by Daniel Greer | Mar. 23, 2010 | Local, State
After retiring from the state Senate, David Sibley followed the road often taken by former lawmakers and started to lobby. Now Sibley is hoping to take a road not often traveled from the lobby back to the upper chamber. This is a nice juxtaposition to his current...
by Michael Quinn Sullivan | Mar. 22, 2010 | Federal, State
Last night’s unprecedented assault on our most basic constitutional rights must be addressed quickly by voters and elected officials alike. Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott has been preparing to file suit against the Obama Administration, while State Rep....
by R. Stevens | Mar. 22, 2010 | State
How can you rush to a man’s side if that man is stuck in the middle? Republican Speaker Joe Straus is a moderate hoping to retain his position of leadership but that could prove to be a difficult task when the 2011 Legislature convenes. Recently newsman Jason Embry...
by Daniel Greer | Mar. 19, 2010 | Federal
Congress is a small independent school district in Arizona tired of receiving and complying with open record requests. So, the district with a lousy track record of timely releasing information, is suing concerned taxpayer Jean Warren. The school has retained attorney...
by Tom Pauken | Mar. 19, 2010 | Commentary
A new study from the United States Department of Labor reports that the unemployment rate in 2009 for young returning veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan rose to 21.9%, far higher than the national unemployment rate for non-veterans in the same age group of 18 to 24....
by Pratt on Texas | Mar. 19, 2010 | Federal
The health of our Republic depends upon having government which is so limited in its powers that citizens live within an environment of freedom of action. Our government was constituted to do things which enhance and protect our Liberty, not restrict our freedom under...
by TCollins | Mar. 18, 2010 | State
So State Sen. Kirk Watson has caught the compeition bug. He thinks Republicans just ahve too much power in Texas. Where was his outrage at political monopolies for the decades in which Democrats ran the state? Right where is outrage is right now: nowhere. Watson...
by Michael Quinn Sullivan | Mar. 18, 2010 | Federal, Local
Not a week goes by in the British national press in which there are not stories about the abysmal filth, wait times and problems in their socialized health care system, while Canadian leaders regularly travel to the United States for care. Now, 11 Texas congressmen...
by Mark Williams | Mar. 18, 2010 | Local
Last fall, the City of Dallas passed stricter lobbyist registration laws and should be applauded for doing so. Now, other cities should step up. (In a post yesterday, based on what appeared to be a recent article, I argued most Texas cities, Dallas especially, needed...
by Michael Quinn Sullivan | Mar. 17, 2010 | Federal
My friend Chuck Ellis well summarizes where we are in the health care ‘reform’ debacle: “Lemme get this straight….we’re about to pass a health care plan written by a committee whose chairman says he doesn’t understand it, passed by...
by Mark Williams | Mar. 16, 2010 | Local
The existence of tax-funded lobbyists is bad enough. Such people are paid with our tax dollars to lobby for higher taxes and bigger government. It’s nothing short of government-imposed taxpayer self-abuse. Remember holding your little brother down and smacking him in...
by Daniel Greer | Mar. 16, 2010 | State
Democrat gubernatorial candidate Bill White has lofty plans for Texas… but we have to wait for him to look “under the hood” to know how he will make them reality. I’ve got to look under the hood and see how the economy is at the time, and make sure that...
by Michael Quinn Sullivan | Mar. 16, 2010 | Local
Looks like running for state representative in Plano just got a little more expensive… for the taxpayers. When city council member Mabrie Jackson left her post with the term only half-filled to seek a state rep seat, it forced a special election. Bill to the...
by Michael Quinn Sullivan | Mar. 15, 2010 | State
The battle for the Texas Legislature has gotten a little more interesting, with predictions the Lone Star State could pick up four new congressional seats. Since the lines are drawn by the state house and senate, anyone with an interest in federal issues better start...
by Pratt on Texas | Mar. 11, 2010 | State
From one day of news this week, democrat Bill White became a clearer picture as a political candidate. He’s the typical, double-talking, classic politician and Texas democrat. But, he masks the obvious with a plain-as-cardboard demeanor and speaking style. Starting...
by Empowertexans | Mar. 10, 2010 | State
In the April 13th run-off for the Texas Supreme Court, Place 3, the Empower Texans PAC is pleased to announce the endorsement of Rick Green. “The people of Texas will be well served by Rick Green on the texas Supreme Court,” said Michael Quinn Sullivan,...
by Michael Quinn Sullivan | Mar. 10, 2010 | State
Democratic gubernatorial candidate apparently knows as little about world history as about good economics. He’s taking Texas Gov. Rick Perry to task for “Soviet-style” budget techniques. What technique is that? Well, budget cuts, of course. Excuse...
by Pratt on Texas | Mar. 9, 2010 | State
Year after year school board elections are canceled because no local citizens choose to run against incumbents. Some may argue that few run because overall the public is satisfied with the status quo but, that ignores the consistent complaints rendered often under the...
by Michael Quinn Sullivan | Mar. 9, 2010 | Local
Austin’s new “commuter” train is starting two years late and way over budget, but promoters of bad public policy hope no one notices. That’s the only explanation for the possible call of a $1 billion bond issue in November to fund another...
by Michael Quinn Sullivan | Mar. 8, 2010 | Local
When times are tough, taxpayers are usually forced to take it on the chin (or wallet) while bureaucrats and government employees see their paychecks continue to grow. Not so in El Paso County, if Commissioner Dan Haggerty has his way. He’s proposed a 5-percent...
