State
House Lawmakers Examine Persistent Issues Plaguing Texas Elections
Counties need to tighten up election practices to ensure trust in results.
BRAVE Books Story Hours Promote Christian & American Values
The “See You at the Library” event in Williamson County involved prayer, patriotic pledges, and family-friendly books.
Abbott Announces Removal of Over One Million Ineligible Voters from Texas Rolls
Abbott says Secretary of State Jane Nelson is “in the process of sending” 1,930 noncitizen voting records to the Attorney General “for investigation and potential legal action.”
Texas Releases Election Audit Results for 2021-22 Ahead of House Hearing
The Secretary of State selected four counties for audit by random drawing: Harris, Cameron, Guadalupe, and Eastland.
State Archive
Bullseye on Final Passage
While the “token victory” of licensed open carry legislation was moving through the legislature, campus carry was left languishing by the coalition government of liberal House Republicans and Democrats. The measure was passed by the Senate but its House counterpart...
A World Without Labels?
Can you imagine how difficult it would be to shop in a store where none of the products had labels? One Texas politician wants to bring that concept to elections. The newest fad in corporate America is advertising campaigns that use feel-good leftist claptrap to pitch...
Amending on the Hip
Conservative voters are a force to be reckoned with—they demand results. Establishment Republicans tend to understand this, as they often cherry pick one bill from each major issue set that they allow to pass for use during reelection season. By passing one bill as...
First Phoenix Video Shows Confrontation between State Rep. Byron Cook and Cameraman
Did State Rep. Byron Cook (R–Corsicana) intentionally sideswipe a cameraman working with the American Phoenix Foundation? In what appears to be the first video released by the American Phoenix Foundation in the follow up to their project covertly filming and...
Numbers Don’t Lie: Jones Study Confirms Accuracy of Fiscal Responsibility Index Results….Again
Since 2007, Texans for Fiscal Responsibility (TFR) has released the Fiscal Responsibility Index following each session. Comprised of almost 100 votes in 2015, the Index provides a review of Texas lawmakers’ commitment to fiscal conservatism. The Index is useful for...
Loading the Legislation
With the groundwork laid for Second Amendment issues during the 84th Texas Legislature, the stage was set for a potentially productive session for gun rights, as long as advocates were able to successfully navigate a stormy sea of process. Newly...
Freshmen Lawmakers Deliver Results
With the release of the 2015 Fiscal Responsibility Index the record is clear—the Texas Senate has radically improved when compared to the previous session. As this publication anticipated, much of that can be explained by the fresh leadership of Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick....
Surveying the Field
When the legislative session began in early January, gun rights were expected to take center stage. “Constitutional carry,” “open carry,” “campus carry,” and other measures dominated much of the conversation and drew some of the strongest testimony in public hearings....
Is Mechler Showing His Stripes?
At a Republican Party fundraiser in Lubbock last Saturday, newly appointed Texas GOP Chairman Tom Mechler defended the Austin business establishment and the record of the coalition of Democrats and liberal Republicans who control the Texas House. Mechler also attacked...