State
Cruz Campaign: Colin Allred Resorted to Lying
Despite voting against legislation that prevents biological males from competing in female sports, Ted Cruz’ Democrat challenger is now claiming that he does not want “boys playing girls’ sports.”
Critics of Excessive School Administrator Salaries Suggest Legislative Solutions
Conservative fiscal policy advocates are pushing for legislation to protect tax dollars.
Texas Partners With ExxonMobil for Largest Carbon Storage Lease in US
The agreement will lease approximately 270,000 acres of offshore land in the Gulf of Mexico.
Texas Tech Business College Offers DEI Course
The course trains students on how to practically apply DEI in the business world.
State Archive
Straus’ Revisionist History
In a recent interview, liberal House Speaker Joe Straus was asked to respond to allegations from many, including Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, that conservative bills went to House Calendars only to die without a vote. Citing the example of SB 1968 by State Sen. Joan Huffman...
House Tax Revision
In the days since the legislative session ended, House Speaker Joe Straus and his coalition government of Democrats and liberal Republicans has been bragging about passing the very tax cuts they had opposed. “We cut taxes,” Straus bragged in a statement issued by his...
Harless Claims Hijacked Ethics Bill “Was Never Going to Pass”
Just days after the end of the 84th legislative session, one state representative is admitting that provisions added to Gov. Greg Abbott’s landmark ethics legislation by the leadership of the Texas House were designed to kill the bill. State Rep. Patricia Harless...
Dan Patrick Got It Done
On his first vote as a state senator, Dan Patrick voted alone. In the recently concluded legislative session, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and the state senate substantively delivered on every measure he campaigned on last year. A main stay of Patrick’s policy agenda, since...
Abbott: House Hijacking of Ethics Bill Unconstitutional
In an interview with reporters yesterday about the death of his landmark ethics legislation, Gov. Greg Abbott laid the blame for the bill’s death squarely at the feet of State Rep. Byron Cook (R–Corsicana) and the leadership of the Texas House. “It’s important for...
State Sen Troy Fraser Announces Retirement
A day after the conclusion of the 84th legislative session, State Sen. Troy Fraser (R-Horseshoe Bay) has announced his retirement from the Senate. Fraser leaves office with a lifetime rating of C- on the Fiscal Responsibility Index, and a cumulative 80% on Young...
84th Taxes
Along with strict spending limits, one of our founding policy interests has been to see the state’s business “margins” tax reformed and reduced to the point of elimination. This 84th Session of the Texas Legislature finally saw definitive action on the measure. Both...
Limited Budget Growth
Within the next day or two, members of the Texas Senate and House will finalize a state budget. Remarkably, it is one that meets the minimum threshold of “not spending everything.” Last year, conservative groups joined together as the “Conservative Texas Budget...
Cook Pushes New Filming Ban
Under legislation passed late last night by Texas House Democrats and a minority of the GOP caucus, it would be unlawful for citizens or journalists to record conversations with lawmakers at the Capitol without the consent of the politicians. Of course, Texans living...