by Michael Quinn Sullivan | Dec. 30, 2015 | Local
After Joe Straus was elected to the Texas House in a little-noticed special election, he reportedly told people he ran only because his mom wanted him to, so he could look after the family’s gambling industry interests. He became speaker of the Texas House in 2009...
by Michael Quinn Sullivan | Dec. 30, 2015 | Local
Everyone agrees State Rep. Matt Rinaldi of Dallas County is the political triple-threat: smart, articulate and exceedingly charming. Debating with Rinaldi is a fools’ errand, as liberal State Rep. Jason Villalba (R-Dallas) learned a year ago. Picture the scene: an...
by Michael Quinn Sullivan | Dec. 30, 2015 | Local
One of the lowest rated GOP members of the Texas Senate was Kevin Eltife (R-Tyler). He opted to retire rather than face a contentious primary, creating an open seat. Three GOP candidates have emerged: State Rep. Bryan Hughes (Mineola), State Rep. David Simpson...
by Michael Quinn Sullivan | Dec. 30, 2015 | Local
Once hailed as a great conservative, State Rep. Debbie Riddle spent the last two legislative sessions thwarting conservative causes. Her increasing hostility to conservatism has grown in proportion to her closeness to the cartel of Democrats and liberal Republicans...
by Michael Quinn Sullivan | Dec. 30, 2015 | Local
When crony-incumbent State Rep. Jim Keffer announced his retirement, voters around House District 60 cheered. Keffer had been instrumental in colluding with Democrats to install Joe Straus as speaker of the Texas House. The “RINO of Eastland” received a near-death...
by Texas Scorecard | Dec. 30, 2015 | Uncategorized
Delivered daily to your inbox, the Texas Minute is a quick look at the issues facing Texans… with an emphasis on what you can do to make the Lone Star State shine brighter. The Texas Minute is a free publication of Texas Scorecard, produced by Michael Quinn...
by Michael Quinn Sullivan | Dec. 28, 2015 | Uncategorized
Judicial races go overlooked too often on the ballot, despite the impact our courts can have on people’s lives and the state’s economy. Three seats on Texas’ highest civil court, the Supreme Court of Texas, are up for election. Massengale challenging Lehrmann...
by Lauren Melear | Dec. 22, 2015 | State
There’s no denying the emotional and physical exhaustion that comes with running a campaign, especially one with seven candidates and twenty-one counties. However, Susan King (R-Abilene), who suspended her campaign for Senate District 24 due to mental health...
by Charles Blain | Dec. 18, 2015 | Local
While reformers fight to limit union collusion in Texas, cities and pro-union politicians such as Speaker Joe Straus are siding with union bureaucrats. The two most egregious union activities are the sharing of government-employee’s private information and their use...
by Ross Kecseg | Dec. 18, 2015 | Local, Uncategorized
Could higher turnout from the presidential primary in March benefit establishment republicans down ballot? One political expert thinks so. Mark Jones, a political science professor at Rice University known best for his academic study of Texas’ Legislature, told...
by Ross Kecseg | Dec. 17, 2015 | Local
Colleyville residents angrily booed defiant city officials during Tuesday night’s council meeting that lasted until after midnight. The scorn came after the mayor abruptly ended council debate and rushed a final vote on new, controversial higher-density development...
by Tony McDonald | Dec. 17, 2015 | State, Uncategorized
Last week the TEC’s top bureaucrat attended what some are calling a “funeral” for the Wisconsin speech regulator that abused conservatives in the Badger state. Natalia Luna Ashley, Executive Director of the Texas Ethics Commission, was identified as a speaker at the...
by Michael Quinn Sullivan | Dec. 17, 2015 | Local
In their zeal to represent the absurd actions of their clients at the Texas Ethics Commissions, the Texas Attorney General’s office has resorted to telling lies in paperwork designed to provide face-saving cover for a state rogue agency. As the Attorney General,...
by Lauren Melear | Dec. 16, 2015 | Local
After a robust debate at Tuesday’s city council meeting, a resolution, which would serve as the first step in issuing approximately $22 million in new debt (via Certificates of Obligation) for Midland, failed by a 2-5 vote. The overarching argument reiterated by...
by Michael Quinn Sullivan | Dec. 15, 2015 | Uncategorized
Select no more than two GOP candidates who you believe did best in the Las Vegas CNN/Facebook debate… [poll id=”9″] This poll will close at 8am on Wednesday, Dec. 16.
by Ross Kecseg | Dec. 15, 2015 | Local
Colleyville officials continue to face a barrage of citizen-backlash after their attempt to ram through a high-density development plan was exposed. On Tuesday night, the council will decide whether or not to side with their own citizens. The “higher-density” issue...
by Morgan Williamson | Dec. 15, 2015 | State, Uncategorized
With the Texas Ethics Commission admitting in federal court filings this week that they do not have the authority to regulate non-profit organizations that speak out on policy and political issues, the president of Empower Texans has called on the agency to drop its...
by Charles Blain | Dec. 15, 2015 | Local
Outgoing Mayor Annise Parker will bring before council seven potential board members for confirmation for the newly formed Montrose Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ). Out of those seven one is former mayoral candidate and outgoing council member Stephen Costello,...
by Tony McDonald | Dec. 15, 2015 | State, Uncategorized
Over the past two sessions, State Rep. Byron Cook (R–Corsicana) has pushed a legislative proposal so bad that it has not just harmed his political future, but the future of any representative voters perceive to have supported it. In 2013 and again in 2015, Cook pushed...
by Ross Kecseg | Dec. 14, 2015 | Local
Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday appointed Dallas Independent School District Trustee Mike Morath to be the next Education Commissioner of Texas. Referring to Morath as a “proven educational reformer,” Abbott applauded the progress DISD has made in large part to Morath’s...
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