The primary election results make it abundantly clear that Texans want optimistic, conservative-minded leaders.

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....

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...

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,...

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:...

“After viewing the authoritarian actions of the Texas Ethics Commission, it’s apparent that there is potential abuse of power in Austin.”

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.

Why legislators are covering up for the UT president goes to the heart of what might be the biggest higher-ed scandal in Texas’ modern history.

When legislators come back into session in January, they could have more than $4 billion surplus revenues with which to play. And if history is a guide, they will spend every last penny, and then some, growing government. That's what Joe Straus and his merry band of...