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Texas State Library to Cut Ties with Controversial American Library Association
In 2023, ALA announced that Emily Drabinski, a self-proclaimed “Marxist lesbian” and a member of the Democratic Socialists of America, would be its new president.
18 Texas Republicans Voted to End The Death Penalty for Mass Murderers
Texans must expand the death penalty, not water it down further for the worst in our society.
Red Threat: Corrupting Investments
The Chinese Communist Party has tentacles in Houston, business, and Texas land.
Potter County GOP Chair Launches Bid for Texas House District 87
Longtime Amarillo Republican leader and businessman launches bid to replace State Rep. Four Price (R-Amarillo).
State Archive
Coordination Through Elimination?
State Rep. Fred Brown has put a target on the Higher Education Coordinating Board, with legislation to abolish the agency. The Bryan lawmaker says the board should go so education can be better coordinated. Others aren't so sure. Mr. Brown (R-Bryan) was one of the...
New Faces of the Texas GOP
Included in the GOP wave that swept Texas Democrats back to being even more irrelevant than they already were, were five Latino Republicans and two black Republicans. Let that sink in for a minute. Yes, nearly one-third of the newly elected Republican state...
Who Will Speak For You?
Incumbent House Speaker Joe Straus of San Antonio now faces two opponents in the race for the speakership: Warren Chisum of Pampa and Ken Paxton of McKinney. How do these three Republicans compare on taxpayer issues? To get a sense of their priorities, let’s first...
Speaker’s race fight is music to Texan ears
Political peace and quiet would be the worst possible sign for Texas voters right now, so we should be very encouraged by the Speaker’s race fight. The old guard will do everything it can to convince us the conservatives we sent to Austin are causing problems, but...
Proudly Outside
House Speaker Joe Straus is lashing out at "outside forces" engaged in the discussion about who should be speaker of the 99-seat Republican majority. Would those outside forces be lobbyists and consultants? Business insiders? Major contributors? Nope. The "outside...
Race for Texas Speaker!
Last week Texas Republicans did exceptionally well and defeated 22 liberal state legislators, bringing about a new way of running things in Austin. Election results on November 2nd were a clear mandate from the people of Texas for conservative leadership in the the...
Committee Baggage
On election day, lawmakers were issued a mandate to legislate conservatively. In Texas, public policy starts with the committee chairs. We thought the average score of Speaker Joe Straus' chairs would go up, since some of the chairs had been held by liberal Democrats...
“Right thinking” isn’t enough
Politicians are judged primarily on their philosophical commitments and voting record. Other things that determine the effectiveness of a politician, like agenda-setting and toughness, need more attention. In fact, if these categories became a common part of judging...
The Motivation Deficit
How does a party, with as powerful a mandate as the Texas GOP just acquired, motivate for election day 2012? After all, nobody is afraid of the liberals right now. In one day, American liberals went from tigers to orange tabbies. The truth is, the GOP should never...