They just won’t go away, these tea-party-types so intent on reclaiming their government. The tea party movement’s political obituary was being written before the birth announcement was printed. Yet they keep getting stronger, freshly influencing politics and policy.
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Campus carry ban is immoral, creates victims
KFYO radio reported the following last week: “Oklahoma police now have a confession from a man that he had sexually assaulted more than a dozen women from four different states. One was a student at Texas Tech. Robert Bruce told …
How Much Will This Boondoggle Really Cost?
With news that the Texas Department of Transportation is exploring a new passenger rail line from Austin to Houston, taxpayers should be frantically clinging to their wallets. If history is any indication, it’s going to have a boondoggle of a price tag.
Testing Champion
Suddenly it’s fashionable to be against the ridiculously expensive state-imposed public school testing regimen. Let’s not forget that just a year ago the House education committee wouldn’t even take a vote on a cash-saving proposal by taxpayer champion and State Rep. Dan Flynn (R-Van) to put the test on hiatus for two years.
TFR Endorses Stickland For Texas House
Jonathan Stickland has been endorsed by Texans for Fiscal Responsibility in his 2012 campaign for the Texas House.
iWaste in Fort Bend ISD
The Fort Bend ISD School Board recently announced plans spend an appalling $18 million to give 2nd through 8th graders iPads in lieu of traditional textbooks. Do they expect taxpayers to ignore their role as lead plaintiff in one of the school finance lawsuits?
Clardy Earns TFR Endorsement
Travis Clardy of Nacogdoches has been endorsed by Texans for Fiscal Responsibility in his 2012 campaign for the Texas House.
Bring out your dead….voters, that is
Today, the Pew Center released a new report stating that nationwide, approximately 1.8 million dead people are registered to vote. In addition, 24 million registrations are said to be invalid or inaccurate. This is the tip of the iceberg with …
Brownsville: More municipal waste, WOW!
Well here is another in a long line of examples of feel-good, waste of taxpayer money by a municipal Visitor and Convention Bureau: Brownsville now wants to make you say “WOW!”
Yes We Can… Indoctrinate Your Kids!
Did you know that Barack Obama thinks outside the box? That his favorite team is the White Sox? That his famous slogan is “Yes We Can?” That he’s “the man?” That’s what kindergarteners at an elementary school in Houston now know after being forced to learn a song praising the president.