Recruited to run for the Texas Senate by House Speaker Joe Straus, Fort Bend ISD President Kristin Tassin is allying with organizations that typically support Democrats rather than Republicans. On her most recent fundraising report, Tassin reported raising more than...
Following a request in December from State Sen. Paul Bettencourt about the legality of “culture of voting” resolutions, Attorney General Paxton has weighed in declaring many of the actions called-for in the resolution to be in violation of the Texas Constitution as...
FORT WORTH, Texas—Conservatives in Cowtown are taking another shot at replacing one of the most liberal Republicans in the Texas House. State Rep. Charlie Geren (R—Fort Worth) an eight-term incumbent, has been a fixture of the Straus regime ever since he helped depose...
Texas voters are currently allowed to vote on dramatic property tax hikes levied by school boards. But a minority of House Republicans joined a united Democrat Caucus to try and repeal that protection. In 2017, the Texas House passed a bill that would have allowed...
After leadership in the Texas House killed his property tax reform measures during the special session last summer, Gov. Greg Abbott clarified his expectations for when the legislature reconvenes next year. Speaking at a press conference in Houston this morning,...
Hurricane Harvey’s record-level destruction will likely cost the state a minimum of $2 billion to help cover the damages, State Comptroller Glenn Hegar said in the months following the record-setting disaster. “This event, being from the edge of Corpus (Christi) all...
Residents of Texas’ top collector of red light camera revenue say they’re ready to “ban the cams” in their city. “Welcome to the easiest campaign you will ever work on,” says Kelly Canon, who’s spearheading the effort to abolish Fort Worth’s unpopular red-light...
FRISCO, Texas—A local conservative businessman is trying to keep a Texas House seat in conservative hands after the incumbent lawmaker has mounted a campaign for higher office. Since 2012, taxpayers in House District 106 have been well represented in the Texas House...
Tomorrow marks an important deadline in accountability season in Texas. Campaign finance reports are due to the Texas Ethics Commission and their contents will tell voters and activists alike a lot about the viability of a campaign, which races the Austin...
A conservative student group at The University of Texas at Austin is vowing to fight back against what it says are efforts by the university to tax its speech. In November of 2017, the Young Conservatives of Texas chapter at UT Austin brought former Pennsylvania...
CORINTH, Texas—After serving only one term in office a state lawmaker is embroiled in a tough re-election fight from a candidate who doesn’t shy away from them. Sanger veterinarian Lynn Stucky entered politics in 2016 when he filed to run for the open seat being...
SOUTHLAKE, Texas—A lawmaker who came into office as a conservative and soon betrayed his own constituents is finding himself in the re-election fight of his life as conservatives rally to hold him accountable. State Rep. Giovanni Capriglione (R—Southlake) won his...
On Thursday, Gov. Greg Abbott announced his campaign had a record-setting $43.3 million in cash on hand, more than any other statewide candidate in Texas has ever reported in history. According to a press release from Abbott’s campaign, over 53% of contributions made...
Texas Christian University is offering a new major as a part of its curriculum. The “Comparative Race and Ethnic Studies” major will be added for the upcoming Spring semester. According to TCU’s official website, the major will critically examine “racial and ethnic...
In open races, it can often be difficult for voters to assess candidates’ true positions on important issues. Even Texas’ most liberal Republicans campaign as “Reagan conservatives,” yet govern like liberals once safely elected. In House District 106, however, one...
Gov. Greg Abbott stunned the Austin establishment in November when he bucked the status quo and endorsed Susanna Dokupil in her campaign against liberal Republican State Rep. Sarah Davis of West University Place in the March primary election. Thursday evening, Abbott...
During re-election campaigns, incumbents love to flaunt the endorsements of their elected colleagues, but State Rep. Hugh Shine (R-Temple) may prefer to keep his latest endorsement under wraps. On Thursday evening, departing Speaker of the Texas House Joe Straus...
EASTLAND, Texas—Freshman State Rep. Mike Lang of Granbury is hitting the campaign trail and reaching out to voters to gain their support and hopefully punch a return ticket to Austin. Lang is facing two candidates in the Republican primary. As part of our “On the...
Tarrant County Precinct 3 Justice of the Peace Russ Casey has been caught with his pants down again, metaphorically this time, pushing him to drop his re-election bid. The Republican judge submitted a “Notice of Withdrawal” from the 2018 GOP primary just days after...
The mission statement of Empower Texans describes us as a non-profit service organization that exists to “educate and inspire Texans to exercise effective citizenship” and “empower taxpayers to advocate for good governance and hold their elected officials...
