State
Wayne Richard Launches Campaign for Texas House
Richard is challenging State Rep. Matt Shaheen in the Republican primary for House District 66.
Texas Senator Calls for Federal Reimbursement for Educating Illegal Aliens
It is estimated that Texas taxpayers have spent $5-$8 billion annually on education for illegal alien children.
Officers Seize More Than $1.5 Million Worth of Illegal Drugs along Texas Border
South Texas Border Protection officers seized several packages of cocaine, methamphetamines, and marijuana being transported illegally.
Texas Educrats Push Community Engagement at Convention
School district trustees and administrators are facing public calls for the legislature to pass education reforms.
State Archive
Mapping the House
Usually, it's voters who decide who'll represent them, but once a decade legislators decided on the boundaries of their House districts. While necessary to align districts for population shifts, very often the drawing also serves to punish foes and reward allies. The...
Exercise In Irresponsibility
The Senate Finance Committee took the easy way out in crafting a budget that exceeds the taxpayers' means. Rather than prioritize spending within available revenues, the committee is choosing to tap the rainy day fund and use other one-time revenue sources to pay for...
Line Item Limbo
Commonsense, bi-partisan measures have been presented that would clarify the budget writing and reporting process, providing much needed transparency to a Texas budgetary format marked by a quagmire of confusion. Currently the ins and outs of the Texas Budget are...
No Spending Limits
Conservatives of all stripes agree on the need to limit the unchecked growth of government, and a year that has lawmakers tightening the state's belt anyway seems like a good time to champion such commonsense, pro-taxpayer legislation. Yet, House leaders are not....
Senate’s Business-Killer
In what might one day be a textbook example of how to ruin a comparably prosperous state's economy, the Texas Senate could be considering a business income tax in the very near future. Taking such a reckless action amounts to political and economic suicide. State Sen....
Fixing the ObamaCare Mess
From the unsustainable expansion of entitlements and spending to the colossal national debt and a nearly indiscernible tax code, Washington has a habit of taking control of things and promptly making a mess of them. Calls needed today for House Bill 5! NEW FEATURE:...
End Double-Dipping
More than 6,000 state employees are currently “double dipping” by retiring, drawing a pension, and then going back to work while still receiving retirement benefits, costing taxpayers millions. According to a KRGV News open records request, there are 50 different...
House Has Opportunity to Strengthen Property Rights
Two months ago the Senate passed it's eminent domain bill (SB18) that doesn't necessarily do additional harm to private property rights, but certainly left major room for improvement. Wednesday, the House has it's opportunity to drastically improve this bill by adding...
Texas Voters Getting Railroaded
They don’t have much to do with railroads anymore, but the elected three-member Railroad Commission plays a vitally important check in the state’s regulatory environment affecting the oil and gas industry. Some in the Legislature want to eliminate this constitutional...