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Actions Speak Louder than Campaign Ads 27 Aug 2013 | 04:59 am
Texas Comptroller candidate Harvey Hilderbran released his first online campaign ad Monday morning. Maybe it was supposed to be funny…? Aside from the all-out corniness of a console television playin...
Culture of Clout-Abuse? 25 Aug 2013 | 03:15 pm
In less than 24 hours Texans heard the voice of our lieutenant governor trying to get his “step-niece-in-law” out of jail, and read the words of a powerful House committee chairman all-but admitting h...
Remembering Who Supported Medicaid Expansion 22 Aug 2013 | 05:30 pm
A recent trip to Texas by U.S. Health and Human Services Commissioner Kathleen Sebelius has prompted proponents of ObamaCare to beat a dead horse regarding Medicaid expansion. Remember, the Legislatur...
Texas GOP legislators growing government 21 Aug 2013 | 10:51 pm
At political blog sandstormscholar.com, the following was posted about the 83rd Legislature: “State legislators are making the rounds touting the bills they passed. We wonder when we’re going to get ...
Plano ISD: Massive Debt May Lead To Higher Taxes 21 Aug 2013 | 01:07 am
Texans are becoming increasingly aware of our state’s local borrowing crisis driven primarily by local school districts, as revealed in a series of reports released last year by the State Comptroller’...
Hilderbran for Comptroller? 20 Aug 2013 | 11:02 pm
Straus-appointed Ways and Means Chairman Harvey Hilderbran has officially thrown his name into the race for Texas Comptroller. What exactly should taxpayers expect if he’s elected as the chief steward...
Will ‘Eyes Of Texas’ Focus On Clout Scandal? 18 Aug 2013 | 03:45 pm
While a Texas House kangaroo committee investigates the whistle-blower, it appears House and Senate members who apparently used their clout to get unqualified students into the state’s “first class” u...
Put Administrators Ahead Of Students 16 Aug 2013 | 07:49 pm
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… an...
Opposing tax increases is not the be-all of conservatism 16 Aug 2013 | 12:15 am
Earlier this week Texans for Fiscal Responsibility released Texas’ most important conservative scorecard of legislator performance for the latest session. Michael Quinn Sullivan titled his summary of ...
Lack Of Responsibility 14 Aug 2013 | 09:12 pm
[side_text]House and Senate GOP committee chairs had worse ratings than their caucus averages.[/side_text]It should come as no surprise to Texans that the Legislature exercised very little in the way ...
