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Amarillo Police Chief Suspended After Supporting Child-Predator High School Coach
Chief Martin Birkenfeld asked a judge to consider Perryton ISD football coach Cole Underwood’s “redeeming qualities.”
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick Exposes Illicit Lottery Ticket Reseller After $83M Jackpot Win
The Texas Lottery is corrupt.
‘The Man Behind the Curtain’: Democrat Obama Lawyer Retains Power in Texas House
Hugh Brady is still advising the Texas House under a new title: “parliamentary counsel.”
House Committee Unilaterally Raises Office Budgets, Gives Democrat Vice Chairs $3.6M in New Pay
The House Administration Committee unanimously approved increased office budgets, including a new stipend for Democrat vice chairs.
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House District 115: Rinaldi Retires Ratliff, Redux
Everyone agrees State Rep. Matt Rinaldi of Dallas County is the political triple-threat: smart, articulate and exceedingly charming. Debating with Rinaldi is a fools’ errand, as liberal State Rep. Jason Villalba (R-Dallas) learned a year ago. Picture the scene: an...
Senate District 1: Improvement (Almost) Guaranteed
One of the lowest rated GOP members of the Texas Senate was Kevin Eltife (R-Tyler). He opted to retire rather than face a contentious primary, creating an open seat. Three GOP candidates have emerged: State Rep. Bryan Hughes (Mineola), State Rep. David Simpson...
House District 150: A Bad Riddle
Once hailed as a great conservative, State Rep. Debbie Riddle spent the last two legislative sessions thwarting conservative causes. Her increasing hostility to conservatism has grown in proportion to her closeness to the cartel of Democrats and liberal Republicans...
House District 60: Improvement NOT Guaranteed
When crony-incumbent State Rep. Jim Keffer announced his retirement, voters around House District 60 cheered. Keffer had been instrumental in colluding with Democrats to install Joe Straus as speaker of the Texas House. The “RINO of Eastland” received a near-death...
Susan King Reenters Senate Race at Eleventh Hour
There’s no denying the emotional and physical exhaustion that comes with running a campaign, especially one with seven candidates and twenty-one counties. However, Susan King (R-Abilene), who suspended her campaign for Senate District 24 due to mental health...
End Government-Union Collusion
While reformers fight to limit union collusion in Texas, cities and pro-union politicians such as Speaker Joe Straus are siding with union bureaucrats. The two most egregious union activities are the sharing of government-employee’s private information and their use...
Expert Says Establishment Benefits from Uninformed Voters
Could higher turnout from the presidential primary in March benefit establishment republicans down ballot? One political expert thinks so. Mark Jones, a political science professor at Rice University known best for his academic study of Texas' Legislature, told the...
Defiant Colleyville Council Booed by Hundreds of Citizens
Colleyville residents angrily booed defiant city officials during Tuesday night’s council meeting that lasted until after midnight. The scorn came after the mayor abruptly ended council debate and rushed a final vote on new, controversial higher-density development...
TEC Bureaucrat Attends Anti-Free Speech Conference
Last week the TEC’s top bureaucrat attended what some are calling a “funeral” for the Wisconsin speech regulator that abused conservatives in the Badger state. Natalia Luna Ashley, Executive Director of the Texas Ethics Commission, was identified as a speaker at the...