The lieutenant governor won re-election on an agenda of increasing teacher pay and cutting property taxes.
Cary Cheshire
Texas Poll Worker on Illegal Immigrants Voting: “We Got Tons of Them”
“Texas Election Code makes it illegal for a poll worker to permit an ineligible voter to vote.”
Abbott Campaigning for Down-Ballot Republicans
While Gov. Greg Abbott has spent more than $20 million campaigning since January, those dollars have been spent more to the benefit of other campaigns rather than his own.
Zerwas Quits Speaker Race, Bonnen Rumored to Enter
According to rumors, Zerwas’ decision to exit the race comes as the result of a meeting of roughly forty House Republicans in Austin.
Rumors: Clardy Campaigning on Coalition Government
Clardy and House Democrats will only have the power to elect him speaker if Republicans surrender to him.
Ed Emmett Endorses Collier, Harris County GOP Silent
Harris County Republican voters should be asking questions.
Citizens Should Demand Real Results on Reforms
Every lawmaker, every organization, and every citizen has issues that are important to them.
Poll Shows Cruz Lead, No Blue Wave in Texas
In a currently ongoing poll by the New York Times, Cruz has a commanding lead over his Democrat opponent.
Not Just Rhetoric, But a Record
Perhaps no greater window into what side lawmakers stand on is how they voted in the special session called by Gov. Greg Abbott.
The Citizens’ Choice is the Caucus Choice
Any Republican lawmaker who strikes another Straus-ian bargain, where his election as speaker relies on the support of Democrat lawmakers, will always be beholden to them.