by David Smith | Apr. 15, 2010 | State
The Quorum Report reported yesterday the 20/20 PAC, consisting of 10 self-styled “moderate” Democrat members, hired Billy Hamilton for fiscal policy advice. This of average interest by itself but raises an interesting issue: the “centrist” scam, the “moderate” myth....
by Pratt on Texas | Apr. 14, 2010 | State
Before the runoff election, HD84’s Mark Griffin told the Texas Tribune “We’ve got an interesting phenomenon going on here,” Griffin said speaking of his not winning outright in the March 2nd Primary. “I think they’re upset with...
by David Smith | Apr. 13, 2010 | State
Lisa Falkenberg of the Houston Chronicle went after Rick Perry for last week saying dropout rates in Texas aren’t that bad. Perry claimed they were around 10% and Falkenberg’s article claimed they were really upwards of 30% and that Perry’s claim was testing the...
by Michael Quinn Sullivan | Apr. 13, 2010 | Federal, State
Public opinion is hardening against ObamaCare, with a new Rassmussen Poll showing 58 percent of Americans want the legislation repealed. As more details come to light about the sweeping takeover of America’s health care system, the burdensome costs and...
by Michael Quinn Sullivan | Apr. 9, 2010 | Local
Less than a month remains until the special election to fill the unexpired term in Senate District 22. The candidates are just now filing, but race is getting hot. The latest entry comes word that former senator-turned-lobbyist-turned senate-candidate David Sibley may...
by Michele Samuelson | Apr. 9, 2010 | State
I didn’t post about this earlier because, come on, it’s not exactly an earth-shattering revelation. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison isn’t going to resign and will serve out her current term, which ends in 2012. Whether she runs for reelection is...
by David Smith | Apr. 8, 2010 | State
Yesterday Rick Perry advocated abandoning textbooks in favor of computer technology. Put aside nostalgia for a moment; yes, carrying textbooks is a symbol of your school years and mine. This is real progress. It will make producing, updating, and buying textbooks much...
by Michael Quinn Sullivan | Apr. 7, 2010 | State
With Texas lawmakers being told to prepare for a budget shortfall of up to $15 billion, surely it’s time for a tax hike, right? Many on the left are starting the drumbeat for higher taxes and even more spending. They are addicted to your money and big...
by Fernando Trevino | Apr. 6, 2010 | State
Having grown up in a Latino family on the border, I have always been around people who, more often than not, supported Democrats for any office. I even interned for Congressman Solomon Ortiz (D, TX-27)–a fact that I’m hesitant to mention for idealogical...
by Michael Quinn Sullivan | Apr. 6, 2010 | State
A review of federal stimulus spending on solar energy projects in Texas finds it will be up to a century before the alleged “savings” from this so-called green technology covers what the taxpayers’ paid for installation. That’s assuming solar...
by Fernando Trevino | Apr. 2, 2010 | State
When I first heard of State Senator Leticia Van de Putte’s comments regarding Latinos and the GOP, my immediate instinct was to call her out on her apparent ignorance. After all, Francisco Canseco and Bill Flores made it in to runoffs in for their respective...
by Michele Samuelson | Apr. 1, 2010 | State
I figure, since I spent a lot of time dogging on Proposition 4 (the constitutional amendment last November, not the Republican primary ballot prop), readers might be interested to know that some universities have announced strategies for how they will attract the...
by Bold | Mar. 30, 2010 | State
Predictions are that the Texas 2011 legislative session is going be ugly. Redistricting will be at the forefront of that ugliness despite comments from the DOJ that politics will be removed from the process. Equally as impotent are the claims that a moderate Speaker...
by Daniel Greer | Mar. 30, 2010 | State
Texas’ Public Utility Commission is considering a mandate on diversification of energy production, the net effect of which will be increased costs and lower consumption. Analyst Robert Michaels at MasterResource points out that this will stifle economic growth and...
by Michael Quinn Sullivan | Mar. 30, 2010 | Local
It’s not a surprise Austin’s billion-dollar “commuter” train is a boondoggle. What’s surprising is just how quickly it has cratered. Sure, it was two years late in launching, and there are still unresolved safety issues, and it was so far...
by Michael Quinn Sullivan | Mar. 29, 2010 | Local
Without a doubt, the strangest political story of 2010 will probably be the fluidity of Senate District 22. With a special election date set for May, and a new cast of candidates considering bids, Empower Texans views the race as an entirely new one from the primary....
by TCollins | Mar. 27, 2010 | State
Even though I know Empower Texans isn’t endorsing in House District 127, I thought your readers might like to know about Dan Huberty, who is in the run-off election to replace State Rep. Joe Crabb. In Mr. Huberty’s brief 3 1/2 year on the Humble ISD school...
by R. Stevens | Mar. 26, 2010 | Local
With all of the hand wringing over the SBOE these last couple of weeks some education headlines have fallen by the wayside. One such headline was Time to Consolidate School Districts. Glen Hartman, a former San Antonio city councilman wrote to the San Antonio Express...
by EmpowerTexans.TV | Mar. 25, 2010 | State
A 1-minute review of the seven legislative primary run-off elections in which the Empower Texans PAC has made an endorsement. The run-off is April 13th!
by Pratt on Texas | Mar. 25, 2010 | State
An alert Pratt on Texas listener caught a problem with the Census all are clamoring for us to return: “Pratt, I went out of town for spring break and, as expected when I returned, my U.S. Census form was in the mailbox. Knowing what it was, I threw it to the side and...
