Dark-money bill threatens small, social-issue groups By Michael Quinn Sullivan Much has been made by lumbering legislators and their Capitol press corps lapdogs about SB 346 being directed at me and the organization that I serve as president. If we were the intended target, SB 346 proponents failed miserably. Instead, they will subject to threats and intimidation donors to tea party groups, … [Read more...]

Texas is Open for Business By Erick Erickson Today, Barack Obama heads to Texas where he'll be greeted by Governor Rick Perry. The President's going to see just how awesome Texas is. Seriously. The rest of us should be jealous. The Texas Senate approved something called the Tim Tebow Bill, and it's a big deal By Ben Rohrbach The Texas Senate passed the Tim Tebow Bill to allow home-schooled … [Read more...]

House Acting on Recalled Disclosure Bill By Kate Galbraith and Jay Root The Texas House is moving ahead with a bill requiring disclosure of certain political donors, despite an effort by the Senate to pull the legislation back. … [Read more...]

Teacher gun training bill headed to full Senate By Will Weissert A plan to train armed teachers for gunfights in classrooms or at campus sporting events or board meetings won approval Thursday from the Texas Senate Education Committee and now heads to the full chamber. Rick Perry’s Failure to Lead Leads Texas Closer to Obamacare By Erick Erickson Late Thursday afternoon, the … [Read more...]

Tort reform sparked 'Texas Miracle' By Brooke L. Rollins Ten years ago, Texas was known as a "judicial hell hole," thanks to a torts system that was out of control — and the people who paid the price were the ordinary men, women, and children of the Lone Star State. The story of how that was fixed is a lesson for policy change today. 'Was George Washington Any Different From Palestinian … [Read more...]

Longtime GOP activist announces run for governor By Jonathan Tilove At the age of 69, Tom Pauken has a rich history in conservative Republican politics. He was the national chairman of College Republicans in the thick of the 1960s and of the Texas GOP during its rise to majority status in the 1990s. He served President Ronald Reagan as head of ACTION - precursor of AmeriCorps - pruning its … [Read more...]

Romney, McCain were not conservatives, says Rick Perry CBSNews.com Gov. Rick Perry, R-Texas, offered an easy explanation for Republican presidential candidates losing in 2008 and 2012 at the Conservative Political Action Conference today. Mitt Romney and John McCain, according to Perry, were simply not conservatives. Sen. Ted Cruz Aims at Obamacare While Dems Plot Texas Takeover - Congressman … [Read more...]

Choice is the Way to Save Our Schools By Kent Grusendorf School Choice is a moral imperative. The education of one’s child is the most important decision parents will make affecting their child’s future and success in life. Thankfully, in Texas we have some great political leaders like Gov. Rick Perry, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, and Sen. Dan Patrick who want to empower parents with the freedom … [Read more...]

Few Texas gun owners seem to be sweating D.C. push for new limits By Wayne Slater Here in gun country, all the talk in Washington about background checks and banning firearms seems like just noise far, far away. Panel debates school vouchers By Lindsay Kastne Are school vouchers an issue of civil rights or simply a way to bolster private schools by siphoning tax dollars away from public … [Read more...]

Testing, is it evil? By Connie Sadowski Taxpayers and parents deserve to know tax dollars are put to good use to ensure our education system is preparing students for a bright future. Save Texas Children - Support School Choice By Texas Taxpayer Savings Grants Coalition Join TSG Coalition members including the Texas Public Policy Foundation, Americans for Prosperity - Texas, Empower Texans, … [Read more...]