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Suspects in Jocelyn Nungaray’s Murder May Be Tied to Violent Venezuelan Gang
Search warrants revealed that both men had videos and photos with gang signs and emojis linked to the Tren de Aragua gang.
Huffines: Time for Texas to Ban Taxpayer-funded Lobbying
A new solutions paper outlines steps the legislature can take to ensure taxes do not go toward killing citizen-priority legislation.
The Case For School Choice in Texas
School choice combats failing government schools and woke teachers through competition.
The Chinese Threat to Texas’ Power Grid
Specialists warn the communist nation has already penetrated the state’s power grid and is in a prime position to wreak havoc on millions of Texans.
The Archive
Trans-Texas Corrosion
A few days ago, Texas Transportation Department director Amadeo Saenz announced, “the Trans-Texas Corridor (TTC) as it is known, will no longer exist”. The TTC was an extremely controversial toll road plan that has drawn negative attention to both TxDOT and Governor...
Dewhurst Got It Right
Two years ago I was frustrated that Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst didn't support using some of the surplus on immediate tax relief. Dewhurst said he was worried that the national economy would continue to decline and it would affect the Lone Star State. As it turns out,...
Lest Anyone Forget
The author of the first tax-killing legislation in recent memory? Joe Straus of San Antonio. He was the lead author of HB735, which eliminated the outdated and no longer needed TIF tax on telephone service. That was one of the best pieces of legislation to come out of...
Everything Should Be On The Table
There can be no sacred cows in the state's budget -- and that includes public education. Lawmakers will come to Austin with a softening national economy and the effects are being felt in the Permanent School Fund, which draws investment income from state mineral...
Raise Those Gas Taxes
Just what we need: higher taxes. But that’s what the El Paso Times wants, er, um, that’s what they say an Oil Paso oil man wants. Not the newspaper, no sir. The editorial board is just wants everyone to “stop and think” about the silly proposals of Western Refining...
Straus It Is!
Unless something unexpected happens (which has defined the process up until now), the next speaker of the Texas House will be Joe Straus (R-San Antonio). He this evening surpassed 98 pledges of support (needing only 76) and the remaining Republican candidates bowed...
Speaker Smithee?
So State Rep. John Smithee of Amarillo is now officially "in" as a candidate for House Speaker. A member of the Legislature since 1984, he is one of only 15 House members to receive our "Texas Taxpayer Hero Award" for his outstanding representation in the 2007...
Speaker Straus?
The media is a’ flutter with news that 11 Republican members have chosen someone they want to replace incumbent House Speaker Tom Craddick (apparently the remaining 65 are happy with Craddick), and that these “anybody but Craddick” Republicans are working to get 64...
More Speakers, More Scores
There are now 12 House members who have stepped forward as declared candidates against incumbent Speaker Tom Craddick (R-Midland). That’s seven Republicans and five Democrats. We’ve put together an updated list of how they scored voting with Texas’...