The news of Texas covered today includes:
Our Lone Star story of the day: As much as $111.5 million of your money is being spent by local governments in Texas to lobby the Legislature – often for things contrary to your interests. The amount of taxpayer funded lobbying has doubled in the last decade and involves over 1000 lobbyists. The Senate has passed bills to limit this egregious practice but it’s in the House, including under BurrowCrat Speaker Dustin Burrows, that the good reform bills die.
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Baker Hughes oil and gas drilling rig report.
Anti-Wimp update: Car burglar stopped by armed Arlington owner.
San Antonio’s big Northeast ISD may face takeover due to refusal to fully implement cellphone ban.
Several DEI-related stories today involving Texas state universities:
- Texas Tech system to cut sexual orientation and gender identity degree programs
- Professor Who Manufactured ‘Plato Censorship’ Hoax Resigns from Texas A&M; liberal SMU takes him aboard.
- Undercover Video Shows Continued DEI at UNT. Attorney General Ken Paxton investigates UNT officials over DEI policies, calls for firing staff member who bragged about illegal teachings.
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