Amid a time of national controversy over whether government officials can force vaccines and other health mandates on citizens and children, Texan Jackie Schlegel has long been on the front lines of protecting parental rights. After leaving Pennsylvania for Texas...
In less than 60 days, Dallas voters will start heading to the polls to cast ballots for one of nine candidates vying to be mayor of the ninth largest city in the country. The long list offers voters a variety of choices and a short time to decide which one is best...
In a surprise announcement Tuesday, State Rep. Eric Johnson (D–Dallas) entered the already crowded race for Dallas mayor. Nine candidates are now running to replace term-limited Mayor Mike Rawlings. Johnson said he will not resign his seat in the Texas Legislature —...
Ex-lawmaker Jason Villalba is now Dallas mayoral candidate Jason Villalba, raising the number of entries in the race to eight. “I am announcing that I am running to be the next mayor of the great city of Dallas,” Villalba told a small group of supporters and media on...
Dallas County’s GOP leadership is fed up with so-called Republicans working against the party by endorsing Democrats, whose liberal stances on key issues are in direct opposition to the Republican platform. In a resolution passed Monday night, the Dallas County...
Republicans who pretend to embody conservative values on the campaign trail — while helping liberal Democrats defeat conservatives — are hurting the Republican Party. There’s a big difference between Republicans having a “big tent” philosophy, and outright switching...
Episode 56: Tony McDonald discusses defeated Republicans who are now endorsing Democrats with Ross Kecseg. Erin Anderson talks about Democrats signing up non-citizens to vote and Brandon Waltens recaps the recent Trump rally for Sen. Ted Cruz in Houston. Judicial...
A liberal Democrat campaigning for the Texas House announced a list of endorsements and a number of them are turning heads. John Turner, the Democrat candidate for Texas House District 114 against Republican Lisa Luby Ryan, announced a slate of endorsements from...
State Representative Jason Villalba (R–Dallas), infamous in the Texas Legislature for drunken late-night twitter rants, a dismal voting record, and most recently losing his primary election to his conservative challenger, Lisa Luby Ryan, is continuing to demonstrate...
Texas Alliance for Life, an Austin-based nonprofit organization, describes themselves as “committed to protecting the fundamental right to life of all innocent human beings and to promoting respect for their value and dignity from the moment of conception until...
Republican primary voters in Dallas have booted their abrasive, liberal-voting State Rep. Jason Villalba in favor of conservative businesswoman Lisa Luby Ryan. Ryan won Tuesday’s GOP primary in Texas House District 114 with 53 percent of the vote, defeating insider...
The vast majority of State Representative District 15 Jackie Waters’ campaign donations come from one PAC with a history of supporting liberal Republicans, according to her most recent campaign finance report. Waters is running against former State Rep. Steve Toth,...
On February 26th, almost a week into early voting, Texas Alliance for Life decided to release its full list of endorsements. The organization, headed by Joe Pojman, has been a front group for Joe Straus and his troop of pro-choice Republicans. Pojman is most notorious...
A candidate for Texas State Representative has financial connections that should raise questions for potential voters. Cynthia Flores, who is running for House District 52 (primarily Round Rock, Hutto, and Taylor), is campaigning on the promise of lower taxes, yet her...
A Republican lawmaker seeking reelection in 2018 is being reminded of his vicious attacks on Donald Trump while Trump was the Republican nominee for president. State Rep. Jason Villalba (R–Dallas) is being challenged by conservative businesswoman Lisa Luby Ryan. Ryan...
A liberal newspaper’s watchdog supports the same property tax reform the Texas House refused to pass—a body with a two-thirds Republican majority. Does this sound hard to believe? I don’t blame you. But don’t take my word for it. Read the words of taxpayer-advocate...
Episode 17: Tony McDonald discusses the latest on the Charlie Geren/Bo French lawsuit. Zach Maxwell discusses a recent A.G. opinion, and Brandon Waltens discusses Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush. TPPF’s Vance Ginn also stops in to chat about property...
DALLAS, Texas—Voters across North Dallas appear to be moving towards retiring incumbent State Rep. Jason Villalba (R-Dallas) in the Republican primary on March 6th. As part of our “On the Trail Tour,” Texas Scorecard spent some time in House District 114 interviewing...
With early voting for the March primary elections mere weeks away, Land Commissioner George P. Bush is spending his time campaigning with liberal State Rep. Jason Villalba (R–Dallas). Bush, who faces three opponents in his re-election bid, would likely be better...
Shortly after announcing his decision to quit the legislature, Speaker Joe Straus sparked speculation that he would unleash his $10 million campaign war chest to assist the campaigns of his friends and allies in the March primary. Campaign finance reports released...
