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Texas Democratic Party as Student Council

One headline Tuesday night read "Blue Hopes Drowned by a Sea of Read", another "Democrats fail miserably in attempt to turn Texas blue". Yes, for the first time in this century Texas has a new governor and it is Greg Abbott. Big change or not? There will be a big...

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Texas’ Statewide Sweep!

Texans overwhelmingly supported a conservative statewide slate of candidates from governor to railroad commissioner. Across the state, voters have rejected the failed tax-and-spend polices of the left. Indeed, conservatives are on track to win by 18 percentage points...

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“Ethics” Committee Fails to Meet

More than two months ago we reported on House Speaker Joe Straus’s appointment of an array of discredited members to the “Select Interim Committee to Study Ethics Laws.” The committee was created by Senate Bill 1773 which was passed during the 83rd Legislative...

Bonds for Crony Contractors, Not Kids

Not only did Keller ISD conduct a pre-bond campaign research poll specifically designed to manipulate November's voters in potential conflict with state law, but the crony contractors they will hire if the proposition passes are also funding the pro-bond PAC operating...

Lone Star College: Vote Until You Get It Right

Citing its fast growth, the Lone Star College system is asking the taxpayers of Montgomery and parts of Harris County to approve a $485 million bond package on November 4th. If approved, taxpayers can expect the bond’s total cost to be roughly $630 million after...

Dallas Proposition Advances Transparency

The City of Dallas has advanced nine charter amendments on November’s ballot. The first would require that taxpayers see the total cost of future debt propositions on the ballot, a key transparency reform advocated for by Texans for Fiscal Responsibility and a...

Why I’m voting “NO” on Proposition 1

I left out my thoughts on Texas Constitutional Amendment, Proposition 1, in my earlier election recommendations. Listener Club member Gary wrote to me “Do you have a recommendation on Proposition 1?   I am having trouble finding any information on it outside [my trade...

Eminent Domain Abuse Defies Common Sense

Landowners are publicly voicing their frustration with the Tarrant Regional Water District for abusing eminent domain authority and ignoring community concerns. Despite the fact that a cheaper and less intrusive pipeline route was proposed three years ago, the TRWD...

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