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I heard on the radio this morning that three unnamed Republicans voted with the Democrats in the Senate to end a filibuster on the Defense Appropriations bill which had 1,719 earmarks worth $7.6 billion. I automatically assumed that the two 'Republican' Senators from...

Carole Strayhon wants to be Comptroller again, this time as a Democrat. But to say her political history is complicated is something of an understatement. She has run for everything from school board to governor, operating under three different political labels. First...

Don't get me wrong, I like Debra Medina. I want her to do well. But this whole "conspiracy against me" angle is getting old fast, especially since her campaign doesn't have any facts to substantiate the claims. For those who haven't been paying attention, dark-horse...

Despite the Dallas Morning News innuendo, everyone acknowledges congestion and mobility are serious issues confronting the state's long-term economic viability. The difference is found in how to solve it. The DMN and their friends in the pro-tax-and-waste crowd would...

Several news stories this week demonstrate that Farouk The-Quaker Shami is right at home with Democrats even though he’s a successful business entrepreneur. KVUE news in Austin reported that Shami declared that “it’s time for a brown governor” in Texas. So check off...

Get ready for Big Brother to ride with you wherever you go in your car. According to the Waco Tribune Herald, the Texas Transportation Commission is tasking the Highway User Fee Exploratory Commette to examine the possibility of taxing us Texans not by how much gas we...

While Texas remains one of the few bright spots in an otherwise bleak national economy, our federal government is on an unfettered march toward attempting to solve the problems our nation faces -- real or perceived -- by evoking the failed socialist policies of the...