A bill was filed in the Texas Senate last month that would allow the state to hold cities, including Dallas, accountable for not enforcing laws against public encampments. Numerous homeless and...
Lawmakers Propose Relief Measures as Gas Prices Continue to Climb
With gas prices still soaring to record-high levels, some lawmakers are urging state and federal governments to consider several proposals to help Americans by providing them with rebates and...
Supreme Court Justice Nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson faces questions Gender, CRT
President Biden's Supreme Court nominee, Ketanji Brown Jackson, continued her confirmation hearings on March 24 in Washington, D. C. U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tennessee) asked Jackson to...
DFPS Division Director Resigns Amid Allegations Against Rescue Facility
Amid the allegations regarding incomplete criminal investigations in reference to children at The Refuge Ranch, the director of the Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS)'s Child Care...
FBI Warns U.S. Energy Sector of Potential Russian Cyberattacks
The FBI warned U.S. businesses on March 18 of multiple energy and defense corporations being "scanned" by Russian internet addresses. In a statement obtained by CBS, the FBI said that five large...
U.S. Rep. Urges Biden to Legalize Seizure of Russian Oligarchs’ Property
U.S. Representative Lance Gooden of Texas presented legislation on Monday that would require President Joe Biden to issue Letters of Marque and Reprisal for the seizure of yachts, planes, or other...
SXSW Panel Suggests Increasing Property Tax Rate for School Bonds
South by SouthWest's educational conference and festival, SXSW EDU hosted dozens of panels last week, including one called "The Art & Science Behind Passing a Bond Election." The panel discussed...
Two Texas House Races to Undergo Recounts
Two Texas House races will undergo manual recounts of their March 1 primary voting results. In House District 64, which includes Denton County and part of Wise County, Andy Hopper is challenging the...
Ted Cruz Promises a Respectful Confirmation Hearing for Judge Jackson
On March 21, eleven Republicans and eleven Democrats began hearings to determine whether to move forward the nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court. President Joe Biden nominated...
Confirmation Hearings Underway for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson
President Biden's Supreme Court nominee, Ketanji Brown Jackson, began her confirmation hearings on Monday by addressing senators. She told lawmakers that she would remain neutral when deciding cases...
Local County Chair Facing Lawsuit Over Alleged Election Violations
Denton County Republican Party (DCRP) chair Jayne Howell is facing a lawsuit over alleged violations relating to the 2022 DCRP chair election. The lawsuit, filed on February 17, lists Howell and...
Texas Comptroller to Defund Financial Companies Boycotting Fossil Fuels
The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, the state's principal fiscal officer, has dispatched letters to nineteen financial institutions found to have oil and gas divestment policies, according to...
U.S. Officials Accuse Former Congresswoman of Spreading Russian Propaganda
Former U.S. congresswoman and presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard is firing back after facing backlash for her comments about bio labs in Ukraine. U.S. Senator Mitt Romney criticized Gabbard for...
Gov. Abbott Updates Texans on Operation Lone Star Successes
Operation Lone Star has been a controversial attempt to stem the tide of illegal migrants flooding the Southern border since it was announced in 2021. On March 18, Governor Greg Abbott gave an...
US Troops in Europe Reach Largest Number Since 2005
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg confirmed this week that there are over 100,000 US troops in Europe amid the war in Ukraine. Stoltenberg confirmed the number during a news conference with...
Cruz & Cornyn Criticize Biden’s Response to Ukraine War
Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) condemned the Biden administration's response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The senators' comments came during a news conference held after...
Beto O’Rourke Calls Greg Abbott a ‘Thug’
Beto O’Rourke, the Democratic nominee for Texas governor, referred to his Republican counterpart as a “thug” and an “authoritarian” figure on Saturday at South by SouthWest (SXSW). He also compared...
U.S. Allocates $409 Million to Modernizing Buses
On March 14, the Biden administration, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA), allocated $409.3 million in grants for seventy projects in...
$1.5 Trillion Spending Bill Passes Without COVID Response Funds
The House of Representatives passed a $1.5 trillion spending bill on March 9, sending more military and humanitarian aid to Ukraine and funding the federal government until September. While the...
North Texas Oil Billionaire Sues Beto O’Rourke for Slander and Defamation
The former CEO and current executive chairman of Energy Transfer, billionaire Kelcy Warren, has filed a lawsuit against Democratic candidate for Texas Governor Beto O’Rourke, alleging slander and...
By Mary Dada | Mar 16, 2022
Texas Speaker of the House Unveils Priorities for Next Legislative Session
On Thursday, March 10, Republican Speaker of the Texas House Dade Phelan announced what policies will be priorities for the 2023 legislative session. Because Texas lawmakers only meet in Austin for...