Federal
John Cornyn: Gun Control Bill Was a ‘Good Start’
Cornyn was condemned by the Republican Party of Texas during their convention in 2022 after he worked to pass gun control legislation.
Ron DeSantis Files for Texas Primary
DeSantis is the third candidate to file on the Republican ballot in Texas.
Illegal Border Crossers Given GPS Coordinates to Enter Texas
It has been previously reported that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has coordinated mass swims across the Rio Grande.
US Rep. Colin Allred Sends $1 Million in Taxpayer Funds to Leftwing Group
The President and CEO of Big Thought has been an advocate in the ‘Defund the Police’ movement.
Federal Archive
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...
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...
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...
The Staggering Costs of Federal Regulation & Trump’s Miracle
A study by the Mercatus Center at George Mason University reveals that federal regulatory growth since 1980 has set the U.S. economy back by $4 trillion. Thankfully, during his first year in office, President Donald Trump’s war on regulations has resulted in the...
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...
Austin’s Campaign Finance Restriction Could Reach Supreme Court
A lawsuit against the City of Austin over campaign finance rules could make it to the US Supreme Court. Don Zimmerman, a former Austin city councilman, filed the lawsuit in 2015, seeking to end the city’s onerous campaign finance restrictions which set a blackout...
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...