Texas Revenue Estimate Holds Steady Ahead of Special Legislative Session
Acting Texas Comptroller Kelly Hancock has confirmed that the state’s Biennial Revenue Estimate (BRE) for fiscal years...
Texas GOP Secession Talk… Here We Go Again
I literally don’t remember a time when someone in my family wasn’t talking about how Texas should secede from the union once again, and...
Abbott’s Voucher Vendetta: Teachers Left Out In The Cold With September Special Session
After realizing that the votes for vouchers aren’t there in the Texas House, Gov. Greg Abbott has stirred controversy by threatening to veto a...
With DOJ Deadline Looming, Texas Democrats Demand Action on Voting Map Concerns
A debate over Texas’s 2021 congressional redistricting map intensified Tuesday as Senate Democrats pushed for a public...
New School Choice Bill: Promising On Paper, Disaster In Practice?
In the ongoing debate over school choice in the Texas Legislative session, a group of GOP Senators recently introduced Senate Bill 8. The bill...
DPS Offers Saturday Appointments for Driver’s License Renewals Through 2020
The Texas Department of Public Safety is offering Saturday appointment availability through the end of the year for customers needing to renew or replace...
HOW FIRST-TERM LEGISLATORS USE TWITTER TO COMMUNICATE WITH THEIR CONSITUENTS
Eighth in an ongoing series
Last week, we compared how the freshmen use their social media platforms, specifically Facebook, to communicate with their constituents.
This week,...
As the House Kills Texit Bill, Kyle Biedermann Organizes His Own Virtual Hearing
After HB 1359 regarding Texan secession was officially killed, the GOP’s main man in the push for Texit Kyle Biederman, held a press conference...
From Idaho To Texas: Voucher’s Rocky Road To Nowhere
In Idaho, Senate Republicans stood in the way of vouchers. On Monday, they rejected a bill that would have allowed private school families to...
Senate Committee OKs Ten Commandments Bill
The Senate Education Committee on Tuesday recommended a bill that would require the Ten Commandments to be displayed in public classrooms in Texas, a...
