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Mask Requirement Removed in Texas House
In the Senate, visitors are still required to submit to a COVID test or show proof of vaccination.
Keeping The Budget Responsible
State Rep. John Otto of Dayton has it right: "Everything we do in Texas with regard to public policy starts...
Superintendent Candid About Not Wanting to Face Voters
Larry Appel, Dumas ISD superintendent, denounced voter approval for tax hikes, saying "It is much harder to...
Dodging Questions
Starting in early December, our Empower Texans PAC began sending a 4-page questionnaire to candidates and incumbents, regardless of party. These were questions culled from the responses a great many of our friends and readers proposed in the fall. More than half of...
D Is For Dinosaur, Or Dangerous
I don't know who to root for in this race, but the Democratic Primary out in El Paso is looking to be fun. State Rep. Norma Chavez, D-El Paso, is calling State Rep. Paul Moreno, D-El Paso, a 'dinosaur.' If so, then Moreno could probably be categorized as...
Patrick Promises Constitutional Carry Vote in Senate
“It’s rare that I do this. Usually, if you don’t have the votes for a bill, you don’t bring up a bill that’s going to lose, but this is an important issue.”
Saturday’s Fort Worth Mayoral Election Pits Vying Factions Against Each Other
Two factions of the establishment are vying for control of a taxpayer-funded real estate project.
Texas House Passes Ban on Using Private Money to Administer Elections
In 2020, millions in third-party cash called “ZuckBucks” went to local election administrators, most in Democrat-dominated counties.
Analysis: Was Rick Dennis Framed?
Is the Capitol culture so depraved it would frame a man in the name of settling a political score?
Texas House Sends Bipartisan THC Bill to the Senate
“The state of Texas has not allowed me to completely follow my Hippocratic oath, and I believe that I may have done harm by not being able to prescribe medicinal cannabis to some of my patients.”
Texas Congressman Proposes to Stop Sending US Tax Dollars to China’s ‘Genocide’ Program
“American tax dollars should never directly or indirectly support taking of innocent human life.”
Amarillo ISD Begins Process of Launching New Police Force
Amarillo taxpayers to see new police force created this year.
Texas Senate Passes ‘Lone Star Infrastructure Protection Act’
“Nations like China, Iran, Russia, and North Korea CAN NOT be allowed to tie into our critical infrastructure.”
Top Election Integrity Bills Maneuvered Through Texas House Committee
Advocates wait and see, as priority election reforms move through the Texas Legislature.
Dodging Questions
Starting in early December, our Empower Texans PAC began sending a 4-page questionnaire to candidates and...
D Is For Dinosaur, Or Dangerous
I don't know who to root for in this race, but the Democratic Primary out in El Paso is looking to be fun....
Giving Us More Gas (Taxes)
Ever heard of the National Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue Commission? Well, they want your money. This quasi-governmental body is suggesting that gasoline taxes be TRIPLED over the next five years. Big Government, not Big Oil, is already the biggest...
Clucking Hysteria
Hysterical pronouncements by politicians can lead to both bad policy and higher costs. You don't get much more hysterical than Arlington Mayor Robert Cluck, who told an audience that simply breathing the air in some parts of Texas places people “as at [much] risk...
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