State
The Status Quo: How the Establishment Exerts Control Over an Increasingly Conservative State
A political veteran and a political newcomer both share how Texans for Lawsuit Reform is working crossways with conservatives.
Smugglers Evade Law Enforcement By Ditching Vehicles In Rio Grande
Footage shows multiple instances of criminals retreating back to Mexico after smuggling operations.
Frederick Frazier Falsely Claims His Criminal Charges Have Been Dismissed
This is the latest instance of Frazier being called out for being dishonest.
The Devil’s Bargain: How Texans for Lawsuit Reform “Lost Their Way”
Attorney Mark Pulliam’s overview of TLR’s story arc.
State Archive
Nominees to UT System Unqualified to Serve
Not much time has passed since Governor Greg Abbott announced his first series of appointments to the University of Texas Board of Regents and more and more information is coming to light on his two new additions, Sara Martinez Tucker and David Beck. The information...
Support for Straus Yields No Gains for Liberty
During the race for Speaker between Joe Straus and Scott Turner, conservative members who supported Straus teetered between claiming that Straus’ record was already a conservative one and claiming that, despite past failings, Straus’s decisions during the 84th session...
Straus Again Empowers Democrats, Liberal Republicans
Wednesday afternoon, House Speaker Joe Straus released his committee assignments for the 84th Texas House of Representatives. In the appointments, Straus continued his track record of marginalizing conservatives, engaging in cronyism with elites, and compromising with...
Last Exit to Servitude
In the aftermath of Wednesday’s announcement of committee assignments in the Texas House, the establishment political media scrambled to use the assignments to promote their traditional narrative of how fealty to “leadership” results in access to “power.” The...
No Excuses for Inaction on Conservative Reform
When the Texas Constitution was adopted, the intention was to safeguard the people from government—to encourage legislatures led by citizens rather than career politicians. In an effort to achieve that end, sessions of the state legislature were limited to 140 days...
Straus House: Tax Cuts Are ‘Gimmicks’
One of House Speaker Joe Straus’ closest advisors, State Rep. Lyle Larson of San Antonio, has come out in opposition not just to a tax cut plan proposed by the Senate, but any tax relief. Indeed, Larson is describing tax relief efforts as "gimmickry." Meanwhile, Gov....
Students and Parents Demand School Choice
National School Choice Week has come to the Lone Star State. Capping off what has actually been closer to a month of activism on the issue, throngs of Texans rallied in Austin Friday morning as part of the Texas Rally for School Choice. Following a marching band,...
Policy Summit Highlights Moderates’ Priorities
The Conservative Roundtable of Texas held a Policy Summit in the Capitol on Tuesday afternoon, at which select legislators discussed their respective outlooks on budget, education, and transportation issues for the session. The Conservative Roundtable, which has...
Abbott Proposal Eliminates Emerging Technology Fund
Earlier today, the office of Governor Greg Abbott issued a press release detailing his proposal to eliminate the Emerging Technology Fund (ETF). Abbott’s plan would use half of the ETF’s unexpended balances to establish the Governor’s University Research Initiative...