January 14th, 2011
After the tragic shootings in Tucson this past weekend, there has been no shortage of commentary and blame ascribing the reasons for this senseless act. Unfortunately, most of the reasons given by the chattering class,...
January 14th, 2011
Dead bodies lie covered in a Safeway parking lot while an ongoing crime scene was processed by Tuscon police, the Pima county sheriff and as many federal alphabet agencies as you could pour out of a can of Alphabet Soup....
January 13th, 2011
I released the following statement today in response to U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison’s announcement that she will not seek reelection in 2012:It has been an honor and privilege to serve with Senator Hutchison in the...
January 13th, 2011
Worker misclassification is becoming more and more of a problem as underhanded hiring by some companies harms not just the underpaid workers, but also the employers who play by the rules. Employers who hire legal workers and...
January 12th, 2011
The following came in from the Republican Party of Texas:Even with the RPT's debt fully retired at the end of 2010, the Texas House Republican Debt Busters Committee has not stopped their support of the party! This past week...
January 12th, 2011
When Texas State Representative Aaron Pena switched to the Republican Party recently, he became the 100th member of the Republican Caucus of the State House of R
January 11th, 2011
"My sincere condolences are offered to the family of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and the other victims of today's tragic shooting in Arizona. On behalf of Todd and my family, we all pray for the victims and their families, and...
January 11th, 2011
Today is the first day of the 82nd Legislative Session. TexasGOPVote will keep you informed with live updates and pictures.11:30am - The House convenes for session.
January 11th, 2011
A few hundred grass roots patriots of Texas gathered Monday on the north steps of the Texas Capitol to voice their opinion that the Republican Caucus should decide who should next sit in the seat of Speaker of the Texas...
January 10th, 2011
First off my heart goes out to the families of all the victims that were murdered yesterday. My prayers go out to the injured victims and wish them a speedy recovery. I really did not want to have to write this blog because...
January 14th, 2011
Today, I addressed the 2011 Inaugural Conference of the Hispanic Leadership Network in Coral Gables, FL. The following are my remarks, as prepared for delivery:Thank you, Jorge Plasencia. I want to thank our co-chairs for...
January 13th, 2011
Texas Secretary of State Hope Andrade opened up the 82nd Legislative Session with a reflection upon our great states progress. "Since last convening for the 81st Session, Texas has been referred to in many interesting ways....
January 13th, 2011
As the Texas Legislature was about to begin, Republican Representatives Phil King, Jim Murphy and Debbie Riddle paused to speak with me about the coming Speakers vote and legislative issues that were important to them to see...
January 13th, 2011
Introduction:The left blamed Sarah Palin's website for the Arizona tragedy. I pointed out that since her website was on a computer, we should blame Microsoft. Since it was done on the internet, we should...
January 12th, 2011
Texas' longest serving governor, Rick Perry, addressed the opening session of the Texas Legislature. In this speech, he declared two emergencies facing Texas and called for priority action on these issues. The first being...
January 12th, 2011
Although Speaker of the House Joe Straus won a landslide victory, there were still a handful of State Representatives who voted against him. Below is a picture of the roll call. The Representatives with red dots next to...
January 11th, 2011
It has become entertaining to watch the back and forth power struggles regarding the election of the Texas Speaker of the House. It reminded me of a game that we played as children where a choice was presented to someone to...
January 11th, 2011
I’ve referred to this before, but all expansive governments incline to fascism, the cooperation and solidifying of government and bi business. Include such as Nazi fascism, which some consider “of the right.” But as...
January 10th, 2011
While Sunday, January 9th, is my birthday, celebrating and watching the NFL Playoffs was not the order of business in Arizona. Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords is only one year older than me, and on Saturday she was shot....
January 10th, 2011
Speaker Joe Straus has received 70 votes in the Republican Caucus today.The Texas House of Representatives met today to express who they prefer as Speaker of the House. The three candidates are Current Speaker of the House...