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Gov. Abbott Orders Anti-Terrorism Efforts After New Orleans Attack
Resources will be directed to combat radical jihadist terrorism and find special interest illegal aliens.
Planned Parenthood Employee No Longer Serves as Texas Medical Board Director
State Rep. Brian Harrison revealed that Dr. Robert Bredt has been removed from any government position and is off of the public payroll.
Incoming Lawmaker Proposes Two-term Limit for House Speaker
Early Texas House speakers often served just one or two terms.
Tarrant County GOP Chair Presses Lawmakers To Abide by Caucus Rules in Speaker Vote
A letter campaign led by Chairman French has resulted in well over 100 GOP county chairs expressing their public support for David Cook as Texas House speaker.
State Archive
GOP Delegates Oppose Taxpayer Handouts to Corporations
Over 94 percent of delegates at the Texas Republican Party’s Convention oppose local governments giving taxpayer handouts to private corporations. The language adopted in the GOP platform plank also calls for government at all levels to end taxpayer bailouts of any...
Runoff Roundup
With the shortened time period for the Republican primary runoff elections, many haven’t had time to follow the elections closely. To bring everyone up to speed we’ve compiled summaries of each race. Railroad Commission: Wayne Christian, a former conservative...
GOP: Abolish the Property & Business Franchise Tax
More than 93 percent of the delegates to the Texas Republican Party’s 2016 Convention approved platform language calling for property taxes to be abolished, among other reforms. It's no surprise, considering the party's voters overwhelming supported a similar,...
Attorney General Paxton Intervenes to Defend Free Speech
On Monday Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton intervened in a Fort Worth lawsuit in order to defend free speech rights, and he is already seeing some success. The suit was originally filed by ExxonMobil in Tarrant County against Claude Earl Walker, the Attorney General...
Wheless: Judges Shouldn’t be Judicial Activists
At a time when judges at all levels are radically reinterpreting existing law, citizens are increasingly wary of any judicial candidate who may disregard the will of the people. In his bid for a seat on the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, one candidate is making...
Political Prosecution of Paxton Reaches Court of Appeals
This morning saw the latest chapter of the prosecution against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, with oral arguments taking place before the 5th Court of Appeals in Dallas. At the hearing, Paxton’s attorneys sought to dismiss several of the charges brought against...
Focus on Platform as Delegates Arrive in Dallas
As delegates begin arriving in Dallas for the 2016 Texas Republican Party State Convention, many are focused on the work of the temporary platform committee, which begins its meetings on Monday. The committee is responsible for crafting an initial draft of the party’s...
Don’t Like Trump? Don’t Abandon Texas
It is simply a fact that Donald Trump is going to be the GOP nominee. While I take great pride in knowing I supported, contributed to, voted for, and endorsed Ted Cruz, voters have taken a different course. Yet, Texas conservatives simply cannot afford to sit out this...
The Spiritual Successor and the Establishment Educrat
Residents of Texas House District 5 have had conservative representation for over a decade from State Rep. Bryan Hughes (R-Mineola), but Hughes’ choice to run for the Texas Senate has put the seat up for grabs. Indeed like many other elections around the state, no...