State
Dan Patrick Appoints New Counsel for Paxton Impeachment Trial
Patrick’s previous choice declined the offer after campaign finance reports revealed a close relationship with those seeking to impeach Attorney General Ken Paxton.
Texas DPS Officer Sounds Alarm on Border Invasion
Lt. Christopher Olivarez said Texans “can’t be deceived” by illegal entry numbers.
Child Gender Mutilation Ban Set to Go Into Effect Despite Lawsuit
The Office of the Attorney General has appealed to the Texas Supreme Court.
EXCLUSIVE: Kyle Rittenhouse Sued by Estate of Criminal He Shot in Self-Defense
The estate of Joseph Rosenbaum has filed a lawsuit on the third anniversary of the Kenosha incident.
State Archive
Fiscal-conservatives in the House?
Ever the advocates for all-out-government growth no matter what, Dick Lavine of the Center for Public Policy Priorities, was quoted in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram as saying: "Either we're going to have to shut down some of these exemptions, or we're going to have to...
Voters Aren’t Buying
With the end of another bout of elections comes shortsighted, shallow analysis and whining by the print media. This week Enrique Rangel provided the former and the Dallas Morning News the latter. Given Rangel’s long history of being a Delwin Jones apologist his...
Lone Star Tea Party speech – Fernando Trevino
On April 15th, 2010, I delivered this speech to an estimated 18,000 people at the Lone Star Tea Party at QuikTrip Park in Grand Prairie, Texas. [Watch the video below.] Howdy! So this is what thousands of freedom-loving Texans looks like! You know I've never seen...
The “Centrist” Scam, The “Moderate” Myth
The Quorum Report reported yesterday the 20/20 PAC, consisting of 10 self-styled “moderate” Democrat members, hired Billy Hamilton for fiscal policy advice. This of average interest by itself but raises an interesting issue: the “centrist” scam, the “moderate” myth....
It’s arrogance which leads to losing
Before the runoff election, HD84's Mark Griffin told the Texas Tribune “We've got an interesting phenomenon going on here," Griffin said speaking of his not winning outright in the March 2nd Primary. "I think they're upset with Washington, and this was the only way to...
Houston Chronicle Spins Perry Comments
Lisa Falkenberg of the Houston Chronicle went after Rick Perry for last week saying dropout rates in Texas aren’t that bad. Perry claimed they were around 10% and Falkenberg’s article claimed they were really upwards of 30% and that Perry’s claim was testing the...
Yes We Can!
Public opinion is hardening against ObamaCare, with a new Rassmussen Poll showing 58 percent of Americans want the legislation repealed. As more details come to light about the sweeping takeover of America's health care system, the burdensome costs and...
The consequences of the KBH non-revelation
I didn't post about this earlier because, come on, it's not exactly an earth-shattering revelation. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison isn't going to resign and will serve out her current term, which ends in 2012. Whether she runs for reelection is anyone's guess, but...
Rick Perry the Progressive
Yesterday Rick Perry advocated abandoning textbooks in favor of computer technology. Put aside nostalgia for a moment; yes, carrying textbooks is a symbol of your school years and mine. This is real progress. It will make producing, updating, and buying textbooks much...