NEWS
Liechty Locks Losing Endorsement
He’s bragging about being supported by a guy who lost. Badly.
Capitals of Texas (Texas Minute)
Some people refer to the famously liberal city of Austin as the People’s Republic. Others brag about it...
Liberal Republican Takes Aim at Tony Tinderholt
A bronze star winner for his heroism in the military, Rep. Tony Tinderholt (R–Arlington) earned accolades as well for his service this session in the legislature.
HISD Trustees Want To Lower Ethics Standards
Houston ISD is attempting to reduce regulations that make trustees abstain from voting on contracts of campaign donors.
Abbott-Patrick Agenda For 2017 Starts Now
While the governor and lieutenant governor have a unified Republican vision for 2017, the Texas House leadership has been an obstacle.
Unethical Judge Falls Upward
A judge with a questionable ethical history is running away from his local voters and for an open seat on the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals.
Primaries Matter (Texas Minute)
Quick Texas politics quiz: which election is more important, the partisan primary in March, or the November...
Sen. Charles Perry Endorses Mike Lang for HD 60
The candidate for House District 60 earned a key endorsement earlier today from one of the current Senators serving part of the district.
Straus Marks Farney for Protection
According to sources, Gordon Johnson has informed liberal House Speaker Joe Straus’s vendors that Georgetown Republican Marsha Farney’s reelection is one of Straus’s “top five” races.
Desperately Misjudging The Electorate
A justice on Texas’ Supreme Court is feeling very desperate.
Texas Stands Tall (Texas Minute)
Ingrained in the Lone Star State’s mythos, and grounded in our daily reality, is the simple, inescapable...
More Local Debt Than California (Texas Minute)
Texas has the second-highest per-capita debt in the nation: we even have more local debt than California!