State
Analysis: Vote for Speaker is the Vote on School Choice
Rump Republican Dustin Burrows’ candidacy is being driven by opponents of Gov. Greg Abbott’s education initiative.
Will Metcalf Breaks Pledge, Joins Democrats in Speaker Fight
State Rep. Dustin Burrows has faced scrutiny after questionable support claims.
David Cook Secures GOP Nomination for Texas House Speaker, Backed by Reform Advocates
The bylaws of the Republican Caucus stipulate that members must support the caucus nominee on the floor of the House.
Phelan Withdraws from Speaker Race After Tumultuous Tenure
With Phelan stepping aside, establishment forces are pushing State Rep. Dustin Burrows for the position.
State Archive
Swamp Spending
Congressional Republicans and Democrats actively colluded last week to spend even more of your money in Washington, D.C. in the omnibus funding bill. The swamp has declared war on taxpayers. It is sickening to think that the Democrats got more spending out of a...
Straus Questions Corporate Handouts He Approved
Last week, outgoing House Speaker Joe Straus reportedly sent a letter to Gov. Greg Abbott to express “concern” over the use of one of the state’s prominent corporate handouts known as the Texas Enterprise Fund (TEF). Created in 2003, the TEF exists “to help attract...
Cook’s Kangaroo Committee Contradicts Conservative Voters
Today, the House Committee on Economic Competitiveness released an interim report deriding legislative efforts to keep men out of women’s bathrooms and locker rooms. The committee, chaired by departing State Rep. Byron Cook (R–Corsicana), was formed by retiring House...
Abbott Treasurer Endorses Liberal Democrat
When Gov. Greg Abbott took the extraordinary step of endorsing conservative challengers to establishment lawmakers, John Nau III, Abbott’s campaign treasurer, undermined those efforts by sending campaign contributions to the liberal Republican lawmakers Abbott had...
Republican Voters Choose Limited Government in Landslide
Across the Lone Star State, Republican voters re-nominated the party’s leading conservatives as their candidates to face off across from Democrats on the November ballot and also let them know which issues they wanted them to focus on after they are re-elected. On...
Abbott Endorses Thomas McNutt
Gov. Greg Abbott is continuing his efforts to elect conservative candidates in this year’s Texas Republican primary by announcing an endorsement of businessman Thomas McNutt as he runs for the open seat vacated by State Rep. Byron Cook (R–Corsicana). "Thomas McNutt is...
Zerwas Speaker PAC Reveals Establishment Coalition
Recently released campaign finance reports show there is a new PAC promoting State Rep. John Zerwas (R–Richmond) as he campaigns for Speaker of the Texas House. The legislators the group is supporting illustrate Zerwas’s liberal establishment leanings. Mere hours...
Workman Doubles Down on Granny Tax
When it comes to conservative records, Austin-area State Rep. Paul Workman (R-Austin) can only lean on his 2011 freshman session. Since then, he’s scored a trifecta of F-ratings on the Fiscal Responsibility Index. That’s why it’s surprising that Workman’s recent radio...
TLR Backs Straus’ Hand-Picked Successor for HD 121
A group that claims to advocate for conservative reforms is once again demonstrating they are more interested in access in Austin than advancing their legislative agenda. With only days remaining in the Texas Republican Primary, Texans for Lawsuit Reform came off the...