Texas Local Debt is Over $500 Billion

Texas Local Debt is Over $500 Billion

Texas' local government debt is out of control. James Quintero and Jose Melendez from TPPF's Taxpayer Protection Project join Mandy to detail how the local government debt got to this point, how school districts are driving debt up, and how the Texas Legislature can step in to fix things.

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House Approves Bill Restricting Hostile Foreign Land Ownership, But Not Without Controversy

House Approves Bill Restricting Hostile Foreign Land Ownership, But Not Without Controversy

Early on, members adopted a controversial amendment by State Rep. Matt Shaheen (R–Plano), narrowing the scope of who is actually banned from purchasing land.

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Democrat Judge Indicted For Voter Fraud In Texas

Democrat Judge Indicted For Voter Fraud In Texas

A Democratic judge and five other individuals were indicted for election crimes after running a “vote harvesting scheme,” Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office announced Wednesday.

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House Passes Bill To Codify Trump’s ‘Gulf Of America’ Executive Order

House Passes Bill To Codify Trump’s ‘Gulf Of America’ Executive Order

The House of Representatives passed legislation largely along party lines Thursday morning that would codify President Donald Trump’s executive order to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America.

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Political agendas have no place in the classroom

Political agendas have no place in the classroom

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is taking legal action against Austin ISD for continuing to teach critical race theory in defiance of state law.

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Houston Votes To Continue Race-Based City Contracting Program

Houston Votes To Continue Race-Based City Contracting Program

City officials seek to strengthen their legal position as they navigate a lawsuit challenging the program as unconstitutional.

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American Manufacturers Overwhelmed With Orders After Trump’s Tariff Crackdown On China

American Manufacturers Overwhelmed With Orders After Trump’s Tariff Crackdown On China

American manufacturers are seeing a surge in demand as President Donald Trump’s tariffs force companies to reconsider doing business in China.

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Houston Raises First-Year Police Officer Salaries to $81K

Houston Raises First-Year Police Officer Salaries to $81K

Mayor John Whitmire has finalized a contract agreement with the Houston Police Officers’ Union to raise the salary of first-year police officers to $81,000.

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Houston Approves $11.4M to Overhaul Failing Solid Waste Department

Houston Approves $11.4M to Overhaul Failing Solid Waste Department

The city of Houston approved $11.4 million to replace aging, broken-down garbage trucks and modernize its long-neglected solid waste department.

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China Erupts: Furious Workers Riot

China Erupts: Furious Workers Riot

Workers throughout China are flooding the streets in revolt as U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs slam the fragile Chinese export economy.

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They Are Animals

They Are Animals

Tom Homan Reminds Democrats That MS-13 Gangs Hurt Immigrant Communities The Most

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Gov. Greg Abbott Pushes Bail Reform Constitutional Amendment

Gov. Greg Abbott Pushes Bail Reform Constitutional Amendment

Abbott spoke at a roundtable with Houston Crime Stoppers and the families of victims murdered by criminals who were out on bond.

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Trump Administration, Ukraine Reach Landmark Minerals Deal

Trump Administration, Ukraine Reach Landmark Minerals Deal

The United States and Ukraine signed a new economic partnership agreement on Wednesday to establish the U.S.-Ukraine Reconstruction Investment Fund, aimed at accelerating Ukraine’s postwar recovery.

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Harris County Sues Trump Administration Over Federal Workforce Cuts

Harris County Sues Trump Administration Over Federal Workforce Cuts

The lawsuit marks the latest effort by Harris County Democrats to block the Trump administration’s agenda.

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Texas Senate Moves to Block Guaranteed Basic Income Programs

Texas Senate Moves to Block Guaranteed Basic Income Programs

Uplift Harris, a county program to pay $500 per month to some residents, was previously blocked by the Texas Supreme Court.

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Illegal Aliens Cost Texas Hospitals $121.8 Million in Just One Month

Illegal Aliens Cost Texas Hospitals $121.8 Million in Just One Month

Gov. Greg Abbott’s executive order mandates that hospitals report quarterly on the costs of providing care to individuals in the country illegally.

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Texas Values Board Member, have been appointed by President Donald Trump to serve on the new Presidential Commission on Religious Liberty!

Texas Values Board Member, have been appointed by President Donald Trump to serve on the new Presidential Commission on Religious Liberty!

Lt. Governor Dan Patrick & Kelly Shackelford, President, CEO, Chief Counsel of First Liberty Institute and a Texas Values Board Member, have been appointed by President Donald Trump to serve on the new Presidential Commission on Religious Liberty!

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MAGA world signals it will protect Medicaid

MAGA world signals it will protect Medicaid

There are growing signs that Trump-aligned forces are ready to go to war with House Republicans if they attempt to pass large Medicaid spending cuts.

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