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Dickson: Houston Attorney Retained by San Angelo Residents Questions Legality of Mayor’s Actions
“… If she has twisted arms behind the scenes to ensure the council doesn’t adopt this ordinance, then she has violated the Open Meetings Act and the March 1 public hearing will be a sham.”
Dickson: San Angelo Council Certifies Initiative Signatures, Sets Hearing on Outlawing Abortion
The fight for the San Angelo Ordinance Outlawing Abortion is far from over.
Volume and Mass
Depending on your perspective, campaigns either try to convert political volume into a mass of support through messaging, or use the volume of messaging to conceal their lack of mass.
Dickson: Planned Parenthood Withdraws Appeal Over Lubbock Anti-Abortion Ordinance
When the ordinance passed in 2021, the citizens knew it would not be without a challenge.
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Just A Small Bit Of Liberty
Tyrants nibble away at small bits of our liberty in the name of preserving our safety until all that remains is our subservience.
Peacock: What the Bible Can Tell Us About the Texas Blackouts
The Eighth Commandment is very straightforward; do not take someone else’s private property.
Peacock: Texas Electricity Market Never Had a Chance to Work During Blackouts
Increasing regulations on the market in response to the blackouts is not the answer.
Sullivan: Would Texas’ Founders Recognize Us?
Each of us as Texans must recommit ourselves to the principles of liberty, and fight for them with the tenacity of our founding fathers.
Macias: Republican Chairmen Should Think Like Chris Turner
This session is the time for action. Texans can’t afford the losing mentality of the last several legislative sessions.
Would We Answer?
As beneficiaries of the Alamo defenders’ sacrifice, we must answer the call to the fight for liberty.
Peacock: Renewable Energy Largely Responsible for Texas Blackouts
While the left defends unreliable energy sources, the numbers don’t lie.
Bovard: Court Docs Show Facebook Played Much Bigger Part in Capitol Riot Than Parler
If any single platform can be fingered as the favorite of the rioters, it appears to be Facebook. Yet Facebook remains unmolested by app stores and untargeted by opportunistic politicians.
Peacock: Progressives’ Coordinated Cover-Up for Renewables
As usual, the narrative of the mainstream media does not quite fit the facts.
A Cold Truth
Yes, we have trouble and tribulation in this world… But we also have Jesus!
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Spano: Ft. Worth is deceiving taxpayers
The way Fort Worth is conducting business is misleading and disrespectful to its citizens.
Frisco ISD Trustees, Please Do the Right Thing
The Frisco ISD school board has the authority and responsibility to determine what is normal and what is excessive. Hopefully they will do the right thing.
“Swap and Drop” or Bait and Switch?
Lancaster Independent School District is calling for a tax rate “swap and drop” election but, unfortunately for taxpayers, LISD has been deceptive in its presentation.
What’s All the Fuss about the Montgomery County Republican Party?
The Montgomery County Republican Party headquarters feels more like museum than it does an energized campaign headquarters; times have changed even though the MCRP has not.
Plano City Council: Stop Raising Our Property Taxes
Plano property taxes are increasing at an unsustainable rate, which is a direct result of city officials refusing to reduce their tax rate enough to offset rising property values.
How Many of These Tax-Funded Films Have You Seen?
Hundreds of millions of Texas tax dollars have been handed out to Hollywood. How many of the films have you seen?
Azle ISD’s “Penny Swap” Is a Backdoor Tax Increase
The “penny swap” sounds like a win-win, but there are a couple of catches.
Middleton: No more politicians profiting off their position
When a politician profits off their position, it is the greatest violation of public trust, and Texans deserve servant leadership and transparency in their government.
Fake News Media Attacks the Father of Texas
Reports that Stephen F. Austin was a Confederate general are all hat and no cattle.
Cedar Hill ISD Property Tax “Swap-ortunity”
Cedar Hill ISD’s proposed “swap and drop” rate change appears to be a good thing on the surface…