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Republicans Defend Two Bexar County House Seats
Two House seats in the San Antonio area will remain Republican.
Republican Monica De La Cruz Secures South Texas Congressional Seat
The Republican incumbent faced off against her 2022 Democrat opponent, Michelle Vallejo, in a rematch.
Sen. Ted Cruz Beats Colin Allred for US Senate Seat
Cruz will now serve his third consecutive term.
Research Highlights the Paths for Growth of Nuclear Power in Texas
Life:Powered suggests nuclear generated energy may be the answer to Texas’ future energy needs.
The Archive
Flawed Limit
Despite 94 percent of Republican primary voters and 70 percent of Texas voters demanding a limit on government spending to no more than population and inflation, the Legislative Budget Board today voted to let lawmakers exceed that rate for the 2014-15 budget cycle....
First Look at Pre-Filed Bills
Pre-filing for bills in the 83rd Legislature has already begun. Here’s a look at some notable pieces of legislation so far. Good HB 88 by Bill Callegari – this would set a constitutional limit on the rate of growth of approprations to no more than the sum of...
Be Careful What You Ask For
They’re baaack! The same crowd that gave us Scratch Offs is two-stepping again. Advocates for expanding gambling have been working behind the scenes with assorted RINOs and Democrats for years, formulating a grand strategy to expand, expand, expand. Unfortunately,...
Who’s Holding a Townhall?
According to the Republican Party of Texas Platform, GOP state representatives are to hold townhall meetings to discuss House leadership between now and the start of the 83rd session. So far, only a handful of GOP legislators say they plan to hold this important...
“Superintendent” PAC’s Super Election
Read the headline one more time, with sarcasm dripping from each syllable, and you'll get a sense for how I feel about this. For six years, in every eligible election, the Texas Parent PAC has gone to the mattresses to defeat proponents of school choice. They repeat...
Margins Tax Repeal Emerges on First Day of Bill Filing
The Texas Legislature is set to convene on January 8, and today, incumbent legislators are able to begin pre-filing legislation. Right out of the gate, we've got our first bill to repeal the franchise (or "gross margins") tax, SB 113 by Senator Craig Estes (R-Wichita...
Straus’ Session: Spend, Spend, Spend
Texas House Speaker Joe Straus has a simple plan for the coming legislative session: spend more, on a lot. Tax relief? Nowhere in his plans. WOAI radio reported that House Speaker Joe Straus told the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce that the legislature should spend...
Patricia Harless is Scared of You
State Rep. Patricia Harless is scared of you. Well, at least not in the way she should be. The Republican from Spring is scared of having grassroots conservatives like yourself in control of the speaker’s dais. Given the electoral fate of those who’ve stood by Speaker...
Time for Townhalls
With the general election now behind us, Texas is now only two months away from the start of the 83rd Legislative Session—the tone of which will be determined by the very first vote cast in state’s lower chamber. Will Republicans uphold the party platform and conduct...