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Closing the Door on Open Government

“Throw the rascals out!” was the rallying cry of new candidates that sprang forth to replace incumbent politicians embroiled in the Texas Sharpstown Stock Scandal in 1972. That controversy initially focused on charges that state officials took bank-financed stock...

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An Introduction to the 2018 Texas GOP Convention

This week, thousands of conservative activists across the Lone Star State will gather in San Antonio for one of the largest political gatherings in the world: the Republican Party of Texas 2018 Convention. In fact, the RPT convention is the second largest political...

“Guest-Worker” Provision Advances at Texas GOP Convention

A Texas Solution-esque proposal appears to be moving through the Texas GOP platform committee. At the National Defense and Border Security Subcommittee meeting late Monday evening, a platform proposal containing a “guest worker” provision secured a majority vote from...

Liberals Hijack “Unfunded Mandates” Crusade

Across the state there is a growing chorus from local officials about the need for a constitutional amendment preventing the state from enacting so-called “unfunded mandates.” While the campaign sounds good at first glance, it is a trap that would turn government on...

2018 SREC Candidates In Their Own Words: Senate District 15

In keeping with our effort to provide Texans with the information they need to be informed voters, Texas Scorecard distributed a questionnaire to those running for the lead the Republican Party of Texas as chairman: incumbent James Dickey and challenger...

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Strong Spending Limits: The First Step to Tax Relief

“Man is not free unless government is limited. There’s a clear cause and effect here that is as neat and predictable as a law of physics: As government expands, liberty contracts,” said President Ronald Reagan in his farewell address. Reagan’s words ring as true today...

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2018 SREC Candidates In Their Own Words

In keeping with our effort to provide Texans with the information they need to be informed voters, Texas Scorecard distributed a questionnaire to those running for the lead the Republican Party of Texas as chairman: incumbent James Dickey and challenger Cindy Asche....

2018 SREC Candidates In Their Own Words: Senate District 24

In keeping with our effort to provide Texans with the information they need to be informed voters, Texas Scorecard distributed a questionnaire to those running for the lead the Republican Party of Texas as chairman: incumbent James Dickey and challenger...

2018 SREC Candidates In Their Own Words: Senate District 21

In keeping with our effort to provide Texans with the information they need to be informed voters, Texas Scorecard distributed a questionnaire to those running for the lead the Republican Party of Texas as chairman: incumbent James Dickey and challenger...