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Williamson County’s Democrat Sheriff Accused of Accepting Pay-to Play Donation
Just four days before a county contract was issued, Gleason received a $20,000 campaign donation from the founder and CEO of the company that received the contract.
Texas DPS Apprehends 22 Special Interest Aliens
At least 1.7 million special interest aliens have entered the country under the Biden-Harris administration.
Edgewood ISD Superintendent Gets Raise While Students Are Failing
Edgewood ISD extended Superintendent Eduardo Hernández’s contract until 2029 and raised his annual salary to $291,923.
Venezuelan Gang Member Arrested for Recruiting Houston Middle School Students
Jorgenys Robertson Cova is an illegal alien from Venezuela who entered the U.S. two years ago.
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Defining “bipartisan” down
We all hear the term "bipartisan" thrown around during election season - it's a word that is used to convey how "affable" a politician is, how much they'll reach across the political aisle to get work done. Merriam-Webster defines "bipartisan" as "of, relating...
DMN Gives Best Reasons To Support Perry
So the Dallas Morning News says they support Bill White because he'll roll over for Washington, raise taxes, and increase the size and reach of government. And that's why Texans will be voting for Rick Perry. You will recall that back in 2003, with Texas facing a $10...
El Paso City Council bans profits on puppies/kittens
A profit-ban is the final shape an El Paso City Council ordinance has taken in an effort aimed at animal control. Mayor John Cook reportedly supports the sales ban, originally aimed at banning all sales of puppies and kittens less than one year of age, and calls the...
Are bond issues a good deal for the children or taxpayers?
I realize those who always push for more school spending for projects small to large believe themselves to be acting in the interest of children. I’ll show you why it’s not true when these folk advocate debt spending, in the form of bond issues. Take Lubbock ISD's...
Gambling interests taking bets in Texas House races
The infamous Texans for Economic Development, a PAC set up to support pro-gambling candidates for state office in Texas, threw around quite a bit of cash in time for the 30-day reports. I'll highlight the central Texas legislators and candidates who have benefited...
There They Go Again
In endorsing liberal Carol Kent for re-election, the Dallas Morning News has pinned their fawning support on her willingness to put higher gas taxes on the table. The DMN's editorial board has apparently made crashing Texas' economy their top policy goal. You'd think...
Maldonado Holds Sparsely Attended Transportation ‘Tax Hike’ Forum, But Ignores Forum on Economy and Jobs
On Monday, Representative Diana Maldonado held a transportation forum with Representative Joe Pickett (D-El Paso), Chair of the Texas House Transportation Committee, and David Lewis, a Texas A&M professor. Maldonado's guests repeatedly made the case for 'indexing'...
Houston’s mayor dances funny on White
The AP headline: “Houston Mayor Annise Parker rips Rick Perry”. “Houston Mayor Annise Parker says Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s attacks on her predecessor, Democrat Bill White, unfairly smeared the nation’s fourth largest city as a financial mess. She says Perry’s ads and...
Crickets chirping in some Dem camps on Obamacare
In all the discussions about the Texas budget, the probable shortfall projected by the comptroller, and what on earth state legislators intend to do about it, no one has really brought up the impending impact on state spending stemming from the Obamacare legislation....