While county officials were busy directing resources to rescue stranded and flooded Houstonians during Hurricane Harvey, one area state representative was asking for those resources to be diverted to pick up his trash. During a recent special meeting of the Harris...
Confirming earlier speculation that she would run, Angela Paxton officially announced her campaign for the Texas Senate on Tuesday. A conservative activist in her own right and the wife of Texas’ Attorney General, Ken Paxton, Angela Paxton is expected to be a strong...
A group of Houston lawyers filed a class-action lawsuit on behalf of residents and business owners in west Houston flooded by the controlled release of the Addicks and Barker reservoirs. After the massive rain event brought on by Harvey, some west Houston property...
Yet another of Speaker Straus’ Republican allies is choosing to abandon her Texas House seat. Instead, she’ll try her luck in a campaign for the Texas Senate while criticizing the upper chamber’s “effectiveness.” On Tuesday, State Rep. Cindy Burkett (R–Sunnyvale)...
The revised Texas Voter ID law will be in place for upcoming elections following a decision from the Court of Appeals staying a lower court injunction that had put the election integrity rule on hold. In a 2-to-1 decision, a panel of the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals...
Texas is appealing a federal court order temporarily blocking the state’s new anti-sanctuary cities law that was set to go into effect September 1. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton today asked the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals to stay last week’s district court...
Though he was elected on a hardline agenda of enforcing immigration laws, President Donald Trump did little to dismantle one of President Obama’s biggest amnesty programs, spurring Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and nine other state attorneys general across the...
During the last several budget cycles, big-spenders intent on subsidizing their pet projects have covetously eyed the growing size of the state’s “rainy day fund.” The catastrophic nature of Hurricane Harvey shows just how prescient conservative lawmakers have been in...
Another Republican state representative is retiring from the Texas Legislature. State Rep. Jodie Laubenberg (R-Murphy) announced Thursday that she won’t run again for the House District 89 seat she’s held since 2003. “After eight very productive and successful...
In what has become a nightly occurrence, Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner held a press conference to announce $14 million in donations to the city and county’s relief fund and allow for various agencies to give a public update on their status. Off the bat, Turner...
In a move intended to send a clear message to establishment Republicans who obstruct conservative priorities and the party platform, the executive committee of the Polk County Republican Party voted unanimously to approve a resolution calling for the official censure...
The City of San Antonio will begin the removal of confederate monuments, after Thursday’s council vote. The monuments have sparked outrage from both sides as the notion of removing historical statues has spread over the country. The particular statue in question – an...
As thousands of private citizens bravely responded with their individually owned boats and resources to help the victims of Hurricane Harvey, nearby Travis County Sheriff Sally Hernandez waited to mobilize a single boat crew to assist with the disaster. Sheriff...
Some are claiming on social media that legislation passed during the regular session of the Texas Legislature will harm individuals dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is disputing those claims. There has been much...
As private citizens, there’s no firm obligation to get our hands dirty when disaster strikes, to help our neighbor in their time of need, to sacrifice time, talent, and treasure on behalf of others. But that’s what Texans did. Despite holding the freedom to look after...
Desperate for cash, Dallas’ taxpayer-subsidized school bus agency is raising its tax rate to the highest level allowed. Dallas County Schools trustees voted at a board meeting on Tuesday to increase the agency’s ad valorem tax rate to the maximum allowed rate of one...
Local governments across Texas will adopt next year’s property tax rates over the next month. Taxpayers are left wondering which officials are funding bigger budgets off new growth, and which are simply asking taxpayers to pay more. Even cities that lower than tax...
In the midst of a major recovery and relief effort following Hurricane Harvey, Houston City Council met for their regularly scheduled meeting to address the state of the city and to appropriate millions in disaster relief. Council broke from their usual city hall...
Collin County taxpayers want their money back. Collin County Commissioners Court voted unanimously Monday to take another step toward recovering excessive legal fees paid to private attorneys appointed to head the politically motivated prosecution of Texas Attorney...
One of Texas House Speaker Joe Straus’ key lieutenants is getting out while he can, leaving the House for a job as a lobbyist for the University of Texas after fighting during the session against conservative reforms. State Rep. Larry Gonzales (R–Round Rock) confirmed...
