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Over 100 GOP County Chairs Back David Cook for Texas House Speaker
Statewide leaders, including Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, and Attorney General Ken Paxton, have all endorsed the Republican caucus nomination process that selected Cook.
Abbott: House Speaker Must Come From Republican Caucus
Gov. Abbott’s statement followed an earlier message denying support for Dustin Burrows.
Texas Ethics Commission Overreach Criticized at Sunset Advisory Commission Hearing
The True Texas Project, attorney Tony McDonald, and former Round Rock ISD Trustee Danielle Weston shared testimony critical of the state agency.
Illegal Alien Smuggler Arrested, Owned Four Colony Ridge Properties
A Guatemalan national was arrested for his connection to a mass casualty smuggling event.
State Archive
French Republicans? Pursuing Nothing, Defending Less
On the one hand, the Texas House adopted a budget $4 billion lower than the Senate. Overall government growth has been kept below population and inflation. So why does it feel so meaningless? Perhaps because Republicans absolutely failed to provide the conservative...
Budget Boneheads
House members will begin debating the state budget today, and while we offered strong praise for the version adopted by the Appropriations Committee, liberal lawmakers are ready to unravel that work with a series of amendments that will spend more and grow government....
House Budget: Fiscally Responsible Framework
While we've been critical in the past of State Rep. Jim Pitts, his do-over term as chairman of the House Appropriations Committee is looking good for taxpayers. The committee this morning approved the House version of the budget, coming in about $4 billion smaller...
Opposing A New Law School
While not to be confused with a conservative position, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram very sensible is very sensibly opposing the creation of yet another law school in Texas. Let's face it: There isn't a shortage of ambulance chasers. The Star-Telegram piece notes says...
So Much For Legislative Transparency
Any thought this new Texas House would be promoting public debate and open participation, as promised by Speaker Joe Straus on taking the gavel, was dashed on Wednesday. The chairman of the House Business & Industry Committee, Joe Deshotel, engaged in the worst...
House Films While Taxpayers Burn
Property taxes? Apparently not a concern. Relief for small businesses struggling under the Gross Margins Tax? Who cares! Providing public transparency for our education dollars? Maybe some other time. So what was the first bill to be considered by the Texas House?...
Worshipers of “The Process”
It is time for someone to pull the covers back on the number one tactic liberals have used to stymie conservatives for decades. It is known mostly by its common name “The Process” (TP), but political scientists know it by its scientific term; "liberalus muckus upus...
Carona’s Tax Betrayal
When people talk about Republican elected officials betraying conservative principles and the trust of their voters, one need look no further than State Sen. John Carona of Dallas. Just a week ago he was promising to include taxpayer protections and transparency in...
Transporting Taxes
At this moment, everyone in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex are the target of a massive tax increase effort in the Legislature. For example, they could be on the hook for an $8,700 “parking fee” just for having a car! And gas taxes will be set to rise faster than...