With all 15 State Board of Education (SBOE) seats on the ballot next year, there will be a lot of talk about the SBOE, particularly by the liberal media and the extreme liberal group Texas Freedom Network, known for regularly losing battles at the SBOE. Through the election season, we can certainly count on both [...]
Friday, September 23, 2011
Liberty Institute’s Director of Legislative Affairs, Jonathan Saenz will speak this weekend at the Texas Tribune Festival. The Festival is a weekend of debate, discussion and dialogue regarding politics and public policy. It takes place Saturday and Sunday, September 24-25 at the University of Texas at Austin. Find out more or register here. Jonathan Saenz [...]
Monday, September 12, 2011
As part of our continued coverage of the recently completed legislative session, we will be releasing a series of sit down interviews with key conservative legislators that had an impact on important issues during the session. Our 5th and 6th interviews are with Senator Dan Patrick and Representative Sid Miller. Senator Patrick and Rep. Miller, authors [...]
Thursday, September 1, 2011
Today, September 1, most of the new legislation passed in the recently completed legislation session goes into effect. Highlights of the session include passage of (1) the Sonogram bill, (2) Voter I.D. bill, (3) Choose Life license plate bill; (4) the defunding of millions of taxpayer dollars from Planned Parenthood; (5) the protection of the elected State Board of [...]
Monday, July 25, 2011
As part of our continued coverage of the recently completed legislative session, we will be releasing a series of sit down interviews we did with key conservative legislators that had an impact on important issues during the session. Our first interview is with Rep. Wayne Christian who is one of the leading conservative voices in the [...]
Friday, July 22, 2011
Victory! SBOE unanimously votes to require changes to errors in science materials, related to evolution, before adoption. Austin Liberals fail again.
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Grade 5 science materials approved. Grade 6 science materials approved. Grade 7 science materials approved. Grade 8 science materials approved. High School: Chemisty publisher gets requirement to change errors before it can go into classroom High School Physics: approves commissioners recommendations. High School Integrated Physics and Chemistry: approved. Now to … Biology: Holt publisher, motion [...]
Monday, July 4, 2011
Happy Independence Day! We hope you have blessed and enjoyable 4th of July! 235 years of Independence. God Bless America! You’ll recall that it was the elected State Board of Education, led by conservatives that protected the teaching of the 4th of July last year, when others were attacking our national holiday. There were efforts [...]
Friday, July 1, 2011
Click here to see Gov. Perry’s announcement. http://governor.state.tx.us/news/appointment/16340/ See Liberty Institute Statement here: LibertyInstituteStatementCargillChairAnnouncement AUSTIN, Texas, July 1, 2011 – Today, Gov. Rick Perry announced his appointment of Barbara Cargill as the new State Board of Education (SBOE) chair. Ms. Cargill has served on the 15 member elected SBOE since her election by the people [...]
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
The 82nd Texas Legislative Session ended yesterday. Victories include the Sonogram bill, the Choose Life license plate bill, a conservative balanced budget (that didn’t raise taxes, doesn’t use the rainy day fund), and Voter I.D. And quickly thereafter, it was announced that the first called Special Session begins today. Click here to see what bills [...]
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