First Look at the Texas GOP’s Legislature Scorecard
Back in May, the Republican Party of Texas announced that it would be issuing a “scorecard” to rate how the legislature had achieved the top conservative...
Despite Pushback, House Education Committee Passes School Voucher Bill
After hours of heated debate surrounding House Bill 1, the school finance and voucher bill, the Texas House Public Education Committee voted 10-4 to...
Steve Allison’s Troubling History Of Increasing Public Debt
Steve Allison, a candidate running for State Representative in District 121 in Bexar County, claims to have the “experience, expertise, and know-how to fix...
Will Paxton’s Impeachment Bring New Charges From Federal Prosecutors?
After four hours of debate, the Texas House voted to impeach Attorney General Ken Paxton, per recommendation of the House General Investigating Committee. The internecine...
Texas Senate Deals With Unwinding From Continuous Medicaid Coverage
During the Senate Finance Committee’s first budget hearing for Health and Human Services of the new legislative session, committee members' main concern was how...
Abbott: Labor Day Can’t be Like Memorial Day
With the traditional end of summer coming, Gov. Greg Abbott is warning Texans not to let their guard down. He says he understands that...
Nationwide Parents Rights Bill Mirrors Texas Republican Anti-Public School Push
The newly-conservative U.S. House of Representatives introduced a bill this week they’re calling a “Parents Bill of Rights” that mirrors pushes in Texas and...
Mayes Middleton’s Bill Aims to End Lobbying by Former Legislators
Mayes Middleton, a member of the legislature in the state of Texas and the Chairman of the Texas Freedom Caucus, has filed a new...
Maternal Medicaid Extension Passes Out of Committee
Texas' struggle with maternal mortality is not new, however the Legislature made a big step toward addressing its abysmal record when the House Committee...
Texas House committee adopts report saying Dennis Bonnen "likely violated" the law during meeting...
The House General Investigating Committee on Friday unanimously adopted a report from its legal advisers that said House Speaker Dennis Bonnen “likely violated” state...
