The Latest
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
Texas Medical Board Suspends License After Doctor Defied Mask Mandates
Dr. Eric Hensen has been fighting the TMB for years over the policy.
Student Group Sues West Texas A&M President for Canceling Drag Show
“Drag shows are derisive, divisive and demoralizing misogyny, no matter the stated intent.”
The Archive
New Pig Book Shows Congress is High on the Hog
Citizens Against Government Waste has just released their annual PIG Book cataloging Congress' waste of tax dollars. It shows there were 11,610 pork projects approved this past year at a cost of $17.2 billion. Among them: $3 million for First Tee, a character-building...
What About Breathalyzers?
Lawmakers have only recently come under fire for a decades-old practice in the Texas House: ghost voting. This is where someone votes for an absent colleague. It often happens with the consent of the absent (but not always), and usually in the manner the member would...
Too Smart for Tyroch
Last Sunday a group of friends and I from Young Conservatives of Texas went up to Belton to walk precincts and meet voters for Ralph Sheffield's campaign. Ralph is a great guy. He's the owner of a mexian food restaurant called Las Casas in Temple (Go and try the...
Wasting Taxpayer Dollars on Luxury Suites, Thousands on Meals
Martha Tyroch, a candidate for State Representative in HD55, has a disturbing pattern of charging taxpayers for luxury accomodations and lavish dinners. In 2005, Tyroch booked a suite at the exclusive Mayflower Hotel in Washington D.C. for a cost of over $450 per...
Lewis In HD81
We hosted a live conference call last night for folks in House District 81 -- and some 2,500 took part in the call to ask questions of fiscal conservative Tryon Lewis, who the Empower Texans PAC has endorsed in the run-off. The questions ranged from tax and budget...
Laubenberg endorses Dunning
Taxpayer hero Jodie Laubenberg has come out strongly supporting Randy Dunning in the run-off race for House District 112 in Richardson and Garland. Why is she supporting Dunning? Find out here!
Red-Light Rights
Did you know cities are required to post signs telling you red-light cameras are in effect at an intersection? And without the signs, they cannot collect a fine? We chatted this week with State Rep. Bill Callegari, who passed the law and is bothered by the lack of...
March Lobbying Madness with Public Funds
The Center for Responsive Politics has a new bracket comparing the Sweet 16 universities by their federal lobbying expenditures. By this measure, UCLA ($560k) will play UNC ($31Ok) in the Finals - UT-Austin at $200k would be on the sidelines. The bracket is at:...
Moore Conservative
One of the strongest voices for fiscal conservativism, and commonsense governance, is Steve Moore. He founded the Club for Growth, and now serves as senior economics writer at the Wall Street Journal, and a writer on the vaunted editorial page. He's truly a one-man...