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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.
Texas Children’s Hospital Now Under Investigation For Alleged Fraud
This comes after a whistleblower came forward with allegations that Texas Children’s fraudulently billed Medicaid for “transgender procedures.”
ANALYSIS: State Speech Police Vote to Target Citizens
Political speech on social media may now land Texans in hot water.
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Liberal Republican Takes Aim at Tony Tinderholt
A bronze star winner for his heroism in the military, Rep. Tony Tinderholt (R–Arlington) earned accolades as well for his service this session in the legislature. Tinderholt was ranked as one of the five most conservative representatives, and earned the taxpayer...
Abbott-Patrick Agenda For 2017 Starts Now
There are more than 12 months until the next legislative session convenes, but Gov. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick are wisely laying out a governing agenda ahead of the 2016 primaries. If your state legislators (and their chamber leadership) aren’t signed on,...
Unethical Judge Falls Upward
As voters head to the polls in February, they should beware of an unethical judge who is running away from his local voters by “falling upward.” Collin County District Judge Chris Oldner, who appears to have violated numerous ethics rules in orchestrating the...
Straus Marks Farney for Protection
For those interested in fixing the public education system in Texas, they now have their number one target. According to sources, Gordon Johnson, the top political advisor to liberal House Speaker Joe Straus, has informed Straus’s vendors that Georgetown Republican...
Houston Chronicle Blogger Caught in Blatant Lie
A politician fighting for his political life and a duplicitous Austin blogger who has been cozying up to the Houston Chronicle have been caught in blatant lies thanks to video footage received by Empower Texans. On October 30th, State Rep. Byron Cook (R–Corsicana)...
Susan King Reenters Senate Race at Eleventh Hour
There’s no denying the emotional and physical exhaustion that comes with running a campaign, especially one with seven candidates and twenty-one counties. However, Susan King (R-Abilene), who suspended her campaign for Senate District 24 due to mental health...
TEC Bureaucrat Attends Anti-Free Speech Conference
Last week the TEC’s top bureaucrat attended what some are calling a “funeral” for the Wisconsin speech regulator that abused conservatives in the Badger state. Natalia Luna Ashley, Executive Director of the Texas Ethics Commission, was identified as a speaker at the...
Empower Texans to TEC: Drop Your Suit Now
With the Texas Ethics Commission admitting in federal court filings this week that they do not have the authority to regulate non-profit organizations that speak out on policy and political issues, the president of Empower Texans has called on the agency to drop its...
Cook Plan for Illegal Aliens Becomes Campaign Issue Statewide
Over the past two sessions, State Rep. Byron Cook (R–Corsicana) has pushed a legislative proposal so bad that it has not just harmed his political future, but the future of any representative voters perceive to have supported it. In 2013 and again in 2015, Cook pushed...