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Abbott Unveils Billboard Campaign to Deter Illegal Immigration
Over 40 billboards have been placed in strategic locations across Central America, Mexico, and parts of the Texas-Mexico border.
Incoming State Rep. Kerwin Introduces Measure to Limit Harmful Chemicals in Fertilizer
In lockstep with ranchers and state prosecutors who have raised the alarm, Kerwin’s measure seeks new restrictions over harmful PFAS chemicals.
Ken Paxton Steps In to Stop ‘Show Hearing’ With Convicted Murderer in the Capitol
Robert Roberson was convicted of killing his two-year-old daughter, Nikki, in 2002 in Palestine, Texas.
Legislation Filed to Abolish the Austin City Council
The legislation, if enacted, would create a state-run District of Austin.
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Big Win for Free Speech, Big Loss for Wayne Smith
Conservative candidate Briscoe Cain is hoping to win the Republican Party primary runoff for House District 128 next Tuesday, but for Cain, one big victory came a week early. On Tuesday Houston District Judge Brent Gamble issued a temporary injunction barring the...
GOP Delegates Oppose Taxpayer Handouts to Corporations
Over 94 percent of delegates at the Texas Republican Party’s Convention oppose local governments giving taxpayer handouts to private corporations. The language adopted in the GOP platform plank also calls for government at all levels to end taxpayer bailouts of any...
Runoff Roundup
With the shortened time period for the Republican primary runoff elections, many haven’t had time to follow the elections closely. To bring everyone up to speed we’ve compiled summaries of each race. Railroad Commission: Wayne Christian, a former conservative...
Texas GOP Calls for an End to Government Buyouts
As the GOP convened in Dallas last week, delegates from across the state voted on over 200 individual planks for the Republican Party of Texas platform. With an 88 percent approval, the party passed a plank that confirmed what conservative legislators have been trying...
Stark Contrast in Runoff for Denton County Voters
As with each of the runoff elections for the Texas House, HD 64 in Denton County features a choice between a grassroots conservative and an establishment candidate. In this arena, that fight is between small businessmen Read King and veterinarian Lynn Stucky, two...
GOP: Abolish the Property & Business Franchise Tax
More than 93 percent of the delegates to the Texas Republican Party’s 2016 Convention approved platform language calling for property taxes to be abolished, among other reforms. It's no surprise, considering the party's voters overwhelming supported a similar,...
Houston Affordable Housing
The Houston Housing Authority (HHA) proposed mixed-income housing development is still drawing a divide with Galleria residents. Recently, many of the project’s supporters have taken the disagreement to new lows and by implying those standing in opposition are in...
Don’t Get Railroaded
No industry is more vital to the Texas economy than oil and gas; bad regulatory decisions there ripple outward, affecting the state’s 27 million citizens. This makes it imperative that Texans elect a right-thinking commissioner to the agency overseeing the industry....
Local Paper Condemns Doug Miller for Mud Slinging
An already ugly Republican primary season became even uglier last week when State Rep. Doug Miller (R-New Braunfels) began a massive media campaign personally attacking his opponent, Fredericksburg small businessman Kyle Biedermann. At issue are fifteen year old court...