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Urban Areas Are Not Lost Causes

There are hundreds, soon to be thousands, of takes on why down-ballot Republicans in urban areas around the country performed so poorly during Tuesday’s midterm elections. People will blame: President Trump, the partisan divide of D.C., the long coattails of popular...

Legacy Media Attacks and the Grassroots

"You're being attacked, congratulations!" That is the sentiment I send to all grassroots conservatives who fought the good fight this election season. And it should be our heartfelt response any time we see Americans under assault by the establishment media for...

Texas Women: Defenders of Liberty and Economic Freedom

Texas Republican women run much of the state’s political system, from the Legislature to party politics. Women are successful in the conservative movement because they immediately recognize the effects poor fiscal policy has on families across the state. Not only do...

Why I Will Vote for Senator Ted Cruz

The U.S. Senate is the most important legislative body in the world. The “upper chamber” confirms judges and major presidential appointments, ratifies treaties, adjudicates impeachment and can kill any bill that it doesn’t want the president to sign. Republicans...

Rogue Republicans of Montgomery County

The 2018 Republican primary showed the growing divide between the establishment political system and the conservative reform movement throughout the state.In Montgomery County, the contrast between candidates could not have been clearer than in the county...

Why I’m Voting “NO” on Frisco ISD’s Bond and TRE

I believe we should support measures to improve our schools in a fiscally responsible manner. But to do so, our school boards must be transparent and honest with taxpayers about the district’s needs, wants, and nice-to-haves. Frisco Independent School District’s $691...

School Districts Should Stop Charging Students for Parking

Across America, school is back in full swing, and with it comes a new wave of young drivers. But where you and I see burgeoning adults, local school bureaucrats see piggy banks. At many public high schools, students are charged fees to park their cars in the school...

The Swamp in Our Own Backyards

Before my eyes were opened in 2017, I thought the so-called “swamp” was in Washington, D.C. and perhaps a little in Austin. I now realize the swamp starts in our backyards. Until last year, my wife and I were like most people when it comes to school district issues....

Mitchell: Jimmy Blacklock Has Earned Your Vote

Few issues are more important in American politics than the selection of our judges. We live in a time in which judges assert far-reaching powers to thwart legislation enacted by our elected officials—and they often do so without any textual warrant in the...