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...
January 10th, 2011
The following is a message from Senator Dan Patrick:Conservative voters across Texas are responsible for the Republican majority in the legislature. They want that majority to select the next Speaker. A Caucus vote will...
January 9th, 2011
Critics, obviously mostly Democrats, say it’s empty grandstanding, but House Republicans plan to vote for an outright repeal of Obamacare in the coming legislative days. It’s called posturing because if The Senate doesn’t...
January 8th, 2011
This week we swore in a new Speaker of the US House of Representatives signaling the end of the historic 2010 election process and the return of Congress to the People. Now it may be time to begin looking forward to the...
January 8th, 2011
Federal Judge John Roll was killed today in the Arizona shooting that wounded US Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, according to Fox News, this afternoon. The shooter in this incident has killed at least five people...
January 8th, 2011
After November 2008, all sights were set on Hays county which was seen by Democrats as a “swing county”. Well, thankfully things didn’t quite work out as the liberal activits, such as MoveOn.org and Organizing for America,...
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 10th, 2011
The following is a letter in support of Joe Straus written by President of Texans for Life Coalition Kyleen Wright. Why I signed the letter for Speaker StrausA charge has been leveled that...
January 10th, 2011
Astonishing the amount of diversion that has been built around a grain of truth in the controversy over who should be Speaker of the House for the 82nd Texas Legislature. That grain of truth: voters rejected a record number...
January 9th, 2011
For those of you who don't know, Nathan Macias is my Dad. He served as a State Representative from 2006-2008. He was freshman of the year during the 2007 session for the Republican freshman class and received nothing but "A...
January 8th, 2011
A murderer in Tucson Arizona shot 19 people, and killed 5. One of the people shot in the head was U.S. Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords. At the time of this writing she is alive.http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2011/01...
January 8th, 2011
News media sources have confirmed that Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords has been shot at her first public event in Tuscon since returning from the begining of this Congress. Stories conflict at this time as to the...
January 7th, 2011
I have been an insurance broker for the past 46 years. I am blessed with loyal clients that I would never take for granted! On many occasions, I have traveled to Austin to testify on behalf of TLR (Texans for Lawsuit Reform...