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Middleton Moving Towards March 6th Victory

MONT BELVIEU, Texas—Activists across one of state’s most conservative districts are rallying behind a conservative business leader as he challenges an establishment lawmaker with a weak record. Conservatives in House District 23 have been through the wringer when it...

Timmerman Shows True Colors in HD8

In the open race for House District 8, one candidate’s associations make it clear she’s no friend to conservatives. Linda Timmerman, one of three Republican candidates vying for the seat being vacated by State Rep. Byron Cook (R–Corsicana), posed for a...

Liberal “Business” Group Endorses Against Conservatives

Today, the liberal Texas Association of Business released their 2018 endorsements and, in a list that typically shuns conservative lawmakers, the endorsement of Angela Paxton in Senate District 8 is raising eyebrows. While conservatives rallied for tax reform,...

Austin Giving Away Taxpayer Money With No Oversight

The City of Austin is not only collecting increasingly more of its citizens’ money, but a new audit shows they’re spending it without any oversight. At the city’s Audit and Finance Committee meeting Wednesday morning, city auditors presented a concerning report about...

Dokupil Taking on Davis in HD 134

WEST UNIVERSITY PLACE, Texas—Susanna Dokupil is giving Texas’ most liberal Republican legislator—openly pro-abortion State Rep. Sarah Davis (R-West University)—a serious challenge as her campaign racks up doors and dollars. Dokupil, a conservative lawyer who has held...

Odessa Should Anticipate May Charter Election

Petitioners in Odessa have not only met their goal of 2,500 signatures needed to force a May city charter election, but have surpassed it. With 2,700 voters’ signatures collected so far, it looks as though Odessans will have an opportunity to vote for restructuring...

The Texas Legislature’s New & Terrible Sexual Harassment Video

The closing months of 2017 marked the beginning of the #MeToo movement, where women from various professional fields came forward with stories of sexual misconduct towards them by men in positions of power. The movement, which continues to end the careers of many men...

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