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Commentary Archive

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Brian Newman: A Modern Revolutionary

As a descendant of Revolutionary War patriots, Brian Newman has a family history of fighting for freedom. But the Collin County grassroots organizer and McKinney Tea Party leader says his political activism is tied to more than just history. “God has called me to do...

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...

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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...