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Grassroots Organization Condemns Texas Ethics Commission, Calls for Reform
True Texas Project’s letter comes several days after the Republican Party of Texas addressed issues with the Texas Ethics Commission in a resolution.
Gov. Abbott Condemns Misleading Text Campaign Linking Him to Burrows’ Speaker Bid
“To be clear, that text with my picture was issued without my authorization or even knowing about it,” Abbott wrote.
Democrat State Rep. Confirms Burrows Will Continue ‘Bipartisanship’ in House
Republican voters have demanded that House leadership end the practice of awarding powerful committee chair positions to the minority party.
Energy Expert Warns Texas Grid Is More Fragile Than During Winter Storm Uri
Energy Alliance Policy Director Bill Peacock said the reliability of the state’s grid is not keeping up with the demand for electricity, which follows Texas’ economic growth.
State Archive
Speaker Straus?
The media is a’ flutter with news that 11 Republican members have chosen someone they want to replace incumbent House Speaker Tom Craddick (apparently the remaining 65 are happy with Craddick), and that these “anybody but Craddick” Republicans are working to get 64...
More Speakers, More Scores
There are now 12 House members who have stepped forward as declared candidates against incumbent Speaker Tom Craddick (R-Midland). That’s seven Republicans and five Democrats. We’ve put together an updated list of how they scored voting with Texas’...
A Billion Here…
With state agencies leaving nearly $1 billion in fees and fines uncollected, taxpayers are potentially on the hook for picking up those operating costs. TFR's Michael Quinn Sullivan told the Associated Press it's "incumbent on our state agencies to collect these...
Counting The (Illegal) Costs
For years the debate over illegal immigration and its costs has been waged in the realm of anecdote and assumption; hardly the stuff of good public policy. State Rep. John Zerwas (R-Houston) is proposing a radical step: start collecting reliable data. Zerwas' H.B. 276...
Speaker Math
Of the 74 Democrats in the Texas House, 64 of them have been asked by 11 Republicans to pick the next Speaker of the Texas House. (That means 10 Democrats are joining with 65 Republicans in keeping Republican House Speaker Tom Craddick.) A liberal political gossip...
Tanking The Economy
You have to admit it, Rick Perry is right about at least one thing: new taxes would “sour the Texas economy.” With the national economy in the tank, and Texas still comparatively well-off, legislators will have to work hard to keep the state out of California-like...
Changing Lanes
Legislators yesterday called the Texas Department of Transportation "a mess" and "out of control." The Sunset Advisory Commission, composed primarily of House and Senate members, have been reviewing TxDOT's performance, or lack thereof. They voted to recommend their...
2nd Amendment: markets vs. restrictions
In honor of Bill of Rights day, I feel that it is important to evaluate the effectiveness of market restrictions on our right to keep and bear arms. A recent study from professors at the University of Michigan and University of Maryland researched whether California's...
Another Into The Fray
At this rate, more lawmakers will be declared candidates for speaker than aren't. The latest is State Rep. Edmund Kuempel (R-Seguin). One the Fiscal Responsibility Index he voted with taxpayers 64 percent of the time.