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During a legislative session where creating more efficiency in government is essential, some legislators are examining ways to streamline the Sunset process so that it can live up to its purpose. Rep. Gary Elkins of Houston has had enough. After observing how the...

The House should be commended for the unanimous decision today to cut their office budgets across the board. By passing the HR 3 (the Housekeeping Resolution) for the 82nd Legislature, legislators lowered their operational budget allocated for salaries and other...

Much of the buzz surrounding the 82nd Legislative Session seems to be fueled by angst over writing the next state budget and how legislators will make ends meet in the face of expected budgetary “shortfall.” Conservative legislators and Texans, however, should be...

Promoters of big government are pitching dark budget days ahead by claiming the state faces a $27 billion budget shortfall. Their math is built on faulty premises, and being repeated by the liberal press. Never mind their numbers don't mesh with reality. The leftist...

We’ve mentioned before that regardless of how much of a budget shortfall is estimated for the next biennium (anywhere from $16 billion to $27 billion), the way to approach it is not by asking what can we "cut from the top” of current spending, but what are the...

When Joe Straus was re-elected by the House of Representatives to serve again as the state's 3rd highest ranking constitutional officer, 17 members stood on principle, keeping their word to constituents, and did not vote for Mr. Straus. Amongst what has been an...

Speaker Straus deserves our congratulations on his re-election and thanks for his service Texas. The big issues facing Texas will be solved only by the bold ideas championed by commonsense Texans in the November election. It falls to Mr. Straus to get it done. While...