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School Choice, Education Funding Bills Hearing Rescheduled in Texas House Committee
The highly anticipated Texas House Public Education Committee hearing, originally scheduled to address school choice bills on Tuesday morning, has been postponed, and committee substitutes will now wait a few more days before testimony can be heard. Public Education Committee Chairman Brad Buckley (R-Salado) made the announcement the committee hearing to take up House Bill
Texas Bill Mandating Safety Cameras on School Buses Draws Controversy in Committee
A proposal to allow Texas schools to install cameras on school buses to target drivers who illegally pass stopped buses is drawing comparisons to red light cameras and concerns over a private vendor marketing the technology. House Committee on Transportation Chair Tom Craddick’s (R-Midland) House Bill (HB) 3034 authorizes school districts and charter schools to
Texas Bill Permitting Safety Cameras on School Buses Draws Controversy in Committee
A proposal to allow Texas schools to install cameras on school buses to target drivers who illegally pass stopped buses is drawing comparisons to red light cameras and concerns over a private vendor marketing the technology. House Committee on Transportation Chair Tom Craddick’s (R-Midland) House Bill (HB) 3034 authorizes school districts and charter schools to
Vape Regulation Bills Spark Debate in Senate Committee Hearing
The sale, distribution, and consumption of e-cigarette products have sparked a growing conversation about how these products are being marketed and sold. The Texas Senate State Affairs Committee on Monday took up the issue, with lawmakers debating the danger of these items. Senate Bill (SB) 1698, authored by Sen. Tan Parker (R-Flower Mound), seeks to
ICE Arrests 72 Illegal Aliens, Two Gang Members in Week-Long South Texas Raid
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested 72 illegal aliens, including two gang members and 61 criminal aliens, in a week-long operation in South Texas this month. The operation was a joint effort between a number of state and federal agencies, taking place from March 16 to March 22 in Harlingen, Cameron County, to “bolster
Abbott Directs Texas Rangers Investigation Into ‘Islamic’ EPIC City Development
The ongoing controversy regarding a North Texas real estate development has gained a new wrinkle, this time in the form of an investigation being headed by the Texas Rangers. The East Plano Islamic Center (EPIC) and its “EPIC City” development have become subject to numerous investigations, and now Gov. Greg Abbott is directing one of
Health Insurance CEO Fired After Texas House DOGE Hearing, Paxton Launches Investigation
A health insurance CEO has been fired after a tense committee hearing in the Texas House during which he admitted to hiring private investigators (PI) to investigate various lawmakers, journalists, and customers — also triggering Attorney General (AG) Ken Paxton’s launch of an investigation into the company. Mark Sanders was first called into the House
National Business Group Makes Seven-Figure Ad Buy Pushing Tort Reform in Texas
A national business group called Protecting American Consumers Together (PACT) is moving into Texas to push for additional tort reform during the 89th Legislative Session. PACT — a group financially backed by Uber and Waffle House, among others — is running a campaign ad spanning all media formats with a seven-figure buy behind it to
Texas Senate to Consider Siting Mandate for Renewables, Sparking Property Rights Fight
A land fight is brewing outside Texas’ urban sprawl. It’s not a fight of conquest, but of repudiation between the birds and the bees, the turbines and the Greens. Texas has long been at the forefront of energy expansion. The state leads the nation in wind power production both due to its friendly business climate,
Texas ‘Big Three’ Push School Choice with Former Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey
The Texas Legislature is now halfway through the 89th Session, and school choice remains the most looming issue for elected officials. Not since former House Speaker Dennis Bonnen’s tenure have all members of the “Big Three” met in a public forum, until Tuesday. × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for you to be
Texas Senate Eyes Priority Legislation to Curtail Squatting, Speed Up Evictions
Texas property owners have found it difficult to remove those illegally occupying their property since the state treats evictions as a civil matter that can take months in the court system and thousands of dollars to resolve. State lawmakers are seeking legislative changes to combat squatting, and on Monday, a Senate committee considered a pair
Texas Senate Bill Would Ban BYOB at Strip Clubs, Other Sexually-Oriented Businesses
A bipartisan bill introduced in the Texas Senate would prevent customers from bringing their own alcoholic beverages to certain sexually-oriented businesses, such as strip clubs, by closing a loophole that allows such entities to operate nearly 24/7. Sen. Borris Miles’ (D-Houston) Senate Bill (SB) 287 prohibits the consumption of alcohol on the premises of
