State
Red Threat: China Invading Government Education
Confucius Institutes may have faded away, but CCP connections and influence remain.
Potential Candidates Line Up for Texas House Race in Panhandle
The list of possible contenders to replace State Rep. Four Price continues to grow.
State Rep. Harrison Requests Investigation Into Texas A&M’s Payout
Harrison’s request follows the university’s decision to pay DEI proponent Kathleen McElroy—who voluntarily ended employment negotiations—$1 million.
Cruz Vows to Endorse Against School Choice Opponents
Cruz says he is trying to “change the calculus” for rural Republican lawmakers who oppose expanding educational freedom.
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Dr. Z’s Bad Meds
Some pretty nasty medicine was prescribed by State Rep. John Zerwas, MD, that he thinks will "dull the edge" of the current budgeting process. Sorry, doc, but yours isn't a very sound diagnosis. In an interview earlier today, Rep. John Zerwas staked out a position in...
Voters Still Saying CUT
No matter how liberals try to spin it, Texas voters say in a new poll they clearly want the state’s budget balanced by spending cuts. As our own poll found, those same voters won’t be happy with legislators who do anything else. A University of Texas/Texas Tribune...
Don’t Bet Budget On Gambling
Enticing whispers are floating through Capitol halls that Texas can have it all: more revenues, lower taxes and balanced budgets. All that – and more! – would come simply by expanding legalized gambling in Texas. Such promises might look good under flashing neon at...
Eltife’s Crazy Budget
Well, you should give State Sen. Kevin Eltife two points for consistency. It seems that his knee-jerk reaction to principled, fiscally responsible public policy is to decry it as "crazy" and "insane". When Sen. Eltife, a member of the Senate Finance Committee, was...
Education Spending: Texas vs. California
We Texans love to compare ourselves with California; we have created more private sector jobs, have a lower tax burden and lower unemployment rate, and folks are leaving the formerly 'Golden' State in droves to seek Lone Star prosperity. Without a doubt, there is much...
SB600: Typical Liberal Fear Mongering
On Friday, February 11, freshman State Senator Jose Rodriguez (D – El Paso) filed SB600 which is basically the antithesis of Arizona’s SB1070 and then some. If passed, which I highly doubt (it’ll be lucky if it’s even assigned to a committee), SB600 would prohibit...
“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...