State
14 Constitutional Amendments on the November Ballot
Proposition 4 implements property tax relief measures passed during the second special session.
Lawmaker Demands Answers From Texas A&M Over $1M Payout
State Rep. Brian Harrison says his constituents should not have to pay a DEI proponent a million dollars.
George Soros Funds Race-centered Journalism at UT Austin
Billionaire corporations seek to influence the next generation of journalists.
Texas A&M Gives $1 Million Payout to DEI Proponent After Failed Hiring
Kathleen McElroy rejected A&M’s job offer after the public outcry over her hiring prompted the university to water down her contract.
State Archive
“Sonogram Bill” Vote Coming Soon – Senate Dems Divided
While I typically do not agree with Democrats, I completely believe in giving credit where it is due. When it comes to the “sonogram bill” making its way through the Texas Senate, I’d like to thank the three Democrats who have stood by their faith and values rather...
Surveying The Art Of Lost Money
Is there an art to losing track of the taxpayers' money: just ask the Texas Arts Commission. Texas Watchdog's Mark Lisheron reminds us that the agency "was criticized for a longstanding inability to keep track of its funding" in a report by the state auditor. In the...
Committee Assignments . . . Finally!
Being a political novice, I didn’t know that assigning House committees would take this long, but then again, there are 37 freshmen in the Texas House. Things were already going well in Texas when Republicans achieved a supermajority in the House with 101 members out...
Go For Bold
If there were ever a time for conservatives in the Texas House to act boldly in achieving good, common-sense public policy, now is it. We sit at the apex of two great historic tides in the Lone Star State. First, we have an electorate that in November responded to...
Superintendent Salaries Are A Statewide Problem
Everyone's heard the doomsday scenario: Budget shortfalls are imminent for school districts across the state and the only way these cash-strapped entities can make due is fire teachers. Never-mind that superintendent salaries and benefits have actually been steadily...
Rick Perry: Boogeyman AND Superman?
While most everyone in Texas was freezing last week, Governor Rick Perry was in California to celebrate President Ronald Reagan’s centennial in addition to promoting Texas’ friendly business environment. Texas Democrats, however, were not amused. For some reason,...
Re-Setting Committee Chairs
At first blush, House Speaker Joe Straus’ new committee chairs indicate he heard the message voters sent in November -- welcome news for taxpayers. Perhaps the biggest win is seeing liberal Rene Oliveira removed from the Ways & Means chairmanship, replaced by...
Don’t Break Open The Piggy Bank
Does your home budget-making process begin with the question, "how much should I take out of savings this month?" - Didn't think so… But apparently, it's a common starting point for some in the Texas legislature faced with making tough budget decisions. Whether at...
Perry: Texas Is Strong
In his 'State of the State' address before the Legislature, Texas Gov. Rick Perry stuck to his very prudent guns by urging passage of a budget balanced by spending cuts, and free from tax increases. "Texas," he said, "is still the envy of the nation." A boast-free...