An embattled state representative closely tied with House Speaker Joe Straus has accused Gov. Greg Abbott of trading high-profile appointments to the University of Texas Board of Regents in exchange for large campaign contributions. When asked about the failure of the...
As the Texas GOP begins to ramp up its 2018 election efforts, preparations for what is sure to be a major fundraising campaign are already in the works. Appointed this year to lead the effort and receive the title of “Victory Chair” is freshman State Sen. Dawn...
On the heels of announcing a property tax increase on storm-battered Houstonians, Mayor Sylvester Turner sent a letter to Gov. Greg Abbott asking for him to tap the state’s economic stabilization fund to aid recovery efforts. The ESF, often called the “rainy day...
Taxpayers are celebrating a win in Houston after the 14th Court of Appeals allowed a taxpayer lawsuit challenging the legality of certain city expenditures to move forward and it could mean an even bigger win down the road. The lawsuit, brought by Carroll Robinson,...
The Harris County Republican Party Executive Committee voted tonight in favor of joining the growing legion of county parties condemning Texas House Speaker Joe Straus. The county’s resolution was a vote of “No Confidence” in the speaker and with a few hundred...
UPDATE: Since this article was published, the web page referenced has been taken down. When Republican candidates announce campaigns, voters are treated to a relatively standard playbook on their campaign website. There’s pictures of the candidate dressed in “cowboy...
No one doubts that Joe Straus is the Democrats’ favorite Republican. He has spent his tenure in office obstructing conservative reforms, so some in Austin are thinking he might now want to challenge Greg Abbott in 2018. And maybe not as a Republican. Straus was...
Houston City Council will hold the first of three property tax hearings in city hall chambers. Mayor Sylvester Turner proposed an 8.9% increase in the city’s property tax rate, not excluding those that have lost or damaged property from Hurricane Harvey. After public...
As of late, Odessa City Hall increasingly bears more resemblance to the set of an MTV reality show than a place of governance, with residents taking matters into their own hands to end the political saga. A grassroots effort has developed in the West Texas city in an...
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...
Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office recently argued before the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans the legality of Senate Bill 4, the anti-sanctuary cities bill passed by the legislature during the regular session this year. SB 4, which was which...
One of House Speaker Joe Straus’ top allies, State Affairs Chairman Byron Cook (R–Corsicana), is in hot water after activists in one county of his four-county district moved to officially reprimand him for his actions in the Texas Legislature. Last week, Republican...
In a recently released audio recording*, Brownsville City Commissioner At-Large Place A, Cesar De Leon, compares residents in his region to “taco-eaters” as he uses extensive foul language in reference to two Cameron County district attorneys of African American...
While members of the Texas House Republican Caucus were meeting in Bastrop at the Lost Pines Resort for their annual member retreat, one instructed his staff to file the paperwork necessary to run against House Speaker Joe Straus. On Friday afternoon, State Rep. Phil...
Local city councilman Armin Mizani says that “Texans face big challenges and deserve leaders who will represent our conservative values.” That’s why the North Texas Republican is stepping up to challenge an incumbent state lawmaker who’s had a declining record of...
As conservatives’ frustration with the liberal governing coalition of the Texas House reaches a fever pitch, yet another Straus loyalist has acquired a challenger from the right. Just this week, Hollywood Park Mayor Chris Fails announced his campaign for House...
McKinney is once again riding roughshod over property rights, and local landowners aren’t happy about it. The city is trying to rush through dozens of forced annexations before a new state law takes effect December 1 ending the practice. “There’s a land...
Though efforts to reform property taxes failed in Austin earlier this year, taxpayers are focusing their efforts on Washington, D.C. hoping to secure some tax relief this year. Across the nation, conservative activists and everyday Americans have been flooding the...
In an unsurprising series of events, the Young Conservatives of Texas chapter at the University of Texas at Austin has had their property vandalized multiple times by a radical left-wing fascist group. The group, which goes by the name the Revolutionary Student Front,...
In a stunning slap in the face to victims of Hurricane Harvey, Conroe Independent School District voted 5-2 to refuse relief for homeowners whose property was damaged by storm. CISD President Melanie Bush had requested that the board look at reappraising the homes of...
