Currently represented by liberal Republican Jim Murphy (Houston), who decided not to run for re-election, House District 133 is located in Harris County. Either businesswoman Shelley Torian-Barineau or lawyer Mano DeAyala will win the Republican nomination following...
An open seat in Bexar County, House District 122 is currently held by liberal Republican State Rep. Lyle Larson of San Antonio, who declined to run for re-election this year after six terms in office. Former San Antonio City Councilwoman Elisa Chan will face State...
In Tarrant County, House District 93 is an open seat vacated by State Rep. Matt Krause (R–Haslet). Krause is currently a candidate for Tarrant County district attorney. Either former Southlake Mayor Laura Hill or local activist Nate Schatzline will win the GOP...
Currently represented by Stephanie Klick (R-Fort Worth), House District 91 is in Tarrant County. Klick, who has a Fiscal Responsibility Index rating of 54 and came under fire in the 87th Legislative Session for killing legislation that would protect children from...
Currently represented by incumbent Phil Stephenson (R–Wharton), House District 85 covers Wharton, Colorado, Fayette, Austin, Waller counties and part of Fort Bend County. Stephenson, who signed onto a Medicaid expansion package and has a rating of 43 on the Texans for...
House District 84 encompasses part of Lubbock County, with State Rep. John Frullo (R–Lubbock) currently representing HD 84. Frullo chose not to run for re-election. The runoff election will see either attorney David Glasheen or former Lubbock County Republican Party...
The newly redrawn open seat in House District 73 encompasses Comal County and part of Hays County. It is being vacated by incumbent State Rep. Kyle Biedermann (R–Fredericksburg). Former New Braunfels Mayor Barron Casteel and nonprofit executive Carrie Isaac will face...
In Collin County, House District 70 is an open seat that is currently represented by State Rep. Scott Sanford (R–McKinney), who has announced his retirement from the Legislature. Either real estate professional Eric Bowlin or former Plano Chamber of Commerce President...
House District 63, located in Denton County, is currently held by State Rep. Tan Parker (R–Flower Mound). Parker is now running for state Senate District 12, and two Republican candidates are vying for the seat in the Republican primary runoff. Activist Jeff Younger...
House District 61 is newly located in Collin County following redistricting changes and is currently represented by State Rep. Phil King (R–Weatherford), who is now running for state Senate District 10. Businessman Paul Chabot and former McKinney City Councilman...
House District 52 covers a portion of Williamson County and is currently held by State Rep. James Talarico (D–Round Rock). Due to changes made during the redistricting process, HD 52 is now more favorable to a Republican candidate and Talarico is vacating the seat....
House District 19 includes Gillespie, Kendall, Blanco, and Burnet counties, as well as part of Travis County. Newly created, HD 19 is now located in Central Texas, just west of Austin, but was previously located in East Texas. The previous HD 19 area was absorbed by...
Updated with an additional response from Raul Reyes. Senate District 24 covers Sutton, Kimble, Kerr, Bandera, Medina, Gillespie, Llano, Burnet, Lampasas, Coryell, and Bell counties, along with portions of Williamson and Atascosa counties. With State Sen. Dawn...
Texas leads the nation in the number of homeschooling families, and those numbers continue to grow as more parents seek alternatives to the state’s increasingly politicized public education system. This past weekend, hundreds of current and prospective homeschool...
The Texas Home School Coalition announced its endorsement of Don Huffines for the 2022 Republican gubernatorial primary race earlier this morning. THSC President Tim Lambert recalled his organization’s endorsement of Huffines for state Senate in 2014: I said at the...
Gov. Greg Abbott’s new parental bill of rights, announced at a public charter school in Lewisville last week, is being met with skepticism by a family rights advocacy organization. According to his press release, Abbott said, “The fact is no government program can or...
While government-mandated shutdowns in 2020 exposed many problems in Texas education, it also opened the door for more options. As the 87th Texas Legislative Session approaches, the way forward is to increase educational freedom and protect the sacred right of...
A court case between a family accused, without their knowledge, of medical child abuse, resulting in the removal of their child from their custody by the state’s Child Protective Services agency, has been dismissed by a Kaufman family court judge. The case, which has...
My name is Jeremy Newman, I am the Policy Director for the Texas Home School Coalition. THSC has had extensive experience with the Texas Ethics Commission’s practices over the last 5 years and I hope to shed some light on that for you. The TEC has become an agency...
State Sen. Van Taylor (R-Plano) is spearheading another piece of conservative legislation, with the intent of helping homeschool kids and parents. Senate Bill 640, also to known as the “Tim Tebow Bill,” has garnered the support of grassroots organizations, most...
