We’ve written previously about the unexpected runoff in Senate District 2 and Senator Bob Deuell’s impressive flexibility when it comes to the principles he espouses. Not surprisingly, he’s exercising his flexibility once again to make himself seem more in line with...
Greg Harrison
Democrats’ Town Krier
After having stated multiple times that he had no plans to seek re-election in May, long-time consultant to moderate Joe Straus and friend of the Castro Administration Joe Krier pivoted and is running for the city council district 9 seat in May. The reversal is...
Cargile’s Curfew Clownery
Republican Primary challenger for House District 92 Andy Cargile has said some rather strange things in favor of implementing an overreaching policy known as “daytime curfew.” Applying to school-aged children, daytime curfew would, in practice, make being outside...
Bi-Partisan Activists Successfully Challenge Streetcar Bonds
Some congratulations are in order for activists in San Antonio for successfully challenging a heavy-handed attempt at implementing a streetcar system against their will. By shouting for accountability when their local government officials behaved irresponsibly,...
SAWS – Squandering and Wasting Services
San Antonio residents – or their wallets – will be bearing the brunt of bad management by their municipal water utility, San Antonio Water System (SAWS). City council will vote on rate hikes tomorrow, Thursday, Nov 21. The proposed rates represent an increase of...
Via Attempts to Bully Bipartisan Opposition to its Pet Streetcar Program
San Antonio activists are being bullied by their public officials – with their own tax dollars – for engaging in bipartisan activism to prevent the forced imposition of an overwhelmingly unpopular streetcar program. Local taxpayers recently filed a lawsuit against Via...
San Antonio Officials Playing Shell-Games With Your Money
San Antonio’s Metropolitan Transit Authority, Via, is moving forward with an irresponsible and counterproductive streetcar program San Antonio voters don’t want –paid for with their tax dollars. Where exactly those funds are coming from should sound an alarm for...
A Streetcar Named Castro’s Desire
Despite their wishes, San Antonio residents will see their taxes raised for a fiscally irreconcilable and entirely unnecessary deal at the behest of Mayor Julian Castro and County Judge Nelson Wolff. And these two elected officials are seeing to it that the city pays...
Conservatives Must Mobilize to Cure San Antonio’s Spending Addiction
Low voter-turnout may be a primary reason why San Antonio residents have been subjected to the ills of liberal policy. Yet that same voter apathy can also provide an opportunity for conservatives to turn things around… if only they mobilize. In Texas we like to brag...
A Good Show, But Grassroots Conservatives Aren’t Buying It
Your three Republican candidates for Attorney General answered some important questions last Saturday afternoon in a forum held in UT-Tyler’s Ornelas Activity Center. Questions ranged all over the spectrum of conservative concern, and were designed to determine...