Are folks in the Austin lobby starting to catch on that we at Empower Texans mean what we say about our mission and objectives? I was recently entertained to read a blog post by Austin ethics attorney Andrew Cates entitled “Empower Texans – White Knight in Disguise?”...

"There you go again," was the rebuke from former California Governor Ronald Reagan. We all recall that moment during the October 28, 1980 debate when Reagan rebuked Carter over Carter's misstatement of Reagan's position on Medicare.  The line "There you go again"...

Looking at last night’s election results: Wins! Can we be frustrated by the pace of winning? Yes. But let’s be encouraged by the fact that we aren’t tired of winning yet! Any disappointments from last night should spur us all to work harder and smarter in the months...

Looking at last night’s election results: Wins! Can we be frustrated by the pace of winning? Yes. But let’s be encouraged by the fact that we aren’t tired of winning yet! Any disappointments from last night should spur us all to work harder and smarter in the months...

Editor's Note: This op-ed was originally submitted to papers around the state, and published on the Dallas Morning News website with changes that were not approved. There has recently been a campaign deploring the influence of “outside groups” in elections. It is...

Earlier this week, Dallas Mayor Pro Tem Dwaine Caraway told the media that if the NRA continues its plans to host its annual convention in Dallas in May, then the organization would be “met with opposition.” Now, it’s not surprising to hear a liberal politician like...

A budget-busting, bipartisan spending binge passed Congress last week, so I'd like to propose a topic for this week's Texas Congressional Delegation luncheon: What is each Texan's oversight and legislative plan to shrink the number of federal employees and...