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Unnecessary Ordinances Plague Houston, Target the Homeless

Houston officials have habitually enacted laws with the seemingly intentional purpose of targeting the city’s homeless population. The regulations are not only insensitive, but indicate a busybody government in search of problems to fix. With a new administration,...

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Lack of Union Dues Reform Hinders Local Control

State managed pensions hinder the ability of local governments to negotiate plans that are reasonably in line with what they can afford, but the road to local control has a major road block – government collection of union dues. The way to level the playing field...

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Liberal “Establishment” Mayor Seeks Promotion

In East Texas, a liberal Mayor who boasts of being part of the “establishment” is seeking a promotion to the House of Representatives. Mayor Jay Dean is running for HD 7, a seat left open when David Simpson announced for Senate. Dean is facing David Watts, a local...

Straus Facts #8: Joe Straus Enables Democrats

In 2009, a coalition of Democrats and liberal Republicans empowered Joe Straus to become Speaker of the House. In exchange for their continued support, Straus empowers Democrats and liberal Republicans to chair important House committees, while relegating...

Amnesty Supporters Take Aim at Stickland

In the Republican primary for House District 92, amnesty supporters are lining up to oppose State Rep. Jonathan Stickland (R-Bedford). The Business and Commerce Political Action Committee (BACPAC) has endorsed Scott Fisher, a liberal Republican who is challenging...

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Politicians And Their Records

We’ve become accustomed to politicians running from their records, but sometimes they do so in new and unexpected ways. Liberal State Reps. Charlie Geren of Fort Worth and John Raney of College Station are employing the “don’t confuse a good story with facts” tactic....

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Cook’s Austin Campaign

Residents of House District 8 have long been annoyed that their representative, State Rep. Byron Cook (R-Corsicana), flat out refuses to open a district office — despite the fact the state allocates funds specifically for that purpose. The argument against...

Straus Facts #7: Joe Straus Attacks Whistleblower

When a whistleblower uncovered and exposed an admissions scandal at the University of Texas at Austin, Joe Straus attacked him. UT Regent Wallace Hall discovered that legislators had been abusing the admissions system at UT Austin to get under-qualified children of...

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