With tax season fast approaching, many will be excited about the prospect of a tax refund. The IRS says it delivers 90% of tax refunds within three weeks, and tax pros are reporting that tax refunds...
Date Set for Runoff Between Harrison, Wray
A special runoff election to fill the vacant Texas House District 10 seat is set for September 28. Early voting starts Monday. The runoff is between two Republicans, former Trump administration...
5 Candidates Competing for San Antonio-Area Texas House Seat
Five candidates filed to run in a special election for the Texas House seat vacated by State Rep. Leo Pacheco (D–San Antonio), who resigned last month to take a teaching job at San Antonio College....
Texas GOP Website Hacked
Over the weekend, the Texas Republican Party website was hacked by unconfirmed sources. As of now, the primary suspect is the hacker group Anonymous, whose claim to fame is replacing hacked pages...
AG Ken Paxton Files Lawsuits Against Texas School Districts Implementing COVID Mandates
As dozens of school boards have instituted masking policies that alienate working citizens and students who wish to make their own medical decisions, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is filing...
Bullet Train Needs Infrastructure Bill Funding
The future of a new bullet train in Texas hinges on Congress passing the bipartisan infrastructure bill. CEO of Texas Central, Carlos Aguilar, said the future of the train depends on what happens...
Dallas City Council Moves to ‘Defund’ Police Overtime Again
Citing “local control” and “fiscal responsibility,” eight Dallas City Council members took another $10 million out of the proposed police overtime budget—bringing the total to nearly double last...
Biden’s Executive Orders Could Force Millions of Texans to Get COVID Vaccine
President Joe Biden signed two new executive orders on Thursday that will require all federal employees and private contractors employed by the government to get the COVID-19 vaccine. He also...
How Texas Plans to Postpone Primaries if Redistricting Is Delayed
Delayed delivery of 2020 redistricting data from the U.S. Census Bureau to the states has likewise delayed states’ ability to complete their decennial redrawing of political district maps. That, in...
Governor Says the Homeless Cannot Sleep in Public Places
In an executive action on Sept. 9, Gov. Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton sent a joint letter to the Texas Association of Counties, the Texas Municipal League, and cities across the state...
Texans Take Action to Keep Local Property Taxes in Check
Across Texas, local governments are in the final stages of deciding how they will spend taxpayers’ money in the coming year and are setting property tax rates to pay for that spending. Savvy...
Citizens Respond to Vindication of Allen West’s Wife; Officials Silent
Citizens reacted strongly to the announcement that Angela West, wife of Republican gubernatorial candidate Allen West, wasn’t intoxicated despite being arrested for driving while intoxicated. While...
Over 600 New Texas Laws in Effect as of Sept. 1st
On Wednesday, 666 new laws took effect in the state of Texas. Several of the hundreds of laws passed by Texas Legislature includes the new voting regulation laws that have been a hot topic. One new...
Second Special Session Ends Early with Some Priorities Incomplete
Thursday night marked the early conclusion of the second called special legislative session. Putting an end to what seemed like an endless stalemate between Republican and Democrat lawmakers on...
As Mask Mandates Rage, Texas School Districts Look for Solutions
The Covid-19 pandemic has seen a resurgence this summer in Texas after hospitalizations and deaths dropped in January. As cases nationwide appear to be climbing fueled by the Delta variant,...
TxDOT Launches “Faces of Drunk Driving” Campaign
The consequences of deciding to drive under the influence can be deadly. Unfortunately, the number of Texans killed in alcohol-related crashes each year continues to rise, prompting the Texas...
Potential Mask Mandate Compromise Suggested
Lawmakers continue to tussle over the highly politicized debate over mask mandates for children in public schools. On the 23rd of August, parents gathered in the board room at the Plano District...
Texas Bill Enabling Reviews, Audits of Election Issues on Hold for Now
Just before Thursday’s abrupt end to the state’s latest lawmaking session, Texas senators approved an election measure many said is long overdue: setting a civil procedure for initiating...
Dan Patrick Calls for Youth Sports Bill to Be Added to Future Special Session Agenda
As soon as the second called special legislative session concluded, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick asked Gov. Greg Abbott to include the legislation requiring that public school students only play in...
Texas House Passes Election Integrity Bill
On Friday, the Texas House of Representatives passed SB 1, a highly controversial election reform bill. This is the same legislation that caused many House Democratic Caucus members to flee for...
By Darren Reed | Sep 4, 2021
District Court Judge Sides with Jenkins over Abbott, Mask Mandate in Effect in Dallas County
The ongoing battle over the legality of mask mandates was in court on Tuesday. District Court Judge Tonya Parker ruled to uphold the injunction issued by Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins,...