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Grapevine City Council Approves Legislative Agenda
City leaders say they will work with one of the largest taxpayer-funded lobbying organizations in the upcoming session.
School Choice Proponent, Opponent Debate Whether Educational Freedom Helps Texans
Education activist Hollie Plemons debated Texas Home School Coalition’s Director of Public Policy Jeremy Newman at a Tarrant County GOP meeting.
Harris County Commissioner Launches ‘Wasted Potential’ Campaign
Harris County Commissioner Tom Ramsey’s “Wasted Potential” campaign targets excessive county spending.
Harris County DA Teare Caught in Law License Controversy Days After Taking Office
Teare’s eligibility to practice law has now been restored.
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Threatened With Jail
Greetings from Corsicana, where tonight I learned just how big a thug State Rep. Byron Cook really is. And how scared he is of the truth. Despite flooding rains and strong winds, people rallied outside Cook’s campaign kick off. Cook is the "Republican" who killed a...
Three Ways to Reform Runaway Debt and Taxes
Texas nearly leads the nation when it comes to local debt — a $332 billion albatross driving ever-increasing property taxes. Those who claim the growing debt crisis is the result of population growth aren’t telling the whole truth. At nearly $12,000 per resident,...
Abbott Calls for Ban on Sanctuary Cities
Calling for a decisive end to “sanctuary city” policies statewide, Gov. Greg Abbott this week asked the Legislature to take action. Absent Abbott calling for a special session, a legislative solution won't happen until 2017. Abbott's positions were made public in an...
Video: Republican Urges Liberal Democrats To Vote In GOP Primary
Democrats are being urged to participate in the Republican primaries this year in a bid by liberal Republicans to thwart conservative reforms. This isn’t a supposition; it’s what State Rep. Patricia Harless (R–Spring) encouraged Democrats to do at an Austin...
Bettencourt Defends Harris County Taxpayers
On Friday, shortly before the Harris County Commissioners Court was set to vote on the proposed 2016 tax rate, State Sen. Paul Bettencourt (R-Houston) delivered an open letter encouraging the commissioners to reduce the burden on county taxpayers. Houston’s population...
SEIU Antics Garner Attention
The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) is starting to get coverage for the thuggish methods they use to attack Texas business owners who refuse to comply with their unreasonable demands. The Houston Chronicle recently reported on the SEIU’s ongoing...
Internal Audit Points to HISD Management
Despite official statements to the contrary, a preliminary review conducted by Houston ISD’s own Office of Internal Audit confirmed the obvious by determining that, “inflation itself is not the key driver in the request for additional [bond] funds.” The audit’s...
Cook’s Crappy Company
Surprising no one, one of State Rep. Byron Cook (R-Corsicana)’s key supporters managed to further degenerate the political discourse last Sunday— by tweeting out a picture of fresh feces carefully placed upon one of Texas Right to Life’s mailers endorsing Thomas...
Answering The Call: To Corsicana!
Conservatives from Navarro County are asking Texans to show up on October 30 to stand up to the notorious bully of Corsicana, liberal Republican Byron Cook. I'm going to answer their call, and I hope you will as well. Byron Cook is the pro-amnesty legislator in charge...