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Journalist Denied Entry to ‘All-ages’ Drag Show
A drag queen sat with his legs open and exposed his crotch to children in the audience.
Abbott Signals Support for Status Quo With UT Regent Picks
The Texas Senate Nominations Committee is expected to hold a confirmation hearing shortly.
House Committee Considers Legislation to Ensure District Attorneys Enforce the Law
“Some prosecutors are bringing politics into prosecution, and the purpose of House Bill 17 is to eliminate politics from this arena when their main job is prosecution.”
Democrat Lawmaker Condemns Explicit Books in School Libraries
“Not here for the partisan politics on this. I’m here for children.” – State Rep. Shawn Thierry
The Archive
Mr. Vo’s Neighborhood
No one wants to be called a slumlord; bad for business. It's worse when it's the local paper. And it's disastrous when said slumlord is a state representative. Of course, since Hubert Vo's voting record is as ramshackle as the properties he owns, let's hope voters...
Texas Fire Hydrant Imbroglio: Common Sense in Government Has Been Extinguished
Last session the Legislature passed a law requiring all fire hydrants with a flow of less than 250 gallons per minute be painted black to avoid hook-ups to inoperative hydrants, but now the Green Valley Special Utility District has decided to paint all of its hydrants...
Money To Plan On
How much planning can you do with $1.7 million? And does any of it matter? The Texas Planning Assistance Grant Program is giving away that much of your money to 19 local "councils of government." What is a council of government? They allegedly exist to facilitate...
Liberal Babble Makes Us Poor
Liberals are always looking for anything they can dress up as "facts" to fit the left-wing social-engineering schemes they've been promoting for decades. No different is a "study" released by two leftist activist groups that claims Texas has one of the worst "income...
Shaheen’s Message Carries Day
Earlier this week we introduced Matt Shaheen, a strong conservative running for county commissioner in Collin County. He makes a persuasive case for why conservatives must be involved in local government. He made the case so well that he defeated an incumbent. That's...
The Reign of Error has Ended.
8 Term State Representative G.E. Buddy West was soundly defeated tonight by retired District Judge Tryon Lewis. What's even more breathtaking is that Judge lewis completely reversed the percentage of voters in 2 of the 3 counties that make up HD 81 (approx. 68% -...
Bryan Daniel Wins In HD52
Bryan Daniel won election in House District 52, seat made vacant by the retiring Mike Krusee in Williamson County. Daniel presented a clear message and was strongly supported by a coalition of conservatives. Congratulations!
Update: Legler Carries 144
Ken Legler beat Fred Roberts in the HD 144 race. Legler ran a strong campaign based on conservative solutions to pressing policy questions. Congratulations on a well run race!
Congratulations Ralph Sheffield!
In the hotly contested race to replace retiring representative Dianne Delisi, (Representative of Bell County and H.D. 55 for 9 terms) Ralph Sheffield has emerged victorious. Mr. Sheffield captured a convincing share of the vote total to beat big taxing and spending...