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Lawsuit Seeks May Election for ‘Vacant’ Harris County Commissioner Seat
Candidate Richard Vega claims Precinct 2 Commissioner Adrian Garcia vacated his position when he accepted a conflicting government job.
Alvin ISD Trustees Bypass Committee Process to Rebuild Tornado-Ravaged School
The district argued that urgent need supersedes the rules.
State Legislator Threatens to Withhold Funding for Texas Medical Board
State Rep. Brian Harrison said if a Planned Parenthood employee is not terminated, he will file legislation to defund the board.
Meet the Freshmen: Andy Hopper
As he prepares for the upcoming legislative session, Hopper plans to prioritize election integrity, water conservation, and border security.
The Archive
Countering Conservatives
Today's headline in the Dallas Morning News says it all: "Texas business groups ally to counter tea party influence in GOP primaries." Ironic, since the tea party arose to counter those establishment groups working to undermine our economy and liberty! Who is trying...
Start Strong
In these closing days of 2013, we have the opportunity make sure 2014 is the year that the Lone Star State starts shining brighter! When lawmakers gathered in January to begin the biennial legislative session, they had record-breaking revenue increases and a historic...
Geren’s Pet Pig: Trinity River Slush Fund
State Rep. Charlie Geren (R-Fort Worth) has extensive experience promoting a wide range of reckless public policies in direct conflict with his party’s platform. Regarding federal mandates, Geren supported a budget amendment that opened the door for Medicaid...
Rube Goldberg Government
Rube Goldberg is one of the only people in human history to have the rare distinction of his name being an official definition in the dictionary. In our popular culture, it has become commonplace to use names of celebrities to illustrate certain actions or behaviors,...
Good Guys Winning In ’14
With the filing deadline behind us, we can immediately declare some winners based solely on a lack of challengers. At the top of the heap are the A-rated House members on the Fiscal Responsibility Index; only three of 19 even drew a challenger. Of the 19 worst-rated...
HD83 challenger Massengale begins by dissembling
Steve Massengale is the civic cheerleader candidate for Texas House District 83. He’s challenging conservative standout, and appropriations committee member, Charles Perry in the Republican Primary. Massengale has little history being a Republican and zero history as...
Andy Cargile Visits Austin’s Lobby Club
Last week we introduced you to Neal Adams, the pay-for-play moderate puppeteer of Tarrant County. Since our story ran, left-wing blogger Bud Kennedy has rushed to Adams’ defense, calling him a “kingmaker.” Adam’s chosen one, Andy Cargile is challenging Taxpayer...
Neal Adams: Tarrant County’s Moderate Puppeteer
State Rep. Jonathan Stickland didn’t toe the grow-government line this session. He voted against a bloated budget that increased session-to-session spending 26.9% and a myriad of liberal policies. That sort of leadership earned him praise from conservatives, and a...
Lubbock Establishment Runs Tax Raiser Against Rep. Charles Perry
Is the Lubbock establishment challenging conservative Rep. Charles Perry because he won't raise taxes? This spring Perry was approached by members of the Lubbock chamber of commerce connected with "Imagine Lubbock Together." They were seeking special legislation to...