Ted Cruz came out on top of the Sept. 16 CNN GOP debate, according to an online survey conducted by Empower Texans. Of 3,203 respondents, Ted Cruz was declared the "winner" by 32 percent of the respondents. A close second went to Donald Trump, with 30 percent....
In the waning days of the Texas House’s 2015 calendar, Democrats were given the opportunity to chew up precious time debating a measure (that everyone knew was going to lose) that would impose an economically reckless minimum wage on the Lone Star State. They got that...
Nearly 700 taxpayers in Midland County have spoken out against a massive tax hike proposal. Will county commissioners listen? Our West Texas bureau correspondent Lauren Lawson hand-delivered the petitions today for County Judge Mike Bradford and the commissioners to...
As a lame duck legislator who chose to retire, rather than be retired by his citizens, Austin lobby-lackey John Otto (R-Dayton) is ignobly leaving office by advocating for a rogue state agency. As Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, State Rep. Otto has...
A proposal from Travis County’s Central Health district and the privately held Seton Healthcare Family would see taxpayers footing the bill for families earning $91,000 per year. According to Pew Research, Americans are considered middle class when they earn between...
“This is a very desperate industry,” says Robert Schmidt of the horse-racing industry.
No conservative in the Texas House is more reviled by the ruling coalition of Democrats and liberal Republicans in the Austin establishment than State Rep. Jonathan Stickland (R-Bedford). He has been their top target because he refuses to cater to their whims and...
Texas' flagship educational institution is burning through cash trying to prevent anyone from seeing just how badly their admissions process has been politicized and monetized. That's the only conclusion one can reasonably draw from the actions taken by the University...
Legislation designed to let parents get their children out of failing schools, promoted as a top reform by Gov. Greg Abbott, passed the Texas Senate with bipartisan support – only to be killed in the Texas House by the coalition of Democrats and liberal Republicans...
Recently I met with a senior Republican Party official who wanted to chat about what the GOP could be doing (with a few more bucks). He began his pitch by lamenting all the “strife” in the Republican Party, and his desire for “peace” among the "factions." Before he...