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Former Democrat DA Enters Race to Challenge Sen. Ted Cruz
Nueces County District Attorney Mark Gonzalez has dismissed over 800 felony cases and allegedly mishandled several high-profile cases.
US Rep. Chip Roy Doubles Down on Defunding DHS Over Disastrous Border Policies
Roy took to social media to express his disappointment in the House GOP for hesitating to defund Biden’s DHS.
Paxton Impeachment Trial Moves Forward in Texas Senate
Motions to dismiss the charges were unsuccessful, moving the trial forward.
Y’All Answered: Would You Comply With New COVID Lockdowns?
Readers offer their insights and experiences.
The Archive
Texas Mayors Surrender Sovereignty
Texans are becoming increasingly frustrated with the unconstitutional power the federal government is taking from both its citizens and the state and local governments in which they live. It’s particularly offensive considering the same overlords in D.C. are blatantly...
Netroots Education Panel: Kill School Choice
Five out of five progressive education activists at Netroots Nation agree: there cannot be choice or competition. Why? Their plans for the status quo in public schools are an integral part of implementing their progressive vision of "community schools;" the new...
TML: Politicians First, Texans Last
One of the first things you’ll notice while attending a local government meeting is that political posturing is considered paramount above all else. Stated differently, “getting along” with other politicians is more important than hammering out policy solutions that...
Far left’s utopian vision exposed at Netroots Nation
DETROIT -- Panelists at the Netroots Nation conference described their allies as “communists” and “anarchists” while admitting that, as liberals, “we like taxing things.” One panelist said he likes reading obituaries because “there are a bunch of Fox News viewers who...
Dispatch from Detroit: Netroots Nation 2014
The nation’s largest annual gathering of liberal-progressive activists took place this past weekend in a paragon city of liberal “progress:” Detroit, Michigan. As an attendee of the Netroots Nation conference, I gained unscripted, unedited, and unpolished access to...
Local Debt: Don’t Wait Until November
Many Texans are shocked to learn that our state currently has the second highest, per capita local debt in the nation. As a result, Texans are facing a local debt epidemic primarily driven by city and school debt, which are separately governed entities each with...
Commission Races Forward With Illegal Slots Proposal
Today the Texas Racing Commission will take testimony from citizens concerned with the agency’s impending constitutional overreach. The Commission is considering enacting a rule that would allow Texas horse and dog tracks to implement devices called “instant racing”...
Texas Conservative Leaders: Limit Government Growth
Members of the Texas Conservative Budget Coalition are calling on lawmakers to keep state government growth at or under 6.2% in the 2016-17 biennium. Grassroots conservative leaders and budget experts gathered this morning in Austin to unveil a fiscally conservative...
Carona Opposes Hall’s Impeachment
Early this morning, State Sen. John Carona released a statement via email in opposition to the impeachment proceedings of UT Regent Wallace Hall, a whistleblower who’s unearthed several alleged scandals: “I have been asked by a number of people in recent weeks my...