by Tony McDonald | Apr. 4, 2017 | State, Uncategorized
Once labeled the “Harry Reid of Texas” by Forbes, Texas House Speaker Joe Straus was back to his old tricks mimicking the former Democratic leader last week. Straus moved to consolidate power in the Texas House with little protest, save from a band of conservatives....
by Salvador Ayala | Apr. 4, 2017 | State
The war over state fiscal matters will reach another milestone in the 85th Legislative Session when the House committee substitute for CSSB1, the state’s budget, hits the floor on Thursday. After months of jockeying by key players in both chambers, House members...
by Tony McDonald | Apr. 4, 2017 | Local
With his latest decision to delay Ken Paxton’s trial and move it out of Collin County, Judge George Gallagher has shown that the fix is in against the Attorney General. At a hearing last week, Gallagher granted an unprecedented motion filed by the special prosecutors...
by Erin Anderson | Apr. 4, 2017 | Uncategorized
A visit to the Collin College website’s “Financial Transparency” page on Monday to look at the college’s online check register yielded a surprise: an error message. A click on the “Check Registers” link… returned this error message: A call to report the problem...
by Cary Cheshire | Apr. 4, 2017 | State
Last Wednesday, the Democrat coalition that governs the Texas House overrode Republican opposition to expand welfare in the state, but what happened the next day was even more mind boggling. At issue was HB 132, by State Rep. Ina Minjarez (D–San Antonio), which would...
by Cary Cheshire | Apr. 3, 2017 | State, Uncategorized
Over the past few years Republican lawmakers have steadily rejected one of their own as he sought to bring Obamacare to Texas, now he’s back with another scheme they should overrule: raiding the Rainy Day Fund. A liberal member of the Democrat coalition that governs...
by Erin Anderson | Apr. 3, 2017 | Local
Voters have yet to approve the $600 million in new debt Collin College is requesting, but that hasn’t stopped officials from agreeing to spend $10.7 million on land for a proposed technical training center in Allen they expect to pay for with that debt. The community...
by 1836 Studios | Apr. 2, 2017 | Texas Scorecard Video
by Erin Anderson | Apr. 2, 2017 | Citizen Profiles
Conservative activist Fred Nasseri wasn’t born in the United States, but as the saying goes, he got here as fast as he could – and the conservative community in Collin County, Texas is very glad he did. Born in Iran, Fred says that when he and some friends heard a...
by Cary Cheshire | Mar. 31, 2017 | Uncategorized
After attempts to strengthen the state’s constitutional spending limit were defeated in the Texas House last session, conservatives in the Texas Senate are trying again. Unlike many other states, Texas already has a cap on how much lawmakers can spend with the Texas...
by Cary Cheshire | Mar. 31, 2017 | State
The Texas Senate capped off an extremely busy week in which lawmakers passed a large number of conservative priorities. Here are some major items you might have missed: Phasing out the Franchise Tax The franchise tax is Texas’ onerous business tax that imposes a heavy...
by Greg Harrison | Mar. 31, 2017 | Local
One major city’s police department is ignoring the constitutional rights of citizens – adding yet another anti-liberty measure to a growing list that has contributed to the city’s decline in attractiveness as a hub of innovation. Earlier today, the Austin Police...
by Greg Harrison | Mar. 31, 2017 | Uncategorized
Some congratulations are in order for a group of local activists who managed to gain ground towards improving accountability from their county government after yesterday’s commissioners court meeting. Texas Scorecard reported previously some of the elections...
by Michael Quinn Sullivan | Mar. 31, 2017 | State, Uncategorized
Members of the Texas House are leaving Austin this week with decidedly less power than they had when they arrived. Amending bills on the floor was once considered an almost sacred right of every member of the state’s lower legislative chamber, limited only by...
by Cary Cheshire | Mar. 30, 2017 | State, Uncategorized
Though school choice legislation has passed the Texas Senate, advocates for the issue have a lot less to celebrate than originally planned. Championed by Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, school choice has been a major issue this session with advocates for and against the...
by Ross Kecseg | Mar. 30, 2017 | Local
A criminal investigation into an alleged voter fraud scheme in East Texas is now underway, according to an organization responsible for exposing election scandals. It’s the third such case currently ongoing by state officials. Direct Action Texas, the grassroots...
by Erin Anderson | Mar. 30, 2017 | State, Uncategorized
On a bipartisan 21-10 vote, the Texas Senate on Tuesday passed modifications to the state’s photo voter ID law aimed at ensuring it passes constitutional muster while protecting election integrity and preventing voter fraud. SB 5, authored by State Sen. Joan Huffman...
by Cary Cheshire | Mar. 30, 2017 | Uncategorized
Shortly before lawmakers were due to vote on the Texas Senate’s school choice proposal the legislation was replaced with a substantially weaker version. Championed by Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and authored by State Sen. Larry Taylor (R-Friendswood), SB 3 seeks to...
by Jim Ellis | Mar. 30, 2017 | Federal
Reports coming from Texas, as reported in yesterday’s Houston Chronicle, indicate that three-term Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D-El Paso) will formally announce a challenge to Sen. Ted Cruz (R) by the end of the week. Will O’Rourke be a viable challenger, or will his campaign...
by Cary Cheshire | Mar. 29, 2017 | State
After constitutional carry languished without any action for the duration of last session and three months of the current session, advocates finally had a chance to officially make their voices heard at the Texas Capitol. On Tuesday, the House Homeland Security &...
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