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October 23rd, 2013
Austin, Texas—Adryana Boyne, Conservative candidate for the Texas House District 102 seat, issued the following statement in regards to the announcement by Rep. Stefani Carter that she was dropping her bid for Texas Railroad...
October 4th, 2013
Texas Senator Wendy Davis of filibuster fame announced that she is running for the Texas Governor’s seat that is presently held by our very pro-life Governor Rick Perry. Imagine that, an abortionist in pro-life Texas wants...
September 12th, 2013
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott is running for Governor. That means Texas will need to elect a new Attorney General. The three candidates in the race are Barry Smitherman, Ken Paxton, and Dan Branch.Much has been written...
August 23rd, 2013
The first three principles of conservatism given by Russell Kirk are belief in an enduring moral order, adherence to custom, convention, and continuity, and belief in what may be called the principle of prescription—that is...
August 8th, 2013
As former chairman of the Texas Workforce Commissioner, Tom Pauken is no stranger to the pages of TexasGOPVote. Pauken has been a news contributor for this website nearly from its inception in 2009. Now Pauken has taken on a...
July 15th, 2013
The United States has a proud history of taking outstanding generals on the battlefield and promoting them to executive office. From our very beginning, General George Washington became President Washington. General Sam...
April 10th, 2013
This is Part II of my personal interview with Tom Pauken who is seeking the position for Governor of Texas. We must not be blind to the achievements and failures of our Texas leadership at such a critical time as now....
April 3rd, 2013
Dallas, Texas – Tom Pauken filed with the Texas Ethics Commission to run for Texas Governor in the 2014 Republican Primary. Pauken said “Texas needs a different style of leadership—one that brings Texans together to find...
October 11th, 2013
Last week at the Clear Lake Tea Party Lieutenant Governor’s candidate debate, Texas State Senator Dan Patrick and Texas Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson exchanged comments about personal finances and retirement pay relating...
September 18th, 2013
The following is a press release from the Barry Smitherman campaign:TYLER – Barry Smitherman, conservative Republican candidate for Attorney General, was the clear winner in last week’s candidate forum. Smitherman’s record...
August 28th, 2013
Metroplex and North Texas conservatives will come together on Friday, August 30 at 3:00 PM in Richardson as conservative pro-family leader Kelly Shackleford will help well-known conservative activist and Republican leader...
August 16th, 2013
The HCRP Candidates Committee in partnership with the Houston Young Republicans are offering specialized training on August 24th for those planning to run for office this next election cycle. Please download the form and...
August 6th, 2013
The fifth annual RedState convention in New Orleans, RedState 2013, over the first weekend in August, featured plenty of stellar Republicans, conservatives, governors, senators, Congressmen and candidates. RedState Founder...
July 15th, 2013
Making San Antonio his first stop of a ten-city tour, Abbott made his 2014 campaign bid to be the next governor of Texas. There is no doubt that family is of upmost importance to Greg Abbott. His teenage daughter, Audrey,...
April 4th, 2013
Rick Santorum and Tom PaukenThe last time I visited with former Texas Workforce Commissioner, Tom Pauken, was on January 8, 2013. He quietly informed me that he might run for the governor of Texas. I didn’t waste any time...
February 11th, 2013
2012 was a very good year for politics.State and local politics, that is.With newfound appreciation in our community for the power of local grassroots electioneering, area voters may well see more newly elected public...
