State
Ted Cruz Leads Colin Allred by 11 Points in US Senate Race
Cruz’ and Trump’s encouraging numbers in UT Austin’s latest poll track with other polls conducted over the past couple of months.
Illegal Alien Accused of Rape Crossed Illegally in Eagle Pass
Venezuelan national Christian Geovanny Inga-Landi is accused of raping a 13-year-old girl in New York City.
Texas GOP Priority: Secure Texas Elections
The Republican Party of Texas is urging elected officials to secure elections from each citizen’s registration to the final count of legal votes.
Patrick Rebukes Phelan for Shelving Ten Commandments Classroom Legislation
Lt. Gov. Patrick accused Speaker Phelan of killing legislation to require the display of the Ten Commandments in classrooms.
State Archive
For Straus, Desperate Times Call for Desperate Lies
With illegal immigration and border security regularly polling – by a wide margin – as the top issues of concern for Texas Republican primary voters, liberal House Speaker Joe Straus is desperately working to mislead his constituents about his record. Straus’s...
Straus Facts #4: Joe Straus Hires Democrats
For the past two sessions, Joe Straus has employed a “hard Democrat” as his chief of staff. Straus hired Jesse Ancira, the liberal mayor of Taylor, to be his general counsel in 2009 and promoted him in 2012. Ancira is recorded as having voted consistently in...
Straus Facts #3: Joe Straus Supports Privileges for Illegal Aliens
In an interview during the legislative session, Joe Straus reiterated his support for giving in-state tuition rates to illegal aliens, saying, “You can’t just legislate based on campaign slogans or headlines.” Straus then proceeded to kill a bill that would have...
Straus Facts #2: Joe Straus Kills Ethics Plan, Attacks 1st Amendment
In his State of the State Address, Gov. Abbott declared ethics reform for legislators to be one of his “emergency items.” The Texas Senate responded, passing a bold plan that would have put the brakes on legislators working as lobbyists, and forced officials to...
Byron Cook: Pro-Speed Trap
Residents of House District 8, which is currently (mis)represented by State Rep. Byron Cook (R–Corsicana) are beginning to hear about his many misdeeds – including efforts to violate the First Amendment rights of Texans, give special privileges to illegal aliens, and...
Straus Facts #1: Joe Straus Rewards Labor Unions
A report from the National Institute for Money in State Politics revealed that Texas House Speaker Joe Straus was the second biggest recipient of campaign contributions from public employee labor unions in the entire state. He is one of only two Republicans in the top...
Complaint Filed Against Judge Chris Oldner
Collin County Judge Chris Oldner, who unethically procured the indictments of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, will be facing an investigation from the State Commission on Judicial Conduct. Facing a tough reelection in Collin County, Oldner is instead attempting to...
Are Sarah Davis and J.D. Sheffield Actually Worse than Democrats?
Rep. Sarah Davis (R–West University Place) and Rep. J.D. Sheffield (R–Gatesville) are consistently rated as the least conservative Republicans in the Texas House. On the Fiscal Responsibility Index, they only score three and four points higher than the highest ranked...
Are there Limits on the TEC’s Power?
An appeal filed by Empower Texans last week centers on the core question: Are there limits on the Texas Ethics Commission’s power? After a liberal Travis County Judge refused to issue a temporary injunction restraining the TEC, Empower Texans took its opportunity to...