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Video of State Rep. Leach Driving Around Stopped Traffic Released
Leach met with Sheriff’s Deputies later, apologized, and gave them gift cards.
Poll: Texas Voters Support School Choice
A new poll shows that school choice enjoys 71 percent support among Republican voters, with only 16 percent opposed.
Round Rock ISD Trustee Mary Bone Launches Campaign for Texas Education Board
Bone is challenging State Board of Education Member Tom Maynard in the Republican primary.
State Rep. Leach Attempts to Rewrite Pandemic-era History
He has taken credit for COVID-19 mandate bans, but he supported closing schools and shamed Texans for not masking.
State Archive
Campaign Promises Matter
There's a saying, "to make policy, you have to win politically" - and that is what conservatives did with distinction on November 2nd of last year. What's yet to be seen is if the platform of limited government, less spending, and no new taxes championed by so many of...
Majority Decision
Political contests shouldn't be about personalities, but rather focused on policy outcomes; we are talking about the business and future of Texas, after all. Ironically, the first business of the House of this 82nd Legislature might be more about the people than the...
Sunsetting the Sunset Commission?
During a legislative session where creating more efficiency in government is essential, some legislators are examining ways to streamline the Sunset process so that it can live up to its purpose. Rep. Gary Elkins of Houston has had enough. After observing how the...
House Sets Example For Budget Cuts
The House should be commended for the unanimous decision today to cut their office budgets across the board. By passing the HR 3 (the Housekeeping Resolution) for the 82nd Legislature, legislators lowered their operational budget allocated for salaries and other...
Conservatives’ Eyes Should Focus on Pitts
It seems like the more things change, the more things stay the same for Representative Jim Pitts. Rep. Pitts (R-Waxahachie), House Appropriations Chairman, announced this morning that he plans to file the current appropriations bill on Tuesday when the House...
Budget Presents Opportunity to Conservatives
Much of the buzz surrounding the 82nd Legislative Session seems to be fueled by angst over writing the next state budget and how legislators will make ends meet in the face of expected budgetary “shortfall.” Conservative legislators and Texans, however, should be...
Budget Facts Elude Politifact
Promoters of big government are pitching dark budget days ahead by claiming the state faces a $27 billion budget shortfall. Their math is built on faulty premises, and being repeated by the liberal press. Never mind their numbers don't mesh with reality. The leftist...
Zero-Based Budgeting is Best Way to Go
We’ve mentioned before that regardless of how much of a budget shortfall is estimated for the next biennium (anywhere from $16 billion to $27 billion), the way to approach it is not by asking what can we "cut from the top” of current spending, but what are the...
Principled Stand
When Joe Straus was re-elected by the House of Representatives to serve again as the state's 3rd highest ranking constitutional officer, 17 members stood on principle, keeping their word to constituents, and did not vote for Mr. Straus. Amongst what has been an...