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...
by Rasamuelson | Feb. 27, 2008 | Commentary
Buckley’s Passing Should Serve as a Reminder for Conservatives by Michele J. Samuelson michele.samuelson@gmail.com George Will once said that without the National Review, we wouldn’t have gotten Goldwater, and without Goldwater, Reagan. If you’ve...
by Daniel Greer | Feb. 27, 2008 | Local
Austin school trustees have been up to their favorite extracurricular activity: spending your money. Next month voters will be asked to approve a $345 million bond package according to the Austin American Statesman. It’s for the children, so everyone open your...
by Michael Quinn Sullivan | Feb. 27, 2008 | Commentary
We have lost one of the most eloquent defenders of the conservative movement and the cause of liberty. William F. Buckley Jr., founder of National Review, died last night at his home in Stamford, Connecticut. May he rest in peace.
by Michael Quinn Sullivan | Feb. 27, 2008 | Local
In Waco we have the curious case of State Rep. Chales “Doc” Anderson being challenged by the son of a former state senator David Sibley. When the race started, the son-of-a-former-state-senator had only his family name as a claim to fame. Now he’s...
by Michael Quinn Sullivan | Feb. 26, 2008 | State
Not government. A nationwide survey of 1,652 adults by the Association of Government Accountants. People reported being displeased with the openness and honesty of their state and local governments. Texas lawmakers passed landmark legislation putting all state...
by Admin | Feb. 26, 2008 | State
With less than a week remaining in the 2008 primary campaign season, the political action committee associated with Texans for Fiscal Responsibility has raised more than $325,000. The organization works with activists from across the state on tax and spending issues....
by Mlevin | Feb. 25, 2008 | State
KEYE-TV has a revealing story tonight on excessive salaries paid to Texas superintendents, some of which are over $300,000. While the Texas Education Agency posts superintendents’ base salary, one must look at the contracts to see the total compensation, which...
by Michael Quinn Sullivan | Feb. 24, 2008 | Local
The Athens Review has a Q&A up with Wade Gent, the trial lawyer running against conservative champion Betty Brown. He may be a decent lawyer, but he apparently doesn’t know much about the state legislature. Maybe he was too busy filing frivilous lawsuits to...
by Michael Quinn Sullivan | Feb. 21, 2008 | Local
In the race for House District 61, former Weatherford mayor Joe Tison told the Fort Worth Star Telegram today that “he would consider changing his position on any issue if he believed that a majority of his constituents felt differently.“ In short, Joe Tison believes...
by Rasamuelson | Feb. 20, 2008 | State
I have had a couple of conversations since early voting began yesterday with long-time Republican voters who are chosing to vote in the Democrat Primary. These Republicans are attempting to chose the candidate that they perceive is easier for Republicans to defeat in...
by Mlevin | Feb. 20, 2008 | Local
The Denton Record-Chronicle reports today that the Denton City Council voted to renew its legislative lobbying contract with HillCo, which will cost taxpayers $81,000. The article notes: “HillCo consultants helped Denton with a variety of key issues in 2007,...
by Michael Quinn Sullivan | Feb. 18, 2008 | Local
Politicians are very careful about who and how they endorse, and how and who they don’t. But apparently incumbent State Rep. Jerry Madden of Plano has been playing fast and loose with his endorsement list… And Attorney General Greg Abbott is rightly...
by Michael Quinn Sullivan | Feb. 18, 2008 | Local
When liberal editorial page editors make endorsements, particularly in a Republican Primary, one has to expect to wear waders and a nose clip. But the Dallas Morning News’ endorsement of Charles Stafford of Denton reeks of bad ideas that he apparently stunk up...
by Michael Quinn Sullivan | Feb. 17, 2008 | Local
Nothing’s quite so distasteful in our democratic republic as an autocratic politician who demands that his every word and action be seen as benevolent kindness by those over whom he rules, er, represents. Such is the case with El Paso’s Pat Haggerty. Haggerty...
by Mlevin | Feb. 17, 2008 | State
Texas Republican primary voters will weigh in on a non-binding resolution that asks whether state and local governments should be required to limit annual budget increases to the sum of the population growth and inflation rate. The measure is likely to pass...
by Mlevin | Feb. 15, 2008 | Local
The Dallas City Council voted on February 13 to enter into a lease-purchase agreement under which taxpayer dollars would subsidize a convention center hotel. The Dallas Business Journal has an online poll in which you can vote on whether this is an appropriate use of...
by Michael Quinn Sullivan | Feb. 14, 2008 | Local
Texas’ illegal aliens — he has been their go-to Republican. Check out the YouTube Valentine’s message.
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