by Michael Quinn Sullivan | Mar. 11, 2008 | State
Radical liberals controlling the state’s “teacher†unions and their allies boldly stepped forward to slam the door shut on kids who are so failed by public education that the kid (predominantly poor and minority) drops out. Rather than giving other types of...
by Michael Quinn Sullivan | Mar. 10, 2008 | State
With a stroke of the pen, Texas’ economy is getting a much-needed $90 million tax cut. Nearly 400,000 businesses around the state will find the tax cut frees up resources for job creation, capital investment and operating stability. The action by Gov. Rick Perry...
by Mlevin | Mar. 9, 2008 | Local
On Tuesday, Austinites can attend a forum on the design of a new $1.25 million BMX/skate park that was approved by voters as part of a larger bond in 2006. Meanwhile, the town of Tomball is considering spending $4 to $12 million in taxpayer funds on a sports arena,...
by Mlevin | Mar. 9, 2008 | Local
A Dallas Morning News editorial today indicates that proposals for new taxes to fund rail expansion have gone beyond the 1 cent sales tax increase to include a bevy of additional options, such as significant increases in the fuel tax and vehicle registration fee, as...
by Michael Quinn Sullivan | Mar. 6, 2008 | State
I cannot believe I almost let this happy note pass by in the excitement of Randy Dunning making the run-off for the HD112 race. The people of the 112th told their outgoing rep, Fred Hill, that his input wasn’t needed. As you know, the retiring Fred Hill carried...
by Michael Quinn Sullivan | Mar. 6, 2008 | Local
Temple’s taxpayers must be looking forward to a Tyroch-free city council, with attendant possibility of lower taxes. But the rest of us still have cause for worry. As a member of the city council, she raised taxes and grew spending repeatedly, and unnecessarily....
by Mlevin | Mar. 6, 2008 | State
Today it was reported that Gwendolyn Hustvedt, a professor of “fashion merchandising” at Texas State, has received a $140,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to study “locally produced, certified organic, environmentally friendly or...
by Mlevin | Mar. 5, 2008 | State
Some 92 percent of Texas GOP primary voters cast their ballots in favor of Proposition 3, which says state and local governments should be required to limit annual budget increases to the sum of the population growth and inflation rate. Also, the Republican Party of...
by Michael Quinn Sullivan | Mar. 5, 2008 | Local
If nothing else, the House District 112 run-off race may prove to be entertaining. Conservative leader Randy Dunning is facing moderate-to-liberal Angie Button. And, it seems, Angie is hard at work demonstrating why she isn’t qualified for the post. She told the...
by Michael Quinn Sullivan | Mar. 5, 2008 | Local
Liberal Republican Pat Haggerty is now a former state representative — thanks to his horrible record. He beat himself by constantly subjecting his constituency to higher taxes, more spending, and a host of bad ideas. Haggerty’s election-night party at the...
by Michael Quinn Sullivan | Mar. 5, 2008 | State
Taxpayer champion Betty Brown defeated liberal trial lawyer Wade Gent this evening. She had been a top target of the liberals, but her grace and convictions gave her the edge. Her victory demonstrates that strong principles overcome liberal opportunists.
by Michael Quinn Sullivan | Mar. 5, 2008 | State
Taxpayer champion Phil King soundly defeated tax-raising, fee-hiking, government-growing Joe Tison this evening. Tison and his liberal buddies had made King a target. Too bad Tison had such a rotten record, and King’s record has been exemplary. Once again Phil...
by Michael Quinn Sullivan | Mar. 3, 2008 | Local
In what we hope might be the most appropriate election night party imaginable, El Paso Republican Pat Haggerty is having his at the “Titanic Ballroom.” No, I’m not making this up. Brandi Grissom of the El Paso Times noted this little bit of irony up...
by Michael Quinn Sullivan | Mar. 3, 2008 | State
Few achievements in my life have been as meaningful, or as impactful, as becoming an “Eagle” in the Boy Scouts. I remember the lessons of my earliest days in scouting more vividly than any college lecture. Never can I hear the words, “On my...
by Captain Watchdog | Mar. 2, 2008 | Commentary
Tonight, Empower Texans hosted a great conference call for conservatives with numerous conservatives joining in to remind others that each election is an opportunity to gain ground. If it is one inch, one foot or one mile we have the opportunity to take ground back...
by Michael Quinn Sullivan | Mar. 1, 2008 | Local
Unsettling, if not unexpected, news from the world of mass transit. It seems that not only is the Austin passenger train system costing more than expected, but it just might kill you. The Austin American Statesman notes that Capitol Metro officials have known for some...
by Daniel Greer | Feb. 29, 2008 | State
The Reality of Hope Today Michael and I were in West Texas meeting and eating with a great bunch of El Pasoans. It was an honor and pleasure to make their acquaintances. As I greeted our guests I felt as though some could be categorized as curious, others hesitant,...
by Michael Quinn Sullivan | Feb. 28, 2008 | Local
There must be are two men named Delwin Jones. One campaigns in Lubbock as a conservative. The other legislates in Austin like a liberal. His hometown paper helps keep up the myth, by failing to mention his voting record, just his campaign promises that aren’t kept....
by Daniel Greer | Feb. 28, 2008 | Local
Conventional waste is coming to Dallas, with the city council planning to purchase a plot of downtown land on which to build an attached Dallas Convention Center hotel. The purchase of land is estimated to set taxpayers back up to $41.3 million. All for something the...
by Michael Quinn Sullivan | Feb. 28, 2008 | State
When politicians talk about “reform” in criminal justice, you have to clutch your wallet tightly, because all too often they are looking to spend a lot more of your money — and make you feel guilty for asking a question. But last Session the House...
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