Shining a Light on Liberals: The Texas Voice 2025 Year in Review
Here at The Texas Voice, we pride ourselves on being one of the few outlets that unapologetically shines a light on the wrongdoing and extremism of the political left. We publish stories that other media outlets – including some allegedly “conservative” organizations – won’t touch. As 2025 comes to a close, we wanted to take […]
Harris County Weighs in Against Gun Rights Lawsuit
Three local governments, including Harris County, Texas, have filed a brief in opposition to legal claims made by gun rights advocates in a lawsuit seeking to have provisions of the National Firearms Act declared unconstitutional. The Silencer Shop Foundation, joined by Gun Owners of America and six other plaintiffs, filed suit against the Bureau of […]
Harris County to Consider Additional $1.3M for Deportation Defense Services
Harris County Commissioners Court is set to consider an agenda item to spend more than $1.3 million to provide legal services to illegal immigrants who are facing deportation. The agenda item for the October 16 meeting requests approval to continue contracting with five organizations that receive taxpayer funds from Harris County through the County’s Immigrant Legal Services […]
Harris County to Consider $468k Subsidy for Gay Softball Championship
Harris County Commissioners Court will meet Tuesday to consider a slate of items that includes a proposal by Democrat County Commissioner Adrian Garcia to use taxpayer funds to subsidize an upcoming gay softball championship event in Houston. The agenda item requests that Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo “execute a 381 amendment with International Pride Softball to […]
Weekend Newsbrief: 3/23/25
State Rep. Daniel Alders Says Narrative that Texas House Members Haven’t Been Working is a “Straight-Up Lie” Over the last several weeks, State Representative Brian Harrison has taken to the internet and media interviews to allege that the Texas House has not been working- a narrative debunked by many of his Republican colleagues. Republican State Representative […]
Harris County Green Lights Litigation Against Trump Administration
Officials in Harris County voted yesterday to give Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee broad authority to take legal action against the Trump administration at taxpayer expense. By a vote of 3-1, the Harris County Commissioners Court approved a motion authorizing Menefee “to initiate any legal action, intervene in existing litigation, file amicus briefing, and file public […]
Harris County Set to Spend $250k for Graffiti Art Amid Massive Tax Hike
Harris County Commissioners Court, which approved a property tax hike of nearly 10% last month, is set to approve a $250,000 expenditure to have a graffiti artist paint murals at the County’s juvenile detention center. The agenda for the October 8 meeting of the Harris County Commissioners Court includes an item that states, “Request for approval of […]
Who Cares About Infrastructure?
Harris County Commissioners Court will meet Monday to discuss various issues, including the potential adoption of updated “Harris County Equity Guidelines.” The meeting comes as many Harris County residents remain without power in the wake of Hurricane Beryl. As of 7 p.m. on July 11, Centerpoint Energy reported that 824,941 of its customers in Harris County were […]
Harris County Taxpayers Set to Pay Democrat Consultant $300/Hour
Harris County Commissioners Court is set to approve a contract with a consulting firm owned by a prominent Democratic political consultant at their meeting this Tuesday. According to the agenda posted for the October 10 meeting of Harris County Commissioners Court, the Court will consider a contract with Angle Strategies, Inc. “for consulting services related […]