This afternoon, the House gave final passage to HB 3430 by Rep. Mark Strama, which would create an online searchable database of state agency expenditures. Increased transparency in government spending has been a major Foundation priority this session. Reps. Bryan Hughes, Ken Paxton, and Corbin Van Arsdale also filed bills on spending transparency, which were incorporated into HB 3430.
Technology
Congress should follow the Texas approach to child safety online
Big Tech is fighting this tooth and nail. But it’s the right thing. Few things have been more troubling in recent years than the unfettered social experiment of throwing children in front of black mirrors and hopping them up on app-induced dopamine. After a decade of witnessing the hollowing out of their children firsthand, parents...
June 18, 2026