State
A Faltering But Not Destroyed Pro-Union Firewall
Will Gov. Abbott’s efforts be spoiled by anti-school choice Parent PAC’s wildcard?
Gov. Abbott Transported 40K Illegal Aliens to New York City Since 2022
Texas’ practice of busing illegal aliens to Democrat-led cities continues.
Dade Phelan Says It’s ‘Not Appropriate’ for Candidates to Announce For Speaker Now
Lawmakers and grassroots activists respond to Phelan’s proclamation that no one can announce for speaker before his own election.
VIDEO: Illegal Border Crossers Rushed Texas National Guard at El Paso
According to video footage of the event, the Texas National Guard had been pushing them back towards Mexico.
State Archive
State Fines Blanco County Taxpayers $80k Over Courthouse Windows
This story shows just how dysfunctional big government can be. The Texas Historical Commission is taking $80k from Blanco County taxpayers because the County, following a hail storm, replaced its wooden courthouse windows with acrylic windows that are virtually...
Keffer’s Return
Texas taxpayers are getting an early Christmas present. Bill Keffer is running in House District 107. If his name is familiar, it’s because he was the stand-out conservative in the Texas Legislature fighting against new business taxes, and working on behalf of...
Gross Tax
If anything demonstrates the folly of placing tax-cut rhetoric over the reality of spending restraint, it's the creation of the state's Gross Margins Tax by Republicans last year. This monstrous violation of economic principle (and common sense) is the direct result...
Tax Equity
More than two dozen members of the Texas Legislature are calling on Congress to maintain the sales tax deduction for Texans on our federal income taxes. Unless Congress acts, we'll again lose this important protection. For many years, only people living in states...
Examining Agency Advocacy
State Sen. Dan Patrick and State Rep. Ken Paxton are wanting a formal review of the use of taxpayer money by the Texas Department of Transportation and other agencies on advertising. According to the Houston Chronicle, "the tally for advertising, publications and...
“School-ed” in Deception?
Isn't odd that the one area in which most politicians and taxpayers get weak-kneed is that same place that seems to practice the most deception; Education. To me education has become the new golden calf of American worship. I dare you to say in a public setting...
Not Taking The Government’s Medicine
The government-first crowd constantly tells us poor children need the tender-loving mercies only big-government can provide. Well, apparently those parents don't agree. The Dallas Morning News is reporting that a coalition of mostly tax-funded organizations is out...
State Auditor Blasts Bureaucrats for Sitting on Hurricane Relief Money from Feds
A eye-opening new report from the State Auditor flogs the Department of Housing and Community Affairs and Office of Rural Community Affairs for receiving $97 million in federal money in the springs of 2006 for Hurricane Rita relief and recovery, but having...
A Clear Vision For Texas
One of the worst Republicans in the Texas Legislature is Fort Worth’s Charlie Geren. He scored an abysmal 45% on the TFR Index. He consistently votes against taxpayers, and in opposition to conservative principles, every chance he gets. Taxpayers in House District...