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Smith County GOP Moves to Censure Straus
Inspired by a stunning rebuke from Straus’s own home county party, the Smith County GOP passed a resolution to censure the speaker for his repeated obstruction of conservative reforms – and they're urging other county parties to do the same. Last Tuesday, the Bexar...
Midland ISD Job Posting Raises Question about Priorities
A recent job posting by Midland ISD could give a glimpse into a much deeper issue within Texas’ public school system: classroom vs. administrative spending. The district is looking for an executive director of communications and public relations – a move that doesn’t...
Will Tan Parker Defy Abbott and Conservatives Again?
With lawmakers back in Austin for a special session, Gov. Greg Abbott has given them an extensive list of conservative reforms he wants them to pass during the 30-day taxpayer-funded overtime. And he’s been insistent that members of the Texas Legislature have no...
Houston Taxpayers Paying Salary for Director While On Leave for Unlawful Payments
Houston’s Public Works and Engineering Director Karun Sreerama, has been on paid leave for ten days and counting, following the revelation that he was the victim of a bribery scheme concocted by Houston Community College Trustee Chris Oliver. Shortly after the story...
Raz Shafer: A Positive Force in Texas Politics
Raz Shafer, a soon-to-be father from Fort Worth, was pretty much born into politics. But he never thought he’d be as politically active as he is today. Such a statement may sound odd from a lifetime political activist, Hillsdale College graduate, Ted Cruz staffer,...
Educrat Unions Decry “Unfunded Mandates” after Supporting Them
With Gov. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick calling for pay raises for teachers by directing existing dollars into the classroom, labor unions have been staking out positions in opposition to the benefits as an “unfunded mandate.” However, many of these same...
Abbott is Right and Texas Mayors Are Wrong
A group of Texas mayors penned a letter to the governor opposing several of his special-session priorities. While they claim the reforms are a state takeover that erodes “local control,” the exact opposite is true—they empower Texas property owners. “Local control”...
Election Decided By Two Votes Is Contested Over Mail Ballots
Texans are concerned that mail ballot fraud is being used to steal elections – especially close local elections that typically have low voter turnout. Marvin Sutton is one of those concerned Texans. In June, Sutton lost a city council race by just two votes. But he...
Houston’s Pro-Bond PAC Files Its First Report
As campaign finance reports come rolling in for the quarter, many are looking to see how well candidates are doing leading up to next year’s primary. However, with some local elections coming in November, PAC reports provide a good idea of who will emerge as key...