On March 2, 1836, Texas’ founding fathers declared independence from Mexico because that government had “ceased to protect the lives, liberty and property of the people.” Despite the resolute tone of the Declaration, the future appeared bleak for the cause of liberty...
Like millions of Americans, Faith Bussey was a “Rush Limbaugh baby” who grew up listening to talk radio and enjoyed politics as a topic of conversation during family dinner discussions. As an adult, the fight for liberty became more than just “talk”; it became very...
Texas’ Health and Human Services Commission has an ethics problem, which they compounded yesterday by hiring a former bureaucrat from the disgraced Texas “Ethics” Commission. HHSC is in hot water over no-bid contracts that appeared to have been handed out...
With the legislative session in full swing, Texans will soon face a barrage of political propaganda disguised with “conservative-sounding” messaging designed to sell them on anti-taxpayer policies. One of the most prominent will be the effort by state and local...
The Montgomery County Commissioners Court unanimously agreed to ignore the concerns of many of their constituents in a recent bond proposal on the upcoming May ballot. The Commissioners Court approved a project presented to the court by the Montgomery County Road Bond...
Collin County State Reps. Scott Sanford (R-McKinney), Matt Shaheen (R-Plano) and Jeff Leach (R -Allen) recently filed a ten-item legislative agenda under the banner “Toll Free Texas,” which aims to more effectively prioritize non-tolled roads. Reforms include greater...
When confronted by the Texas Senate about their unconstitutional power grab, the state’s Racing Commission doubled down on arrogance. Last year, the racing commission passed a rule vastly expanding the footprint of gambling beyond their constitutional and...
Transportation has become a major issue in the state of Texas with rising population and business growth placing greater strain on the existing infrastructure. The issue was even highlighted in a campaign advertisement by Governor Abbott where he claimed “a guy in a...
Two years ago, conservative lawmakers tried to direct dollars away from frivolous programs — like the Commission on the Arts — towards the Texas Teachers Retirement System (TRS) health plan. The reason? The plan had an enormous, unfunded future liability....
Lost in the coverage of Michael Quinn Sullivan and Empower Texans’ historic win against the Texas Ethics Commission last week was one terrifying argument put forward by lawyers for the Commission. It’s an argument over the scope of the TEC’s power to...
Since local government officials across the state are on a full-court press to prevent passage of property tax appraisal reform legislation, I think it important to press back. What is being claimed by either ignorant or dishonest city and county officials across...
On Tuesday Senate leaders alongside Lt. Governor Dan Patrick announced the specifics of their tax relief proposals. State Sen. Jane Nelson (R-Denton), the Chair of the Finance Committee, unveiled the specific details of what had previously been a blanket line item of...
With Texans dissatisfied with the high level of property and business taxation, the governor and a bipartisan super-majority in the Senate are pushing for nearly $5 billion in tax relief, leaving it to the Senate’s big-government Republican, Kevin Eltife of...
Conservative and faith-based leaders from around Texas gathered in Austin Tuesday as part of Texas Faith and Family Day. Organized by Texas Values, the event also featured speakers from Concerned Women of America- Texas, Texas Eagle Forum, Women Wellness Coalition of...
Analysts at the Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) have compared Texas spending limit methods over recent biennia and found that application of the population-plus-inflation metric to each budget since 2006 results in a trend of relatively constant spending limits....
A new tax-subsidized poll from the University of Texas finds that Texas voters are “dissatisfied” with how much they are paying in property and business taxes. The Texas Senate originally proposed slightly better than $4 billion in tax relief at the start...
Sen. Konni Burton (R-Colleyville) shocked the Austin establishment after stating she would not meet with taxpayer-funded lobbyists hired by government interests. But she also raised eyebrows from local officials who defended the anti-taxpayer practice, such as Fort...
New information is coming to light about the troubling relationship between Sara Martinez Tucker, a proponent of common core who has been nominated by Governor Abbott to be a regent for the University of Texas System, and a liberal education reform advocate named Marc...
Later this week the Texas Senate’s Nominations Committee will consider the appointment of David J. Beck to the University of Texas Board of Regents. He should not be confirmed without undergoing some very strict – and uncomfortable – scrutiny. For the most part,...
It appears another HISD bond proposal looms on the horizon, according to district superintendent, Terry Grier. Although he wouldn’t commit to a timeline, the $4 million facility study recently approved by the HISD school board signals it’s coming in the very near...
