by Erin Anderson | May. 31, 2018 | Local
Sheriffs of seven North Texas counties joined together last December in a ground-breaking initiative to intercept illegal narcotics being transported across the region’s roadways, and they shared their initial results with the public this week. On Wednesday, the...
by Saurabh Sharma | May. 31, 2018 | State, Uncategorized
As Gov. Greg Abbott’s campaign treasurer, one would assume that Houston businessman John Nau III would provide backing to candidates seeking to implement the priorities Abbott laid out during the legislative session. However, it appears more and more often that Nau...
by Brandon Waltens | May. 31, 2018 | State
As part of his proposal to promote safety in schools in the wake of the Santa Fe High School shooting, Gov. Greg Abbott encouraged the legislature to study a few areas during the interim for potential policy changes for the upcoming legislature. Just hours after...
by Charles Blain | May. 31, 2018 | Local
It should alarm everyone when a government official can unilaterally deny citizens their rights, but that regularly happens in Houston without much concern. Highlighting this problem is a pay parity petition submitted by the Houston Firefighters Relief and Retirement...
by Michael Quinn Sullivan | May. 31, 2018 | Federal
Houston-area US Reps. Kevin Brady and John Culberson are hosting a getaway fundraiser for themselves at the posh Omni Homestead Resort in Hot Springs, Virginia this weekend. A four-hour drive from Washington (18 hours from Houston), the Homestead resort includes two...
by Charles Blain | May. 31, 2018 | Local
A local mayor is illegally voting on matters before council, disregards public votes on charter changes, and is violating the city’s term limits law, according to a lawsuit filed in Matagorda County against the city’s mayor and council members in place one and two....
by 1836 Studios | May. 31, 2018 | Texas Scorecard Podcasts, Uncategorized
Episode 35: Tony McDonald discusses the latest from around Texas with Ross Kecseg, Sal Ayala, and Saurabh Sharma. State Sen. Bob Hall joins Tony to discuss Texas electrical grid and Michael Quinn Sullivan has a commentary. How bad is the Robin Hood tax?...
by Brandon Waltens | May. 30, 2018 | State
Texas House Democrats are claiming that Gov. Abbott is backing a radical gun control bill they supported in 2017. At a press conference in Dallas on Wednesday, Gov. Greg Abbott outlined several proposals for new gun safety measures in the wake of the Santa Fe shooting...
by Ross Kecseg | May. 30, 2018 | Local
The sprawling suburb of Frisco is likely to be the next home of Professional Golfers Association of America’s national headquarters. But sources close to the deal say the price tag for taxpayers may be larger than reported, and that Frisco’s mayor will profit off the...
by Saurabh Sharma | May. 30, 2018 | Local
The City of Austin has enacted a bevy of onerous regulations on electric scooters, the innovative and wildly popular new transportation method that debuted in the city in April. Last week, many residents of Austin gleefully rejoiced the return of the scooters, after...
by Lauren Melear | May. 30, 2018 | Local
A presentation at Tuesday’s Midland County Commissioners Court meeting revealed that local taxpayers are out $32,000 after county commissioners subsidized a Doobie Brothers concert at the county’s event venue, the Horseshoe, in April. Combined with an $80,000 loss...
by Austin Goss | May. 30, 2018 | Uncategorized
After several months of gathering the necessary signatures to get Code NEXT on the ballot in the upcoming November elections, the campaign was shot down by the Austin City Council in a 6-4 vote. The decision to block Code NEXT from being on the November ballot will...
by Brandon Waltens | May. 30, 2018 | State
In response to the recent school shooting at Santa Fe High School, Gov. Greg Abbott announced this morning a slew of proposals designed to increase safety in Texas schools. In a press conference at Dallas ISD, Abbott laid out his proposals, including increasing the...
by Michael Quinn Sullivan | May. 29, 2018 | Federal
The day after Memorial Day, US Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee took to social media to promote protesting during the National Anthem. As you might recall, she’s not exactly well-regarded as it is. She has claimed the US Constitution is 400 years old, and...
by Saurabh Sharma | May. 29, 2018 | Uncategorized
In a decision handed down on Friday, the Texas Supreme Court ruled unanimously that homeowner associations are not allowed to restrict homeowners from renting out their homes through short-term rental services such as Airbnb. This case stems from a 2012 incident where...
by Brandon Waltens | May. 29, 2018 | State, Uncategorized
While most Texans spent the Memorial Day weekend enjoying activities with family and friends and remembering the sacrifice members of our military have made on behalf of our country, the Texas Democrat Party was busy embarrassing itself again, promoting t-shirts and...
by Cary Cheshire | May. 29, 2018 | State
Last year, incumbent Republican Party of Texas Chairman Tom Mechler resigned abruptly, triggering a special election by the State Republican Executive Committee that featured two candidates: former Travis County GOP Chairman James Dickey and Houston businessman Rick...
by Erin Anderson | May. 29, 2018 | Local
State and local officials are investigating a possible case of illegal vote harvesting in East Texas after an unusually large number of mail-in ballots were submitted in one county’s March 2018 Democratic primary. At a press conference Wednesday, Gregg County Judge...
by Miriam Cepeda | May. 29, 2018 | Local
William James Jonas III, former city manager and city attorney for Crystal City, was sentenced last week to 35 years in federal prison for his role in a bribery and public corruption scandal that depleted the city’s budget. The small town about 115 miles southwest of...
by Saurabh Sharma | May. 29, 2018 | Uncategorized
One of the state’s leading instiutions of higher education, the University of Texas at Austin, is poised to increase its rate of wealth redistribution this coming academic year. In a memo released in late April, UT Austin President Greg Fenves outlined the...
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