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County Officials PAC Leans Blue in General Elections in a Red Texas
An in-depth review reveals that the vast majority of candidates supported by COPAC in the last three General Elections were Democrats.
US Customs and Border Protection Seizes $11 Million Worth of Illegal Narcotics
The illegal drugs were apprehended in two separate stops on the Texas-Mexico border.
Dallas City Councilman to Host Gun Buyback Program
Councilman Jesse Moreno says he hopes events like this will improve the community’s “sense of security.”
Texas A&M Professor Teaches Hamas Is ‘Charity Organization’
Pro-Palestine protests and professors rattle Texas universities.
The Archive
Joe Barton (Finally) Calls It Quits
Disgraced US Rep. Joe Barton, finally succumbed to mounting pressure from conservatives, will not seek reelection in 2018. According to the news site Axios, Barton made his decision on Thursday. "I've always listened to people in Texas and worked for them in...
Another Big Win for Residents Fighting Mesquite’s Land Grab
Residents of two North Texas counties who vowed to fight a city’s land grab “until the end” are almost there – and they’re winning. Landowners in unincorporated parts of Kaufman and Dallas counties, who have been fighting forced annexation by the City of Mesquite for...
Texas House District 41, Silent in the Battlefield?
On November 13, Hidalgo County GOP met for its final executive committee meeting of the year. They signed up precinct chairs, discussed the budget, filing deadlines for candidates, and lastly the future of Hidalgo County GOP. Within discussion at the meeting, HCGOP...
O’Hare to Barton: ‘Retire from Congress’
In a strongly worded statement posted to his Facebook page, Tarrant County's Republican Party chairman has called on US Rep. Joe Barton to retire by the end of the year. The statement comes after lurid revelations of Barton's sexual activities were revealed in the...
Dan Patrick Charges Texas Senate with Protecting Students’ Speech Rights
As part of his list of interim charges, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick is asking the Texas Senate’s State Affairs Committee to “look at freedom of speech on college campuses to make sure there are no restrictions on the right of Texas students to express their views on campus.”...
Celina Officials Push Through One Last Land Grab
Just two days before Thanksgiving, and ten days before a new law restricting the practice takes effect, officials in a North Texas city pushed through one last batch of forced annexations – leaving property owners impacted by the land grab feeling less than thankful....
Grassroots Coalition Declares Stance on Republican Speaker Selection Process
A coalition of the Texas’ most prominent grassroots organizations called for members of the House Republican Caucus to amend the party’s bylaws to change the speaker selection process and announced they would withhold support from lawmakers who failed to commit to...
Texans Can Drain The Swamp
In Swamp Country, there is a fight between Obama appointee Leandra English and President Trump to lead the bureaucratic, inefficient, and unconstitutional Consumer Financial Protection Board. (I've previously stated we should get rid of all unconstitutional federal...
Bureaucrats Bemoan Biedermann’s Defense of Taxpayers
After taxpayers in one Texas town rejected a proposed $12.6 million debt proposal, city bureaucrats and their enablers are taking issue with a local lawmaker who stood with taxpayers. Earlier this month, taxpayers in Fredericksburg shot down a city bond proposal that...