The defeat led Northeast Tarrant Tea Party’s Julie McCarty to label lawmakers’ 140-day stint in Austin as a “purple session.”
Cary Cheshire
Staff Blog: Announcing the 2019 Fiscal Responsibility Index
With a legislative session relatively short on results, most lawmakers didn’t make the grade.
Lawmakers’ Greed Saved Taxpayers Millions
This session, lawmakers filed myriad bills aimed at expanding the Major Events Trust Fund for other pet projects.
Overwhelming Majority of GOP Legislative Priorities Officially Dead
It has not been a good session for the Republican Party of Texas’ legislative priorities.
Staff Blog: Report Cards Are Coming Soon
It’s not looking like very many lawmakers will earn a rating worth putting on the refrigerator.
UNESCO, THC Moving to Subvert Alamo Museum Plan
Sources close to the situation say the move is motivated by UNESCO’s belief that current Alamo restoration efforts are “too 1836-focused.”
Democrat Announces Rematch Against Will Hurd
While Hurd has kept the seat out of Democrat hands in the official sense, many conservatives argue it’s already in their hands in a practical sense.
Texas Lawmakers Speeding to Give Taxpayer Cash to F1 Race
Shortly after Formula One missed an important deadline, the chairman of The Circuit of the Americas began donating to several elected officeholders.
Stickland Resigns from Texas Freedom Caucus
“I’m glad he did. They were holding him back. We can and will still work with our friends on the caucus.”
Texas House Advances Legislation to Add Illegal Aliens to Welfare Rolls
Brooks Landgraf accepted an amendment that grants welfare benefits to illegal aliens. And no lawmaker objected or even asked for a vote.