
Joshua Hamm Challenges Liberal Republican Kyle Kacal
“Texas should not ask for permission nor forgiveness to protect Texans, ever.”
Martin: Parents Standing Up for Their Rights are Being Doxxed
They stood up to the district over mask mandates, and now it appears that the district is complicit in the parents getting doxxed.
Dallas School Trustee Discusses Threatened Arrest of Unmasked Citizen
Edwin Flores, a DISD trustee, answers tough questions about the incident at last month’s school board meeting.
Parents Ask Abbott for Help Fighting School District Mask Mandate
Allegations of being a hostile learning environment continue to hound mask-mandating Dallas ISD.
House GOP Lawmaker Compromising With Democrat on School Mask Bill
State Rep. Jeff Leach (R-Allen) backs off an outright prohibition on mask mandates and instead compromises to allow school districts to mandate them as long as they provide a parental “opt out” provision.
Local Control: Dallas School Board Hides From and Segregates Citizens
Control should lie with citizens, not local officials.
Texas Legislature Has Another Opportunity to Act on Mask Mandates
With less than two weeks remaining in the ongoing special session, bills have yet to be heard addressing the ongoing confusion around the state as the Fall semester of school has begun.
Texas Attorney General Releases List of Local Entities Imposing Mask Mandates
Though the state Legislature had the opportunity to put an official ban on mask mandates from local officials into law, the Texas House voted down such a proposal earlier this year.