As self-proclaimed socialist and former Austin City Councilman Greg Casar attempts to fail upwards into a congressional seat, he has found a new ally: 🔥 NEW: I’m honored to be endorsed by @AOC! Together, we are committed to a bold agenda for working families. Join the...
AUSTIN — As local citizens continue to extinguish multiple disasters in their communities and neighborhoods throughout Texas’ capital city, one local elected official who helped inflame the crises now wants to leave for more power in Washington, D.C. Austin City...
Most Tuesday mornings, the Texas Minute—our weekday email publication—includes the One-Click Survey. It’s almost always a question about policy or politics, oftentimes tinged with a bit of humor. We ask readers to not only “click” an answer, but to then reply with...
Update: State Sen. Larry Taylor (R–Friendswood) and State Rep. Lyle Larson (R–San Antonio) confirmed to the Dallas Morning News that they were among the lawmakers in attendance. While citizens are being told to stay home and contend with shutdowns and mandates in...
AUSTIN — The dust has settled from Tuesday night’s local runoff and special elections, and Central Texas voters have chosen new candidates to compete for important state and federal positions. Only a handful of races were on the ballot for Central Texans, among which...
AUSTIN — Central Texans have an important decision to make over the next week: Will they elect a new state senator who will fight for them, or will they choose one who works against them? A special election is currently underway for Senate District 14, a geographical...
AUSTIN — Central Texans have an important decision this summer: Will they elect a new state senator to fight for them, or continue choosing one that works against them? A special election is coming in July for Senate District 14, a geographical area that includes much...
Dear Reader, I want to share with you our New Year’s Resolutions at Empower Texans. Communications experts say you should never repeat an accusation that is made against you. I hold to that as a good practice, but let me this one time repeat the accusation many in the...
A bill some say would lead to gun control appears to be gaining traction and Republican support in the Texas House and has law-abiding gun owners on red alert. Last week, lawmakers voted House Bill 545 by State Rep. Poncho Nevarez (D-Eagle Pass) out of the Criminal...
As Democrat lawmakers in the Texas House were working to give administrators of failing schools extra time before being shut down, conservatives were able to defeat those efforts and clean up glaring problems with the bill. During their first daily calendar of the...
Craft brewers and beer distributors have reached a compromise on beer to-go legislation. Is it a victory for Texas consumers? It’s a fight that has been waging on in the background of the Texas Capitol for years. Small craft beer breweries have battled with a goliath...
We’ll be releasing the 2017 Fiscal Responsibility Index this week. While the public release is set for 2pm on Wednesday, we thought we’d share the “top-lines” with you today. All votes included on the Index were announced in advance, and focus – as the name implies –...
On the 140th day of the legislative session, the last day for work to be completed under Texas’ constitution, we generally start gearing up for the release of the Fiscal Responsibility Index, which measures lawmakers’ records on fiscal and governance issues. Not this...
With just hours left in the 85th regular session of the Texas Legislature, lawmakers will be heading home with tales of their governing prowess. For members of the Texas House, that’s exactly what it will be: tall tales. The House failed to deliver on key reforms...
Throughout the course of the 85th Legislative Session, going back to the 15th of January, State Rep. Jonathan Stickland (R-Bedford) and conservative grassroots activists have helped to bring down various different pieces of big-government, freedom crippling pieces of...
Two Texas lawmakers are reaching across the aisle on legislation to establish a new “program” enabling state bureaucrats to use taxpayer dollars to pick winners and losers in the grocery business. What exactly is a “grocery access investment fund” – and why do State...
In an interview with KVUE News looking back on his first year as Governor, Greg Abbott unloaded on the legislators who killed his ethics reform agenda, calling their obstruction “reprehensible” and “shameful.” The chief obstructions were House Speaker Joe Straus...
Texans fed up with property taxes got a glimmer of hope last night in the Texas House. The measure on the agenda? HB 506 by Eddie Rodriguez (D-Austin) which would have permitted school property tax rates to rise up to an additional 10 cents per $100 of valuation....
Nobody may have campaigned on higher property taxes last election cycle, but legislators are poised to encourage them in the Texas House. On the calendar for Wednesday is legislation that would permit up to 20% increases of certain school district property tax...
With more than 84 percent of Republican primary voters saying they wanted more academic freedom and parental choices in education, GOP members of the Texas House decided to maintain the status quo … and explicitly forbid any efforts to expand options for students and...
