House District 19 includes Gillespie, Kendall, Blanco, and Burnet counties, as well as part of Travis County. Newly created, HD 19 is now located in Central Texas, just west of Austin, but was previously located in East Texas. The previous HD 19 area was absorbed by...
In last week’s Republican primary, State Rep. James White (R–Hillister) ran for Texas agriculture commissioner but lost to incumbent Commissioner Sid Miller. White is only the latest in a slew of state representatives who have unsuccessfully attempted to move...
Of the 150 seats in the Texas House of Representatives, 16 are headed back to the voters on May 24 for runoff elections, after none of the candidates managed to surpass 50 percent of the vote. Of the 31 seats in the Texas state Senate, one is headed back to the polls...
Sid Miller defeated his two primary challengers, State Rep. James White and Carey Counsil, in the election for the GOP’s nomination for agricultural commissioner. The Stephenville Republican served in the Texas House for 10 years before first entering the race for...
Less than two months away from the Republican primary, Texas Right to Life has released their legislative scorecard for incumbent politicians. “The Pro-Life Scorecard is the most effective way for Pro-Life Texans to evaluate if their elected officials adequately...
Updated at 3:58 p.m. on 11/29/2021 to include a new candidate for the position who filed Monday, 11/29/2021. Just two weeks out from the candidate filing deadline for the 2022 election cycle, it appears Texas Republicans will find themselves choosing between two known...
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...
Deck Starts to Shuffle and Opportunity Emerges for Texas Conservatives Every election cycle provides an opportunity to reshuffle the proverbial deck of lawmakers in the Texas Legislature. This cycle will be no different, with the addition of the potential to replace...
This article was updated with to reflect additional members who removed their names from the lawsuit at 6:25pm on 8/7/2021. In a developing story, 22 absent Democrat lawmakers filed a lawsuit late Friday evening against Republican leaders, alleging that they infringed...
With Democrats in the Texas House having now fled to Washington, D.C., for more than two weeks in their attempt to halt progress on election integrity legislation and other items, one Republican lawmaker is seeking an opinion from the state’s top lawyer on whether...
On Wednesday, State Rep. James White (R–Hillister) announced his candidacy for Texas Agriculture Commissioner. In early June, he indicated he would not seek re-election to his House seat but left open the possibility of running for statewide office. In his...
On Friday, State Rep. James White (R–Hillister) announced in an interview with KFDM/Fox 4 that he does not plan to run for re-election as the state representative for Texas House District 19. District 19 is composed of Hardin, Jasper, Newton, Polk, and Tyler counties....
Before the Texas Legislature receives its census data and starts redrawing state voting maps, Dallas City Council is asking local citizens to eliminate the requirement of being a taxpayer or a registered voter to be on city boards and commissions—including the one...
Last week proved to be a marathon of public hearings on many priorities for conservative activists across the state. Bills relating to election integrity, religious freedom, a ban on taxpayer-funded lobbying, gender modification, constitutional carry, and other...
After a city council vote, Dallas voters will decide whether or not to allow noncitizens to be appointed to the four boards and commissions listed in the city’s charter, including the commission that draws city voting precincts. With the Texas Legislature set to...
State Rep. Steve Toth (R–The Woodlands) is the latest to join a number of representatives who have signed a pledge to stop the government from mandating medical actions and retaliating against citizens who exercise freedom of choice. In a prior interview, Texans for...
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...
NOTE: Since this article was published, yet another Republican –Geanie Morrison of Victoria – reportedly filed for the speakership. It has been updated. What GOP insiders hoped would be a quiet race for Speaker of the Texas House got suddenly heated on Thursday, with...
As the Texas Legislature prepares to meet for the first time since the beginning of the Chinese coronavirus spread, there have been significant questions, speculation, and uncertainty around what a return would look like. On Friday, an anonymous survey revealed most...
Anyone who actually believes that “black lives matter” ought to realize that the “defund the police” agenda is irredeemably hostile to black lives. When police officers are forced to fight crime with one hand tied behind their backs, violent crime increases. More...
