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Senator Brandon Creighton: 'The future of the GOP is bright'
Senator Brandon Creighton spoke at the Youth Summit this week, where many young future conservative leaders gathered to listen to notable GOP speakers who play a key part in today's politics. Senator Creighton expressed his excitement about the future of the GOP, stating, "The future of the GOP is bright, and that was on full display at the Texas Youth Summit this week!" He expressed his gratitude to Christian Collins for inviting him to be part of the largest group of young conservative thought leaders in the nation.
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Senator Juan Chuy Hinojosa: 'Thank you to Walmart for their generous support of the Food Bank of the Rio Grand Valley'
Senator Juan Chuy Hinojosa expresses his gratitude to Walmart for their generous awarding of a $358,200 grant to the Food Bank of the Rio Grand Valley. In a tweet, Senator Hinojosa thanked Walmart for their support and announced that the grant will help in feeding families in need.
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CEO of American Federation for Children: Republicans against education freedom 'should expect to lose their seat in the Republican primary next year'
Gov. Greg Abbott announced his intent to call a special session for the Texas legislature aimed at passing a monumental school choice bill, which failed in May due to a number of Republicans' opposition. Tommy Schultz, CEO of the American Federation for Children, called out these legislative members for not supporting parents' rights.
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Miles: 'It is unbelievable that the district whose actions led to the creation of the CROWN Act is the first to defy the new law'
On Sept. 8, Sen. Borris Miles challenged Barber Hill School to rescind their actions of punishing a student based on his hairstyle and to revise their current protocols to abide by the CROWN Act.
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Texas State Rep. announces run for re-election
Having served District 41 for more than 10 years, State Rep. Bobby Guerra is running for re-election in November 2024.
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Reynolds: 'I was honored and humbled'
Rep. Ron Reynolds, who represents the 27th District, was awarded the American Caribbean Chamber of Commerce’s Inaugural Black Excellence Award on Sept. 9.
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Governor Greg Abbott announces new medical bill requiring hospitals to supply itemized bills to patients
Governor Greg Abbott has announced a new medical bill in Texas that aims to provide transparency and fairness to patients. The bill requires hospitals to supply patients with itemized bills that are easy to understand. This comes after an investigation revealed that many hospitals in the state were suing patients over unpaid bills without prior warning.
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Burns on Proposition 1: 'Vote yes'
DeWayne Burns, representative of District 58, works to advocate for Proposition 1, the Right to Farm law.
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Rep. Bumgarner: 'I look forward to working with this great group to come up with some real-time trafficking solutions and thwart the cartels'
Rep. Benjamin Bumgarner (R-Roanoke) tweeted on Sept. 5 that he's excited that he will lead the Texas Young Republican Federation's (TYRF) Subcommittee on Cartels and Human Trafficking.
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Patrick: 'I am pleased to appoint Justice Lana Myers to assist me during the upcoming impeachment trial'
Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick recently selected Justice Lana Myers to serve with him in the upcoming impeachment trial.
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Huffines Liberty Foundation: 'What the Texas Legislature did this session will not work if the goal is to eliminate the school M&O property tax'
Earlier this month, the Texas House and Senate reached a long-awaited agreement that resulted in a $12 billion tax cut for property owners in the state.
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Governor Abbott Statement On Proposed Property Tax Cut Legislation
Governor Greg Abbott today released a statement on the Texas Legislature's announcement of property tax cut legislation during Special Session #2:
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Energy policy experts on 88th Regular Legislative Session: 'If you like free markets, it was not so good'
As the 88th Regular Legislative Session wraps up, the Lone Star Standard reached out to energy policy experts for their perspective on what the future looks like for the Texas grid and energy reliability in general.
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Abbott: 'I am once again putting the agreed upon school district property tax rate cuts on the special session agenda'
On June 27, Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued a statement announcing that he is calling a second Special Session of the Texas Legislature. The Governor's announcement highlighted the accomplishments of the legislature, but emphasized the need for property tax relief as the House and Senate did not reach an agreement on the matter during the first Special Session.
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Texas lawmakers give final approval to bill seeking to improve grid reliability
On May 22, the Texas House of Representatives gave final approval to Senate Bill 7 which deals with improving energy grid reliability across the state of Texas.
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Abbott makes school choice legislation 'one of his emergency items for the session’
As the debate over education heats up in Austin, Gov. Greg Abbott recently doubled down on his support for school choice legislation as the Texas House considers education saving account bills, offering his endorsement for a Senate proposal he says makes 5.5 million students in the state eligible.
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TPPF's Quintero on dueling plans for property tax relief for Texans: 'The more money returned to taxpayers, the better.'
As the House and Senate chambers in the state of Texas continue to disagree on the best route for achieving historic property tax relief, James Quintero, policy director for the Government for the People initiative of Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF), is calling on lawmakers to provide what Texas taxpayers really want: the historic property tax relief they were promised.
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Energy Alliance policy director says Texas SB7 'good for consumers'
The Texas House State Affairs Committee held a hearing May 3 to consider a number of bills, including Senate Bill 7, which deals with improving energy grid reliability across the state of Texas. The issue of the grid was named a priority by both Gov. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick for this legislative session.
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott: 'The time is NOW for school choice in Texas'
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, who made education savings accounts a priority earlier this year, has continued to publicly support school choice as Texas goes deeper into its legislative session.
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King pushes bill that is 'good news for public education' while opposing education savings accounts
State Rep. Ken King (R-Canadian) has gone on record saying that Texas House Bill 100 is expected to provide $4.5 billion in public education funding, along with several other big reforms.
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