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Amarillo City Council Fires City Manager
In a unanimous vote, the Amarillo City Council voted to cut ties with the city manager.
Hudspeth Will Head Harris County Elections
Harris County Clerk Teneshia Hudspeth says there is “no magic formula to remedy what has gone awry in the last three years.”
Report: Paxton to Question TLR’s Role in Impeachment
Entity spent millions in 2022 pushing politically the same narrative now used by House impeachment managers.
Texas Lawmaker Names and Shames Colleagues for Killing Conservative Bills
In a recent interview, State Rep. Brian Harrison names three members responsible for scuttling Republican priorities.
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Led by Putnam, Tarrant GOP Assembly Opposes TexRail
This past Wednesday, the Tarrant County Republican Assembly joined the TCGOP executive committee by voting to oppose the proposed TexRail commuter line. Tarrant County Judge Glen Whitley, a strong supporter of both TexRail and the massive expansion of government-run...
Straus Leadership Team Too Far Left for Wendy Davis Consultants
Recently the Austin media published internal campaign memos from the Wendy Davis campaign depicting the dysfunction amongst Davis’s campaign staff leading up to her historic loss. In a January 2014 memo, Davis’s political consultants clashed with her campaign manager...
Alamo Area MPO Votes Yes on Toll Roads, Says Streetcar is “Paused”
In their meeting this past Monday, the Alamo Area Metropolitan Planning Organization approved Mobility 2040: their long range transit plan. Allocating 10 years worth of funds from Proposition 1, which voters approved this November, Mobility 2040 will add nearly 40...
Straus to Whistleblower: Resign or be Indicted
In a stunning revelation of potentially illegal influence peddling, House Speaker Joe Straus promised that an indictment effort and other actions against whistleblowing UT Regent Wallace Hall Jr. could be stopped if Hall just resigned office and dropped his...
Houston Charter Reform
Houston’s ad hoc charter review committee met recently to discuss proposed reforms for the city’s charter. The council members voted to recommend the reforms be put to the people of Houston for a vote next November, rather than May. With a wide open mayoral race,...
Plano City Council Passes Controversial Law Amidst Overwhelming Opposition
Despite overwhelming opposition from residents, the City of Plano passed a controversial “non-discrimination” ordinance in a 5-3 vote. Prior to the decision, state officials—including Attorney General-elect, Ken Paxton, and eight others from the Plano-area— petitioned...
How Straus Secretly Killed Campus Carry
In Austin, as it is in Washington, DC, there is an overriding, cynical culture that suggests campaign promises are merely a tool one uses to get elected, to be tossed aside at the first convenience. But while those who are more interested in self-promotion than...
Harris County Republican Party Supports Scott Turner
Last night, the Executive Committee of the Harris County Republican Party voted to endorse Rep. Scott Turner (R-Frisco) for Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives. The Executive Committee also voted in favor of an amendment introduced by Scott Bowen, Chairman...
When Moderates Win, Democrats Win
Democrats are lamenting their setbacks in a recent election that witnessed a clear mandate for conservative leadership. One of their biggest complaints: the loss of moderate Republicans. A major example outside of Texas sheds light on how Democrats rely on...