Thomas McNutt has released two additional high-profile endorsements in his campaign for House District 8, this time by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller. McNutt’s announced the endorsements on social media, with Miller even...
It’s a common feature of Austin lobby organizations—they often seem to represent the interests of lobbyists against the interests of their own members. It appears that the Texas Oil & Gas Association, under the leadership of former Agriculture Commissioner Todd...
Thomas McNutt has rolled out another high-profile endorsement in his campaign for the Texas House, this time by former Gov. Rick Perry. Perry, who served as governor of the Lone Star State from 2000-2015, announced his endorsement this afternoon, stating: Thomas...
During election season, it is exceedingly rare to see campaigns associate with other campaigns, especially in overlapping districts where every vote counts and candidates want to avoid alienating any potential supporter. But one such example is provided just south of...
Episode 25: Tony McDonald visits with Charles Blain about Houston’s response to Hurricane Harvey. Sal Ayala drops by to discuss a big victory for sanctuary city opponents, and Jacob Asmussen discusses corporate welfare. Tony interviews Texas HD 8 candidate...
Departing Texas House Speaker Joe Straus and the Austin establishment are getting involved in several open-seat races across the state in an attempt to stop conservative candidates from winning. The Texas House Leadership Fund, a PAC controlled by Straus and his team,...
Gov. Greg Abbott is continuing his efforts to elect conservative candidates in this year’s Texas Republican primary by announcing an endorsement of businessman Thomas McNutt as he runs for the open seat vacated by State Rep. Byron Cook (R–Corsicana). “Thomas...
CORSICANA, Texas— Though he fell short of victory in 2016, Thomas McNutt is taking another bite at the apple in his campaign to represent House District 8 in the Texas House. Originally set up for a rematch against House Speaker Joe Straus’ hatchetman, State Rep....
In the open race for House District 8, one candidate’s associations make it clear she’s no friend to conservatives. Linda Timmerman, one of three Republican candidates vying for the seat being vacated by State Rep. Byron Cook (R–Corsicana), posed for a picture with...
On the heels of House Speaker Joe Straus’ abrupt announcement that he will not seek re-election to the Texas House, his lead hatchet-man has said he’s heading for the exit as well. On Tuesday, House State Affairs Committee Chairman Byron Cook (R–Corsicana) announced...
“I say we put daughters before dollars.” These were the words Texas Sen. Lois Kolkhorst used this year when she discussed her Texas Privacy Act legislation to stop local government and school districts from having policies that allow men and boys into girls bathrooms,...
After being sued for fraud by one business partner last year, Byron Cook has now also been sued by a Collin County pastor who alleges that he was defrauded by Cook’s business scheme. Mike Buster, executive pastor at Prestonwood Baptist Church in Plano, filed suit...
With a campaign built on the theme of “draining the swamp” of Washington, DC, President-elect Donald Trump and his advisors needed an advance team to take control of federal agencies in a more coordinated fashion than had ever before been attempted. That required...
In a press release this afternoon, Corsicana businessman Thomas McNutt announced his campaign for the Texas House seat currently held by House Speaker Joe Straus’ hatchet-man, State Rep. Byron Cook (R–Corsicana). “The people of House District 8 deserve a consistent,...
The Texas Attorney General’s Office has ordered a public recount of Hill County’s March 2016 primary ballots to determine whether or not criminal wrongdoing occurred. The ballots will be publicly re-counted at 10 a.m. Wednesday, November 9, in the district courtroom...
Election Systems & Software (ES&S) has released a report on its findings related to errors in the Hill County Republican Primary. The report comes amidst an ongoing investigation by Attorney General Ken Paxton into irregularities with the vote totals...
Residents of House District 8 have long been annoyed that their representative, State Rep. Byron Cook (R-Corsicana), flat out refuses to open a district office — despite the fact the state allocates funds specifically for that purpose. The argument against...
Perhaps no single Republican has done more damage to the Republican Party’s conservative agenda than Byron Cook of Corsicana. Once considered a quiet backbencher, Cook has morphed into a card-carrying opponent of conservative causes. From his perch as chairman of the...
When House Speaker Joe Straus (R–San Antonio) and State Affairs Chairman Byron Cook (R–Corsicana) called a committee hearing on Thursday to discuss sanctuary cities and “undocumented immigrants,” conservatives knew to expect inaction. Indeed, Cook has repeatedly...
