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Spending Limits Bill Passes House Committee
Texas’ current constitutional spending limit only applies to state tax revenue not dedicated by the Constitution, which constitutes about half of the total state budget.
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...
ELECTION RESULTS: Amarillo Municipal, School Board Races
On Saturday night, voters set the direction for the City of Amarillo and local school districts.
ELECTION RESULTS: Parker vs. Peoples in Fort Worth Runoff
Dee Kelly Jr’s. establishment faction defeats Congresswoman Kay Granger’s.
ELECTION RESULTS: Election Integrity Defended in Dallas
Ringleader of “defunding” police forced into a runoff.
ELECTION RESULTS: Collin County
Results of key city council and school board races on the May 2021 ballot.
ELECTION RESULTS: Austinites Vote to End Public Camping Disaster
Citizens organized and rebuked Democrat-led city officials for allowing rampant lawlessness on the streets.
ELECTION RESULTS: Wright, Ellzey in Runoff for 6th Congressional District
The special election runoff winner will fill the unexpired term of the late U.S. Rep. Ron Wright.
Top Election Integrity Bills Maneuvered Through Texas House Committee
Advocates wait and see, as priority election reforms move through the Texas Legislature.
Interview: Fort Worth Councilmember Cary Moon
“We have very little voter turnout. We need people to get out and to vote.”
Texas House Committee Rejects Proposal to Protect Women’s Sports
Young women remain vulnerable to losing their athletic opportunities.
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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