Most elected officials wait until they get to Austin to break the campaign promises
they made to their constituents, but not Lady Theresa Thombs. Her style of
campaigning is sadly what too many Texans have come to expect from politicians: saying one thing while doing another.
A new group is purporting to rate lawmakers as conservatives, yet their results are surprising. As the Dallas Morning News noted, “establishment Republicans” who vote badly can claim a conservative rating. It signals the strength of the conservative movement in Texas that philosophically weak legislators are looking for help covering up their representational records.
According to the Austin rumor mill, Ag Commissioner Todd Staples will be throwing his endorsement against a conservative incumbent… in favor of a moderate, anti-tort-reform legislator-turned-lobbyist. For someone who wants to run for lieutenant governor in two years, this will speak volumes to conservative voters.
After electing a super-majority of Republicans to the Texas Legislature in 2010, conservatives across the state expected them to enact bold reforms. Sadly, the results of the legislative session left far too many conservative reforms not only undone, but un-attempted. …
That Texas’ part-time legislators are eligible for a lucrative pension is a scandal in itself, made worse when one realizes even pleading guilty to a felony for their official actions doesn’t dent their lifetime payout. The dirty little secret in Austin is that crime does pay… for members of the Texas Legislature.
Today Governor Perry announced his economic plan for America that includes an optional flat tax for individuals, reduced corporate income taxes, aggressively limiting federal regulations and burdens, and reforming Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. This all while balancing the budget without raising taxes.
Another open Metroplex house district, and another race pitting a candidate boasting support from the House Speaker’ cheering squad against a candidate with conservative credentials. Newly redrawn House District 115 in Dallas County includes part of Coppell, Irving, Farmers Branch, …
With redistricting having literally changed Texas’ political playing field, conservatives must remain on their toes going into next year’s primary elections. The new House District 106 is no exception, where a self-proclaimed tax-raiser is being supported in the Republican primary …
Fifteen Republican state representatives dismissed fiscally conservative principles, instead opting for a more “balanced” (read “big-government”) approach to public policy including increased regulation, dismissal of property rights, and a disregard of commonsense fiscal responsibility. If you’re a conservative and the …
As the dust settles around the debt deal struck earlier this week, it has become clear that Americans are not pleased with the outcome – and in many cases, far less enthralled with the leadership that has brought us here.