Texas grassroots scored a big policy win last night for Texas' border security. After stalling for more than two months, House Speaker Joe Straus finally relented and added his name to a letter authorizing the Department of Public Safety to commence a border security...
Michael Quinn Sullivan
Border Insecurity
A humanitarian and national security crisis is building on the border between Texas and Mexico, with thousands of illegal aliens -- many of them unaccompanied children -- flooding across. Not only is the Obama Administration doing nothing about it, but a report at...
Purple: The New Color of Defeat
It’s well past time time for Republican lawmakers to focus on delivering the red-meat (and red-state) results their conservative grassroots expect.
And The Winner Is…
The primary election results make it abundantly clear that Texans want optimistic, conservative-minded leaders.
Crony: Ignore Election, Support ‘Business As Usual’
Despite a more conservative Senate and statewide victories of reform-minded leaders like Dan Patrick and Ken Paxton, a crony lobbyist for corporate welfare interests says that with Joe Straus as Speaker of the Texas House it will be “business as usual.” Good luck....
Gaining New Ground
Every statewide endorsee of Texans for Fiscal Responsibility won their run-off elections! Adding to the big wins in March, the 2014 election cycle continued to see conservatives make big gains around the Lone Star State. Dan Patrick and Ken Paxton won their respective...
An Icing-On-The-Cake Election
Be of good cheer, conservatives are winning! Think of it: every conservative legislator drawing an establishment challenger in the primary won big, and more than a half-dozen establishment Republicans lost to conservative challengers. In this run-off election,...
WSJ Highlights TxLege Cover-Up
It appears the attempt by the leadership of the Texas Legislature to cover-up financial malfeasance and clout-abuse in higher-ed isn't going to go unnoticed in the national media. The venerable Wall Street Journal editorial board this morning has this piece:...
Kolkhorst: Oppose Efforts to Chill Speech
“After viewing the authoritarian actions of the Texas Ethics Commission, it’s apparent that there is potential abuse of power in Austin.”
Branch Hides Work As Labor Union Lobbyist
It appears Branch has made it his top priority since early in his legislative career to keep his thriving lobby practice hidden from the public.