State
Republican Party of Texas Announces Legislative Priorities for 2025
Border security and election integrity lead the list.
Texas Argues Concertina Wire Fencing Case in Court
“Texas made an outstanding case for our right to defend our State and protect our property from destruction by the federal government,” said Attorney General Paxton.
STAAR Results Show Texas Students ‘Held Steady’ Academically
2024 end-of-course assessments reveal academic performance has not recovered to pre-pandemic levels across all subjects.
ANALYSIS: Turning Texas Into a Refuge From Lawfare
As institutions deteriorate across the U.S., Texas is increasingly viewed as a safe haven.
State Archive
Supreme Court Examines Speech Regulators
Today the US Supreme Court took up the case of Susan B. Anthony List v. Driehaus, in which the pro-life SBA is challenging speech-regulators in Ohio. There, the Ohio Elections Commission is being sued after attempting to enforce an Orwellian truth commission law which...
Dewhurst’s Desperation
I’ve written many times about my respect for, and admiration of, David Dewhurst’s service to our nation and state. He has honorably and ably served us in uniform, in hostile environments, and in elected office. Sadly, his stellar legacy was marred – and senatorial...
Ethics Commission Enforcer: The Constitution Doesn’t Matter
After being told two weeks ago by a federal judge that subpoenas issued by the Texas Ethics Commission were “overbroad” and “absurd,” Empower Texans was back before the Commission today for another pre-trial conference. The conference was part of continued proceedings...
David vs. Goliath
Despite long odds for his conservative challenger, liberal Republican State Senator Bob Deuell is in the fight of his political life. According to Texas Ethics Commission reports, Deuell astronomically outspent his conservative challenger, entrepreneur and Tea Party...
Conservatives Win Big!
Tuesday night's results made for a very good morning for conservatives in Texas. A few fast facts about last-night’s Republican primary: The most liberal Republican in the Texas Senate lost. Conservative ranks in the Senate are swelling. Every House conservative won...
Texas Independence Day!
On March 2, 1836, Texas’ founding fathers declared independence from Mexico. In those early days, things looked pretty bleak. The Alamo fell just a few days later, and the revolution suffered more setbacks than wins. Yet just a few weeks later, on April 21, 1836,...
Liquor Store Owner Has History of Giving to Democrats
With the backing of some of the local political establishment and an array of Austin lobby groups, West Texas liquor store owner Austin Keith is campaigning to succeed Tryon Lewis as the State Representative for District 81. But why is Keith running as a Republican...
Andy Cargile and the Full Lie
Sometimes as voters we grow weary as politicians tell half-truths about their opponents in an attempt to slime them. But it is relatively uncommon for a candidate to go for the full lie: something so verifiably false that there’s not even a peg of truth to hang it on....
Association Goons Trail Empower Texans PAC Employee
On Saturday we received news straight from the you-can’t-make-this-stuff-up file. Empower Texans PAC employee Gregory Harrison informed us that he and a Cullen Crisp for State Representative campaign manager, Justin Newman, were being “tailed” around Cisco, Texas, by...