A prominent conservative advocacy organization, FreedomWorks, recently sent a letter to lawmakers opposing a bi-partisan rail safety bill filed by Ohio senators J.D. Vance (R) and Sherrod Brown (D),...
Local Officials Buck Texas Supreme Court Ruling, Still Forcing Masks on Citizens
More confusion is unraveling across the state as elected officials continue quarreling about their authority to impose mask mandates, all while trying to force old rules on citizens that didn’t work...
Midland Businessman Kevin Sparks Launches Texas Senate Campaign
Midland businessman Kevin Sparks is the second candidate to launch a Republican primary challenge against State Sen. Kel Seliger (R–Amarillo) for next year’s election cycle. In a statement released...
Abbott’s Mask Order Faces Challenges
Next week, residents of Dallas will see most of their 150,000 students return to school, and as of August 10th, that return will include masks for all children and staff. In July, Governor Abbott...
By Shawn Cregar | Aug 16, 2021
Concern About the Delta Variant Spikes Homeschooling Among Texas Families
The telephone has been ringing off the hook at the office of the Texas Home School Coalition (THSC). That’s because the new school year is quickly approaching. Call and email volume doubled in the...
Bipartisan Senate Committee Approves Bill to Change Quorum Requirements
Recently, a majority of House Democrat lawmakers busted quorum in the waning days of the regular 87th Legislative Session—after being enabled to do so by Republican leadership. This ultimately ended...
Texas Senate Passes Election Reform a Third Time. Now What?
For the third time this year, the Texas Senate passed Republicans’ top-priority election integrity bill over the objections of Democrats. The bill now goes (again) to the Texas House, which has...
Why Pediatrician Sued Texas Judge After Parent Died Under Court-Appointed Guardianship
When Dr. Sheila Owens Collins’s elderly mother was placed under a court-appointed guardianship, she never dreamed that it would lead her to sue a judge, but that’s exactly what happened. The...
Arrest Warrants Finally Issued for Absent House Democrats
Nearly one month after Texas House Democrats fled the Capitol to break quorum and halt consideration of election integrity legislation, arrest warrants have now been issued for the missing members....
District Attorney Releases Update on DPD Data Loss
The Dallas County District Attorney’s Office is now sharing information with the public about a data loss that occurred within the Dallas Police Department last spring. Approximately 22 terabytes of...
By Shawn Cregar | Aug 13, 2021
Bill Aimed at Providing Tangible Property Tax Relief is Filed in the Texas House
Texans all across the state are reporting ever-increasing property tax burdens and hoping to receive tangible property tax relief out of the ongoing special legislative session. These increases are...
Richardson to Hold Hearings on 2021-22 Budget and Tax Rate
The Richardson City Council is set to hold hearings on the proposed 2021-22 budget during two upcoming meetings. The hearing is also meant to address the tax rate. However, the budget doesn’t...
Homelessness in Highland Park
Homeless encampments in the City of Dallas aren’t only located east, like where Camp Rhonda is. Roughly four miles north of downtown, an encampment was found in the Highland Park area, and the...
31 Dallas Firefighters Have Been Quarantined Due to COVID-19
On Monday, Dallas Fire-Rescue and the Dallas Fire Fighters Association reported a total of 31 members of the department had been quarantined due to COVID-19 infection. The DFFA reported that 21...
Texas Covid Numbers Continue to Climb While Border Patrol Releases Sick Immigrant Families into Texas Communities
La Joya Police issued a public safety notice July 27th warning residents of reports that agents with the Department of Immigration are releasing undocumented immigrants who test positive for...
Gov. Abbott & Judge Jenkins at Odds Over Covid Mandates
Gov. Abbott signed an executive order on Thursday, July 29th that restricts any agency receiving state funds from enacting mandates that require vaccines or face coverings in response to Covid-19....
Allen West to Americans: “Be victors not victims”
Allen West has advised all Americans to see themselves as victors and stop considering themselves as victims. The outgoing Texas Republican Party chairman, who is running against incumbent Greg...
Shortage of workers behind delay for Dallas waste collection
The city of Dallas is having delays with trash collection due to a recent shortage in the labor force. The city of Dallas bland the trash collection delay on the shortage of workers. Dallas...
By Mike Bailey | Jul 22, 2021
Road Rage In Texas Contributes To Violence and Homicides
Violence rage between drivers has risen to dangerous numbers across the country. Texas has seen numerous homicides due to road rage incidents. “Aggressive driving has unfortunately become...
By Mary Jones | Jul 21, 2021
‘Governors are not God’: Crockett ‘undeterred’ by possibility of arrest
One of the Texas Democratic lawmakers who fled the special session called in an effort to obstruct an election integrity bill is unfazed by the possibility of her arrest. Gov. Greg Abbott warned the...
By John Sammon | Jul 20, 2021
‘A teacher’s impact can last a lifetime’: Texas Senate passes bonus check for retired teachers, but House Democrats need to return to approve
The Texas Senate passed Senate Bill 7 on July 13 titled “The 13th Check,” giving retired teachers in the state who retired before Dec. 31, 2020, a bonus one-time payment not to exceed $2,400....
By John Sammon | Jul 20, 2021