In the race for Texas Agricultural Commissioner I've endorsed former representative Sid Miller who makes a strong case related to water rights as to why agriculture needs a commissioner who knows his way around state government and the legislature. Sid served as...
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Dan Branch: Recognized House non-conservative
I've mentioned often how Dan Branch, now running as a conservative's conservative, has never been such and is well known in Austin as a non-conservative member of the House. I want to take a moment to remind you that such a characterization of Branch is not simply my...
Sen. Duncan plays the populist, ignorantly.
According to Lubbock’s Mudslide Media, state Senator Robert “Duncan suggested some of his fellow politicians have solicited votes in conservative parts of the state by attacking opponents as being “liberal,” rather than studying real issues. “We have dumbed down our...
Aycock & Seliger: Feeble men with big titles.
State Rep. Jimmie Don Aycock, with his over-the-top whining guest column in the Texas Tribune in which he yammered on about how unfair it was for conservative-leaning legislative watchdog groups to rate his brand of conservatism poorly, demonstrated himself to be...
HD83 challenger Massengale begins by dissembling
Steve Massengale is the civic cheerleader candidate for Texas House District 83. He’s challenging conservative standout, and appropriations committee member, Charles Perry in the Republican Primary. Massengale has little history being a Republican and zero history as...
Wendy Davis’ words support Greg Abbott’s charge
After officially filing for a place on the Republican Primary ballot seeking the Party’s nomination for Texas Governor, Greg Abbott is reported by the Texas Tribune to have said: “Texas is not ready to go down the pathway of this ultra-Washington, D.C.,...
Lubbock DA chooses to not enforce state law
If the report by James Clark at everythinglubbock.com is correct about the Lubbock County District Attorney making a deal with Texas abortion providers to not prosecute them for violations of state law, the concept of prosecutorial discretion has been stretched to a...
Prop. 7 removes power from citizens, vote “No”
Proposition 7 on the upcoming Texas Constitutional Amendment election is being sold as something that saves home-rule cities money but, at what cost? The ballot wording is: “The constitutional amendment authorizing a home-rule municipality to provide in its charter...
Texas CPS should clean up its act
What’s going on with Texas Child Protective Services? No doubt most at the agency are hard working folk trying to protect children from bad situations but, in the last couple of years enough bad things have been alleged to make you wonder if there is a culture problem...
Texas GOP legislators growing government
At political blog sandstormscholar.com, the following was posted about the 83rd Legislature: “State legislators are making the rounds touting the bills they passed. We wonder when we’re going to get less, not more. Instead of more laws how about fewer? An agenda of...