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City of Austin and Police Association Reach Tentative Contract
Increased crime and police staffing shortages have plagued Austin over the past few years.
Report: Panama Institutes Effort to Cut Off Illegal Migration to the US-Mexico Border
According to immigration expert Todd Bensman, the future success of Panama’s border closure efforts depends heavily on the outcome of the 2024 election.
City of Fort Worth Creates New LGBT Advisory Committee
The committee will advise and inform city officials about LGBT concerns.
Poll Reveals Rising Minority Support for Trump in Texas
Texans have an unfavorable view of Kamala Harris.
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Which Delwin Jones Is This?
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....
Conventional Tactics Cost Taxpayers
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...
Reform Doesn’t Have To Be Expensive
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 Corrections...
Buckley’s Passing Should Serve as a Reminder for Conservatives
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 been involved in the...
Reading, Writing & Spending
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 wallets...
William F. Buckley Jr. – RIP
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.
He Is An ‘L’
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 known as the...
Who Do You Trust?
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...
PAC Attracts Grassroots Support
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....