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Craig Bickley: Tarrant Regional Water District, Trustee

Craig Bickley: Tarrant Regional Water District, Trustee

In advance of the 2014 local elections, Texans For Fiscal Responsibility today endorsed Craig Bickley in his bid for Trustee of the Tarrant Regional Water District. Ross Kecseg, the TFR Metroplex office director, applauded Bickley. “The TRWD has drawn criticism for...

Craig Bickley: Tarrant Regional Water District, Trustee

Lawrence Jones III: Garland ISD, Place 5

In advance of the 2014 local elections in May, Texans For Fiscal Responsibility today endorsed Lawrence Jones III in his bid for Garland ISD School Board, Place 5. Ross Kecseg, the TFR Metroplex office director, enthusiastically stated; "A graduate of Garland ISD,...

MTA Apologizes, Agrees To Settlement In Trademark Lawsuit

Following two years of litigation, a group of political consultants have apologized for “any confusion” their conduct created when they produced campaign literature addressed from an entity with a “confusingly similar” name to Texans for Fiscal Responsibility. The...

Ethics Commission Doubles Down On Unconstitutional Action

Ethics Commission Doubles Down On Unconstitutional Action

After meeting behind closed doors today, the Texas Ethics Commission said they stood by their decision to probe Empower Texans and expose the names of donors and subscribers despite court precedence and no legal authority. Empower Texans has sued the TEC after the...

TV Ad Jim Keffer Doesn’t Want Voters To See

TV Ad Jim Keffer Doesn’t Want Voters To See

-- NEW INFORMATION ADDED AT END -- AUSTIN, Texas [Empower Texans PAC] -- A member of the Texas House is trying to stop voters from learning about his record in the state legislature. State Rep. Jim Keffer of Eastland this week demanded that local cable companies...

Judge Sanctions Murphy Turner For Misleading Testimony

A Bexar County judge today awarded sanctions to Empower Texans against Murphy Turner and Associates "in light of the collective testimony given by the company's principals regarding lack of knowledge of mail pieces." MTA was sanctioned because principals Wayne...

Craig Bickley: Tarrant Regional Water District, Trustee

Landgraf Endorsed For HD81

In advance of the 2014 elections, Texans for Fiscal Responsibility has endorsed Brooks Landgraf in the election to fill the open HD81 seat. “Brooks Landgraf is a strong conservative with the energy and skills necessary to represent the Permian Basin in the Texas...

Video Outlines Evidence Against Murphy Turner

In advance of two hearings in Bexar County this week, Empower Texans has submitted to the court a video outlining the contradictory statements made by Murphy Turner Associates. The short video, created at the direction of lead counsel Joe Nixon of Beirne, Maynard...

Sullivan & TFR to TEC: ‘Nuts’

Sullivan & TFR to TEC: ‘Nuts’

Texas has lawless agencies and rogue elected officials attempting to regulate the very speech our founding fathers wanted most desperately to protect.