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Republicans Flip South Texas Senate Seat
The rematch between Democrat incumbent Morgan LaMantia and Republican Adam Hinojosa swung in Hinojosa’s favor.
Republicans Sweep Statewide Judicial Elections in Texas
Republicans won all three Supreme Court seats up for election and all three Court of Criminal Appeals seats.
Republicans Flip Two South Texas House Seats
Denise Villalobos and Don McLaughlin have flipped longtime Democrat seats in South Texas.
Republicans Defend Two Bexar County House Seats
Two House seats in the San Antonio area will remain Republican.
State Archive
Headline: Socialists (Heart) Big Government
Newspapers around the state are breathlessly reporting that the Marxist-leaning Center for Public Policy Priorities thinks a massive national expansion of the Children's Health Insurance Program is good for Texas. Of course, these are the same people who think you...
Spying On Motorists?
The Texas Department of Transportation has been saying they’re broke, and cannot afford to build new roads. On the other hand, they have engaged in a multi-million-dollar advertising campaign to convince taxpayers to embrace new transportation policies. Now we find...
State Flush With Cash; Still No Additional Tax Relief
Texas’ budget surplus has grown even more. State employees will get a pay raise, taxpayers? Still nothing. The Office of the Comptroller announced yesterday that the state is bringing in $1.5 billion in additional revenues – over and above the previously announced...
CHIPing Away At Taxpayers
What was Kay Bailey Hutchison thinking? As the only Texas Republican to support a massive expansion of the Children's Health Insurance Program, Hutchison's vote is contrary to the wisdom of Texas' fiscal conservatives on a program of questionable effectiveness. The...
Tax First, Spend More
Never has a newspaper gotten the story so right. The section heading said it all, “Taxing As A First Option.†That’s precisely the attitude of so many in government, and in this case the government apologists are admitting it. A Dallas Morning News article about...
Hey Kids, It’s Okay To Lie and Cheat
Texas school districts are showing kids that it is okay to lie and cheat so that you may get your way. This valuable life lesson comes courtesy of school districts efforts to convince voters to raise their taxes, as reported in today’s Dallas Morning News. At least...
Embracing Mediocrity
Public education in Texas is a mess. That's the nutshell version of a straightforward piece in the Dallas Morning News, in which the president of the Texas Association of Business presents sobering statistics to demonstrate that "state government has only compounded...
New Tax Slams Small Business, Lawmaker Says Sales Tax Increase on the Way
The Galveston Daily News reports the new business tax is squeezing small business, the engine of the economy and job creation. Dickinson's Mark Fehrle, who owns a 14-person elevator company, was "floored"" to find out he would have to pay between $15,000 and $18,000...
Your Money Headin’ Down The Road
Remember the Texas Department of Transportation plan to use $9 million of your money to convince you to quit worrying and love the TransTexas Corridor? Well, it's still going on, but now one of the Texas Taxpayer Heroes is stepping up to ask the Legislature to study...