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Nanny State Bag Fee, Now In Big D

­­Dallas is commonly referred to as a transplant city, with many Americans from across the country relocating here for promising career opportunities.  Now it appears that nanny-state regulations, and not merely people, are also finding solid footing in the metroplex....

The Crimean Crisis

In the Crimean War, 1853-54, over 750,000 Soldiers died and countless civilians. This conflict, involved Russia, France, Britain, The Ottoman Empire and many other countries. The match that lit that struggle was Russia. In an excerpt from: Figes, Orlando. “The Crimean...

Ethics Commission Doubles Down On Unconstitutional Action

After meeting behind closed doors today, the Texas Ethics Commission said they stood by their decision to probe Empower Texans and expose the names of donors and subscribers despite court precedence and no legal authority. Empower Texans has sued the TEC after the...

From Your City Council To The White House

We recently covered the encouraging wave of conservative victories in the March Republican primary.  If history is any guide, far less attention will be paid to May’s local elections. That’s unfortunate, not only because Texans are largely governed locally, but...

Local Debt: Few Vote, Everyone Pays

Historically, turnout in Texas’ political primaries has languished in the single-digits.  Considering that many races from within each party are uncontested, it’s somewhat understandable.  But countless, hotly contested Republican races this March still failed to...

Conservatives Win Big!

Tuesday night's results made for a very good morning for conservatives in Texas. A few fast facts about last-night’s Republican primary: The most liberal Republican in the Texas Senate lost. Conservative ranks in the Senate are swelling. Every House conservative won...

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Texas Independence Day!

On March 2, 1836, Texas’ founding fathers declared independence from Mexico. In those early days, things looked pretty bleak. The Alamo fell just a few days later, and the revolution suffered more setbacks than wins. Yet just a few weeks later, on April 21, 1836,...

Garland Fights For Students, Against “Super” Bully

Texans with a desire to positively impact policy trends across the state may want to begin by cleaning their own backyard.  As previously stated, local vigilance is not only needed to stop the disproportionate taxing, spending and debt trends statewide; it’s also an...

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