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Jim Barnes: Mr. Conservative Constitutionalist
“When someone wants to make sure the job gets done, they call me,” says Jim Barnes. Jim Barnes’ first impression of Texas was in 1965, but the weather is what kept him returning throughout the years. A physics graduate from Michigan State University, Barnes was...
Party of Hate?
Our nation was rocked this week by the attempted assassination of a large group of Republican lawmakers and their staff. Zack Barth, a Texan who works as an aide to Texas’ Roger Williams, was wounded in the attack. The would-be assassin was a left-wing activist who...
GOP To TxLege: Grassroots Ready For Special Session
Fresh off winning the chairmanship of the Republican Party of Texas, James Dickey sent public letters to the leaders of the House and Senate with a simple message: the Republican grassroots are ready for the special session. “Many of the items included in Governor...
Montgomery County Officials Defy Republican Party, Support Tolls
Local citizens are outraged after county officials approved a resolution supporting the SH 249 extension, also known as the “Aggie Toll Road.” Montgomery County Commissioners Court voted 3-2 in support of paying for the road with millions in revenue bonds backed by...
Straus Incites Senate Challengers at TASB Meeting
Texas House Speaker Joe Straus may be putting his own lieutenants at risk by violating an unwritten rule of Capitol politics. In a speech to the Texas Association of School Boards, Straus grabbed headlines when he bemoaned Gov. Abbott’s robust conservative agenda for...
Straus Calls Abbott Agenda “Horse Manure”
Speaking to a gaggle of educrats and lobbyists Wednesday, House Speaker Joe Straus showed his contempt for conservative reforms and Gov. Greg Abbott, calling the governor’s agenda for the upcoming special session “horse manure.” Earlier this month, Abbott announced he...
Austin’s Lemon License
A city councilwoman is working to eliminate an absurd city policy that requires kids aspiring to operate lemonade stands to pay the city for a permit. Currently, aspiring young entrepreneurs are required to obtain a $35 permit in order to operate a lemonade stand....
Drag Down Houston
Houston’s November ballot is quickly taking shape, and a new PAC has emerged to push forward Mayor Sylvester Turner’s agenda ahead of the fall election. Lift Up Houston PAC’s website is welcoming and seemingly well-intentioned – except the proposals they are pushing...
Big Government’s Shine
Most big-government Republicans try to hide their anti-taxpayer ways, so in that regard Hugh Shine’s ugly honesty might be commendable. Yet that will be little consolation for taxpayers suffering under one of the nation’s most oppressive property tax schemes. And the...