State
Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC Spends to Save Incumbents
A look at primary runoff election political giving by one of the states largest PACs.
Report: Republican Party of Texas Can Close Its Primaries
A report from the Huffines Liberty Foundation explains the party can adopt term limits and closed primaries without legislative approval.
New Casino-Funded PAC Spends Big to Help Dade Phelan and Allies
Campaign finance records reveal the Texas Defense PAC is wholly funded by Miriam Adelson, the owner of the Las Vegas Sands casino group.
Texas Secures Temporary Stay of ATF Rule Restricting Gun Sales
A federal court found the state is likely to prevail in its defense of the Second Amendment.
State Archive
Maldonado Avoiding Debate
Apparently the Diana Maldonado campaign had to do some quick scrambling Wednesday in response to the revelation that the Democrat Representative has been avoiding traditional debate. Evidence indicates the campaign may have done some behind-the-scenes maneuvering, and...
Cut The Spending Without Tax Hikes
Earlier this year Gov. Rick Perry, along with Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst and Speaker Joe Straus, called on state agencies to begin reducing their spending and limit their budget requests in anticipation of a tighter budget. According to a new poll, nearly 7 of 10 Texans...
Amending the Amendments to the Constitution in Public School
Well, the 11th grade watchdog pup comes home with a project for "Constitution Week" at Permian High School and once again we are shocked at what supposed educators don't know about our most precious founding documents. I have attached the actual document below for...
Save Rainy Day Fund for real emergencies
The headline: “Tornado narrowly misses downtown Dallas after day of floods”. The Dallas Morning News story went on to report that “a tornado sliced through the center of Dallas on Wednesday, galloping southwest to northeast, its passage marked by a rolling plume of...
Liberal Lloyd’s Bad Faith
Texas' Constitution is pretty specific in what a governor can and cannot do, and what one legislative session can impose upon the next. In the irresponsible world of DC politics, where it's common to saddle future generations with a mountain of debt, adhering to a...
Diana Maldonado: Hawk or a Handsaw?
On a recent campaign mailer, Representative Diana Maldonado included this 2008 quote from the Austin American Statesman: "Maldonado has a reputation as a budget hawk." While I hardly think I need to go over the credibility problems inherent in a liberal town's liberal...
Bill White On The Air
Bill White was on Austin 590 KLBJ’s The Todd and Don Show last week to allegedly discuss his campaign. Typically, he danced around all the questions, except admitting once again that he wants to keep a gas tax hike on the table. During the interview, Bill White got...
Denied!
What will Democrats do as more minority candidates get elected as Republicans? Surely they can’t call all of us racists forever. That’s even more ridiculous than some of their policies! Does this mean that they might have to actually run on their record and explain to...
Billy Come Lately on Border Security
Once again, Bill White flip-flops on another major issue. After months of throwing his hands in the air, Obama in Boots is now trying to fool voters into thinking he will fight for border security. The liberal Mr. White must be feeling the heat now that Texans...