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Cruz Campaign Slams Beto for Gas Tax Vote

Ted Cruz is slamming his Democrat opponent, El Paso Congressman Robert Francis “Beto” O’Rourke, for a vote he took in support of increased taxes on Texas oil production. In 2016, O’Rourke voted against a congressional resolution in opposition to a $10-per-barrel tax...

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Just An Errand Girl?

Many people watching last week’s hearing of the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary were surprised to glimpse U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Houston) caught slyly passing an envelope to one of the attorneys representing Christine Blasey Ford. Her office has now...

Texas Could Gain Three New Congressional Seats

Could Texas soon gain three new congressional seats? That’s the prediction made by Fair Lines America, a nonpartisan organization that supports fair and legal redistricting efforts through education and legal defense. Seats in the U.S. House of Representatives are...

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Cruz Rebounds

A new Quinnipiac University poll (9/11-17; 807 TX likely voters) finds that Sen. Ted Cruz (R), after languishing in a rather prolonged syndrome where he was only posting small single digit leads over US Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D-El Paso), has opened a much larger...

Federal Student Loans Enable Tuition Increases

Many view federal student loans as an inherently good thing. The loans give all students access to a guaranteed loan amount, fully or partially subsidized by the federal government. In theory, this would allow more middle and low-income students to attend college. In...

Cruz’s Lead

National campaign commentator Jim Ellis on Monday pointed to recent polls showing U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz with a lead over Robert Francis "Beto" O'Rourke. Public Policy Polling for End Citizens United (8/1-2; 797 TX likely voters) Sen. Ted Cruz (R) 46% Rep. Beto O’Rourke...

Oldham Confirmed to Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals

By a party-line vote of 50-49, Andrew Oldham was confirmed to the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, after being nominated by President Donald Trump in February. After graduating from Harvard Law School, Oldham clerked for Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito...