State
New Law Requires Texas Schools to Hire Security Guards
Legislation mandating at least one armed security guard per school goes into effect September 1.
Fight over Regulatory Certainty Law Moves to Texas Court of Appeals
Although cities are claiming a temporary victory, legal experts say the law will still go into effect on September 1.
Texas Agencies Charge Thousands of Dollars for Transparency
Agencies across the state are requiring payments of between $300 and $48k for documents regarding the presence of DEI and LGBT ideologies.
Tom Glass Announces Rematch in Central Texas House Seat
Glass called the Paxton impeachment the “crystalizing event” motivating him to run again.
State Archive
Obama Scares Away Dems, Dodges Perry
Just how scary is Barack Obama? Scary enough that Democrats running for office in Texas are running far away from his August 9 visit to the Lone Star State. No Dem wants to be photo'd with the radioactive president. Meanwhile, the president is dodging a clearly-needed...
Green Energy’s Big Costs
Texas consumers will soon be paying more for electricity. But this isn’t because of deregulation and greedy electricity companies, as is so often claimed. Instead, it is the result of some decisions soon to be made by Texas’ Public Utility Commission. Energy...
Tribune Tarring a Hero
Papers like the Austin American Statesman and the Waco Herald-Tribune should think twice before running articles from non-profit political muckraking outfits, like the Texas Tribune. Today, Ross Ramsey, managing editor of the Tribune, ran an ill-conceived poorly...
Greg Abbott for Attorney General
The president of Texans for Fiscal Responsibility today announced the endorsement of Greg Abbott for re-election as Texas’ Attorney General. “With the increasing pace of federal intrusions on the states, and the high cost to taxpayers, Texans are fortunate to have...
Inflation works in news reporting too
In the past couple of months Democrat Bill White has been uncovered as having netted over a million dollars from a company that he consistently told the press he didn’t make any significant money from – it must be nice to consider a million dollar-plus net profit to...
Texas’ Liberal Republicans?
Don't know how I missed this, but the Texas Tribune released an interactive page a week or so ago purporting to show who the liberals and conservatives are in the Texas House. Let's just say the results aren't too surprising. The ratings use methodology employed by...
What’s it All About, Annie?
Over the weekend, News 8 Austin did a nice little puff piece on Annie's List and State Representative Diana Maldonado (D-52). Throughout the story Reporter Karina King refers to Annie's List as a "nonprofit" that "helps women" in politics, and she includes statements...
Press gets Capitol CHL access wrong
Enough of the silly scared of guns, stories over Texas Capitol access for Concealed Handgun License holders. The namby-pamby press has completely missed the point on the issue. “Everyone from lobbyists to lawyers and journalists are rushing to get permits to carry...
Straus’ Word And His Cardinals’ Silence
True to his word, House Speaker Joe Straus is spending a lot of money helping Republican incumbents with campaign cash. With some $3 million on hand, and nearly $300,000 disbursed, Mr. Straus is clearly seeking to help sitting Republican officeholders. In an election...