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Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick Continues Endorsing During Early Voting
Patrick endorsed Brent Money and Mike Olcott for the Texas House.
Trump: ‘Any Republican Backing Phelan is a Fool’
The former president has expanded his criticism beyond just Phelan, taking aim at any Republican that backs him.
Fired Austin Fire Department Chaplain Calls for Free Speech
Dr. Andrew Fox was terminated from his position after posting to his personal blog that men should not be competing in women’s sports.
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State Rep. Ernest Bailes Faces Primary Challengers for House District 18
The candidates are competing primarily over the issues of school choice and illegal immigration.
The Archive
Government Housing
It's only the latest in a string of bribery and corruption cases related to construction bidding, but this week's indictment of State Rep. Terri Hodge (D-Dallas) and others should be a clarion call to reform the way governments hand out contracts. The case is...
Embracing Mediocrity
Public education in Texas is a mess. That's the nutshell version of a straightforward piece in the Dallas Morning News, in which the president of the Texas Association of Business presents sobering statistics to demonstrate that "state government has only compounded...
Great Lakes, Big Taxes
Despite heavy protests, an outraged public and a giant pig, the people of Michigan are facing much higher taxes, brought to them courtesy of their Democratic Governor. The conservatives stuck together, forcing the governor and her Democratic legislators (and some...
New Tax Slams Small Business, Lawmaker Says Sales Tax Increase on the Way
The Galveston Daily News reports the new business tax is squeezing small business, the engine of the economy and job creation. Dickinson's Mark Fehrle, who owns a 14-person elevator company, was "floored"" to find out he would have to pay between $15,000 and $18,000...
Your Money Headin’ Down The Road
Remember the Texas Department of Transportation plan to use $9 million of your money to convince you to quit worrying and love the TransTexas Corridor? Well, it's still going on, but now one of the Texas Taxpayer Heroes is stepping up to ask the Legislature to study...
Houston METRO Wastes 183k on Propaganda; Chairman Receives $1k Monthly Car Allowance
Channel 13News investigative reporter Wayne Dolcefino has a revealing piece today about how Houston METRO is wasting over $183,000 on commercials running before movies in theaters that tell viewers how wonderful they are and how they can better use their time by...
Taxpayers Funding Anti-Taxpayer Lobbyists
Taxpayers had a good day in court this week, but it doesn't make up for the untold millions of dollars government entities have used in our money to lobby against the interests of the people paying for big government. Some time ago my friend Peggy Venable at Americans...
A Hero And A Gentleman
Not only is he one of the best members of the Texas Legislature on fiscal issues, but State Rep. Jim Jackson (R-Carrollton) is a gentleman in the finest sense of the word. I had the honor of presenting him the "Texas Taxpayer Hero" Award at an event in Dallas this...
Lawmakers Caught With Hands in Trauma Cookie Jar
Remember how the sporting goods tax has been diverted from state parks and the soon-to-be-abolished telephone infrastructure tax was funneled into general revenues after its purpose of connecting rural schools andl libraries had long been achieved. The San Antonio...