School Choice Fails: Gov. Abbott Calls Fourth Special Session
By Richard Lee Lawmakers will get another 30 days in Austin to try and work out a deal on school choice legislation, Governor Greg Abbott’s top legislative priority. While the Senate passed such a bill in the regular and third special sessions, the
Texas Senate Approves $1.5B More Border Wall Funding
By Richard Lee After approving more than $5 billion for state border security efforts in the regular session, the Senate added another $1.5 billion in Tuesday’s session, almost all of which is earmarked for building more miles of the permanent wall between Texas
Alarming Rise Of Antisemitism
Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff, Secretary Miguel Cardona meet with Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff, Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona, Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism, Ambassador Deborah Lipstadt, and other senior Biden-Harris Administration officials today
Mayor To Receive Distinguished Citizen Award From Boy Scouts
Longview Mayor Andy Mack will be recognized with the Distinguished Citizen Award from the East Texas Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America during a luncheon at 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, November 29. The Distinguished Citizen Good Turn Award Luncheon will be
Sen. Dianne Feinstein 90, Succumbs
Sen. Cruz issues statement honoring the late Dianne Feinstein WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) released the following statement after the passing of Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.). They served together for 11 years on the Senate Judiciary Committee, where she chaired
Paxton Acquitted
By Richard Lee Attorney General Ken Paxton was acquitted Saturday of all sixteen articles of impeachment preferred to the Senate by the House on the last weekend of the regular session in May and dismissed a further four articles held in abeyance until
Texas Attorney General Pleads Not Guilty
By Richard Lee Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton pled not guilty as each of the 16 articles of impeachment were read, accusing him of disregard of public duty, misapplication of public resources, and abuse of the public trust, among other charges. The House
College Loan Forgiveness Approved
Biden-Harris Administration to provide 804,000 borrowers with $39 billion in Automatic Loan Forgiveness as a result of fixes to Income Driven Repayment Plans. Discharges are the result of updated counts of progress toward student loan forgiveness. The Department of Education (Department) today will begin notifying
Rep. Jay Dean To Seek Re-Election
Gregg, Harrison, and Marion Counties’ Texas State Legislator, Jay Dean, recently announced he will seek re-election in next year’s election. Texas just completed its once-every-two-year legislative session and is now looking forward to special sessions to complete the year’s work. In the recent
Texas Voucher Bill Shot Down In Flames
“The death of the voucher bill is a victory for public education and Texas taxpayers. This voucher plan would have worsened the budgetary problems of under-funded public schools while enriching unregulated private schools with tax dollars.” Texas State Teachers Association (TSTA) President Ovidia
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