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Funding Pravda

Conservatives sometimes joke that major media outlets are as biased as Pravda, the infamous state-run newspaper of the Soviet Union. But in Texas, we literally have taxpayer-funded media outlets. A search of state records show that taxpayers paid $111,195.85 and...

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Rampant Misconduct by Judge Alleged in Paxton Case

A stunning pattern of misconduct by Collin County Judge Chris Oldner gives further weight to allegations that indictments against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton are politically motivated. Earlier this year, a Collin County Grand Jury picked by Oldner indicted...

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Some TCC Members Skip on Abbott Sanctuary City Praise

A group of self-described conservative Republicans are praising Gov. Abbott for his recent statements about sanctuary cities, but some Republican members are conspicuously missing. The Texas Conservative Coalition (“TCC”) – a caucus including many but not all...

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Texans Ready For Results

In a wide ranging poll of Texas voters, 96 percent of the Republican Party’s most likely voters consider legislation banning “sanctuary cities” to be “very important" to them. They are similarly anxious to see the Texas legislature address real ethics reform,...

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Using Cruz for Cover

Are some incumbent Republicans pretending to support Ted Cruz for President in order to appear conservative to their voters? For three Texas state representatives, that seems to be the only logical explanation for the endorsements they have made. Cruz recently...

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Patrick Continues Leadership on Ethics Reform

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick is signaling that he will not let House leadership’s end-of-session sabotage of a major ethics reform package stand in the way of reform efforts in 2017. Patrick today released an interim charge calling on the Senate Committee on State Affairs to...