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Central Texas, Decision Texas, Local
Republican Flips McLennan County Commissioner Seat
The seat has been held by Democrats for 125 years.
Donald Trump Wins Texas
Redistricting conducted since the last presidential election has given Texas 40 electoral votes—two more than in 2020.
Republicans Flip South Texas Senate Seat
The rematch between Democrat incumbent Morgan LaMantia and Republican Adam Hinojosa swung in Hinojosa’s favor.
Decision Texas, Houston, Local
Houston Voters Reject $4.4 Billion School Bond
The bond would have cost $8.8 billion to pay off.
The Archive
Taxpayers Get Relief: Carona Gone From Transportation
In a shake-up of senatorial proportions, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst has reorganized several committees in the Texas Senate. Most notably reorganized out of a job is tax-hike proponent John Carona (R-Dallas), who will no longer helm the powerful Transportation Committee....
Bipartisan claims have no substance
It seems that State Rep. Mark Strama (D-50) has been getting credit for things he did not do. Going to have to give you some background for this one to make sense. At the Republican convention held in Dallas in June, former party vice chairman David Barton...
Will Lobby War Forge Greater Transparency?
Tax-funded lobbying is big business in Austin, and two firms are currently engaged in a lawsuit over contracts with several Texas cities. Since the public is likely to be indirectly subsidizing this case, perhaps the least that will result is greater transparency...
Final Taxpayer Whoopin’ from Wentworth?
On the heels of being rejected for the chancellorship of the Texas State University System, state Sen. Jeff Wentworth (R-San Antonio) now says he’s under serious consideration for an unspecified vice chancellor’s position with the Texas A&M University System, and may...
Mesquite ISD Seeks iPork From Taxpayers
School officials in north Texas want to spend $1 million buying the six-month-old iPad from Apple for middle school students. But they don't want to pay for it; they want state taxpayers to pick up the tab for what is undoubtedly a cool toy -- but not an academic...
Thinking Like Adults
A side-by-side comparison of Texas Republican Party and Texas Democratic Party 2010 platforms has been completed by a conservative group, Texas Conservative Coalition. The results say a lot about what the parties believe. Notice, everything the group highlights is...
Professorial grumbling is preposterous
Here’s what the Beaumont Enterprise editors had to say this week about Texas university faculty who are grumbling about having to do a little paperwork and post their professional and classroom information on-line: “Some Lamar University professors are grumbling about...
Low Tax Burdens Attract Talent
Low Florida taxes won the Miami Heat LeBron James, it seems. One AOL blogger estimated the total 5-year cost for James to have chosen New York over Miami, considering endorsements, would have exceeded $25 million. Florida has the fourth lowest tax burden on citizens...
Texas Dems hit another foul ball with Perry ethics complaints
Democrat nominee for Texas Governor Bill White will not release all of his tax returns for the years he was in government service. But that hasn’t stopped Texas Democrats from scouring the tax returns, freely released by Governor Perry, and using that data to make two...