Will School Choice Dominate Governor Abbott’s State Of State Address?
Governor Greg Abbott has announced that his 2025 State of the State address will take place on Sunday, February 2, at 5:00 PM CT....
Texas Republican Aims To Strengthen “Death Star” Law
After Texas Republicans last session successfully passed a disputed law to undercut cities’s power to enact their own local rules, a top senator now...
Republicans Killed 43 Democratic Voucher Amendments. See What They Opposed.
The Texas House of Representatives on April 17 voted to create a private school voucher program after...
Local Gun Buyback Ban Heads to Abbott’s Desk
The Texas Senate early on Wednesday morning passed a bill prohibiting cities and counties from organizing voluntary...
Jeff Leach Won’t Protect Our Children
Politicians offer thoughts and prayers, and pledge that they will do whatever they can to ensure that this will “never happen again,” but public focus on the incident inevitably fades, and nothing changes.
Gary Elkins endangers Texas women with his votes
Women make up slightly more than half of the population in the United States and in Texas, but whether it’s in Washington D.C. or...
With major policy differences emerging, state leaders continue to project unity
The three Republicans who lead Texas state government have made it clear: They know what the state’s top problems are and they’re working together...
Abbott vetoes popular domestic violence bill because of an unrelated provision about radioactive waste...
Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday vetoed a widely supported bill to protect domestic violence survivors, calling it a “laudable effort” that lost his support when “someone...
One year in, here’s how freshmen legislators valued constituent communication
Representing the public is a challenging but extremely important job. Though many see politicians through a cynical lens, elected officials are, by definition, public...
The 5G Future is Being Built in Texas
Creating a 5G network is the next frontier in communication technology, and Texas is on the forefront of its manufacturing. In addition to partnership...
