Sunday Filibuster: Choose Life Plate in Grave Danger-Sen. Carona Threatens Filibuster to kill HB 300 over Tax Issue

12:05 a.m.-House chooses not to extend time, without voting to approve conference committee report on HB 300, bill and Choose Life License Plate is apparently dead.  Since...

Saturday Update: Taxes, Choose Life Plate Still Undecided

HB 300, which contains both the dangerous and heavily opposed “local option gas tax and fees” and the heavily supported “Choose Life License Plate” is still...

Pass HB 300 Without Local Option Tax, With Choose Life Plates

  (Pictured above). Dallas Mayor, Tom Leppert, and others are bussed in from Dallas to rally for more new taxes.  They were met by a counter message- NO...

Democrats Block McLeroy, Rely on N.Y. Times-FMF Statement

AUSTIN, Texas – Following much speculation about the confirmation of Don McLeroy to the State Board of Education (SBOE) Chair, the Texas Senate voted today by...

McLeroy Confirmation Blocked by 11 Democrats

4:00 p.m. 11-19, McLeroy is NOT confirmed.  Needed 2/3rds.  11 Democrats voted against him, every one except Sen Lucio, who did not vote.  Their 11 votes...

Hate Crimes Bill For Children Update

2:30 a.. Update-Senate adjourns without voting on this bill.  This should mean that this bill is dead for this session. 10:23 p.m.-Looking more and more like...