Commentary
Texas Has a Convicted Lawbreaker as a Lawmaker
Governor Abbott, I call upon you to rescind your recent endorsement of Frazier.
The Deafening Silence of Fear
It’s better we live courageously, fighting for rights and freedom, than cowardly, capitulating to tyranny out of fear, for a little comfort.
Y’All Answered: Should Greg Abbott Call Another Special Session?
Readers offer their insights and experiences.
Kyle Rittenhouse Corrects False Media Narratives in New Book ‘Acquitted’
Rittenhouse says he believes readers will be most surprised by the fact that he was just “a normal kid.”
Commentary Archive
Donald Trump Is Stealing My Lawyer… And The Liberals Are Furious
With the nomination of James E. “Trey” Trainor III to the Federal Election Commission, Donald Trump has picked a brilliant lawyer and fierce advocate for the Constitution. And I’m not sure who is more mad about it: me, or liberals around the country. You see, Trey is...
Explainer: House Republican Caucus Meeting
We have received a number of questions about what took place during last week’s Texas House Republican Caucus meeting. Below are answers to some basic questions about what the caucus is, what took place at the meeting, and what it might mean for taxpayers. What is a...
Governing Differences
We’ll be releasing the 2017 Fiscal Responsibility Index this week. While the public release is set for 2pm on Wednesday, we thought we’d share the “top-lines” with you today. All votes included on the Index were announced in advance, and focus...
So, You Didn’t Think Greg Abbott Was Serious?
Any thought that Gov. Abbott was going to go easy on the House, or back down, should be put to bed by the email his team put out today. It's one thing to talk tough to the press, it's something else to ask Texans to donate to a fight. No matter what one thinks of Greg...
A Hot Time In Austin
It’s getting hot in Austin. So now it’s time for you to make things even hotter. With members of the Texas House reeling over the autocratic – almost dictatorial – control being exercised by liberal Speaker Joe Straus to block Gov. Greg Abbott’s agenda, a meeting of...
Listen Up, GOP
There should be a notice to all state and local Republican Party leaders, that GOP Party supporters do not exist to serve the will of the Party, but rather the Party should reflect their politics. If it doesn’t then the Party must change or fail. For example, Texas...
Fiscal Index 2017 To Be Released At End Of First Called Session
After delaying the release of the 2017 Fiscal Responsibility Index to account for issues included in the current special session, we will release lawmaker ratings the week of August 20. We hope they complete the agenda set out by the governor – #PassThemAll!...
Ray Myers: Conservative Cannonball
“The first fight I ever got into was when someone told me I was voting for Stevenson,” says Ray Myers, a highly engaged conservative activist. “‘I like Ike!’ I responded – and the fight was on!” Myers was six years old at the time – and while he’s (hopefully) not...
Forced Annexation & Texans
In Texas, a city can annex any adjacent land without respect for the will of the people. Senator Donna Campbell filed SB 715 to bring much needed reform to annexation by cities in Texas. SB 715 passed the Texas Senate. Upon passage, Speaker Joe Straus referred this...