Government
Put simply: We are for limited government that works. At TexasGOPVote, we will work as a watchdog to help our state lawmakers and our congressional delegation pull in the reins on unnecessary spending and government bureaucracy. You better believe we’ll expose politicians who seek to act outside the bounds set by the Forefathers in the Constitutions of Texas and the United States.
February 25th, 2016
Frullo fends off Empower Texans border security attacks with some backup from Breitbart Texas’ boss Brandon Darby.
February 24th, 2016
Lamar Smith represents the people of Congressional District 21 which has an approximate 766,190 residents of which only 68,383 voted in 2012 and 66,918 in 2014. Smith had one of the highest voting turnouts and that is...
February 23rd, 2016
A federal judge on Tuesday ruled that State Department officials and top aides to Hillary Clinton should be questioned under oath about whether they intentionally thwarted federal open records laws by using or allowing the...
February 23rd, 2016
In my capacity as a member of the State Republican Executive Committee (SREC), I keep my eye out for things that would seem to contradict policies of the Party. One policy is that while individual members are free to endorse...
February 22nd, 2016
Ted Cruz asked his communications director Rick Tyler to resign Monday after Tyler distributed a video that falsely depicted Marco Rubio dismissing the Bible. The incident comes a day before the Nevada Republican caucuses...
February 22nd, 2016
Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom. - Thomas Jefferson
February 19th, 2016
Jordan and Julie Siverd admired Justice Antonin Scalia so much they drove 21 hours from Louisiana to pay their last respects.
With temperatures just above freezing, they were among the first of thousands forming the line on...
February 18th, 2016
As his administration comes to a close, there’s one legacy that Barack Obama is not talking about, and that’s the fact that he is the $20 trillion man. In just seven short years, our national debt has nearly doubled from...
February 18th, 2016
It’s the biggest tech case of the year, and maybe the decade. Taking place in a California federal court, the case pits Apple against the U.S. government over control of the iPhone, with terrorism and privacy as the backdrop...
February 16th, 2016
Last week I introduced bipartisan legislation to ensure the information on your smart phone is protected.
February 25th, 2016
The inquiry I requested has provided us with new information and has resulted in the PBGC making meaningful, substantive changes that will hold the agency accountable to Delphi Salaried Retirees. For far too long, these...
February 24th, 2016
Donald Trump notched a resounding win in the Nevada caucuses Tuesday, channeling the roiling anger of Republican voters against the establishment and sweeping almost every category of the electorate to build his dominance in...
February 23rd, 2016
For decades, lying has been a way of life for the Clintons and now the Democrats are on their way to nominate a woman who is facing possible indictments. Maybe Republicans may want to take a second look at Donald Trump since...
February 23rd, 2016
One of the more amusing parts of being an Muslim American is that just about every day, I wake up to a ridiculous statement being shared on Facebook with armchair pundits generally going, “Well if someone said it, it has to...
February 22nd, 2016
Trump won South Carolina but he is hitting a wall of 35%. He has benefited from a multiple candidate race.
February 21st, 2016
Donald Trump did more than win his second easy victory in consecutive presidential primaries in South Carolina on Saturday.
He advanced his takeover of the Republican Party. He proved that he can dominate a race in the Deep...
February 19th, 2016
"Using a grieving father to accuse Joe Straus of a horrific murder committed by a career criminal is deplorable and irresponsible."
February 18th, 2016
Some malcontents never seem to show gratitude for the tremendous pro-life gains achieved by Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, Speaker Joe Straus, and the many pro-life members of the Legislature. We see that in...
February 17th, 2016
Come and learn the nomination processes for the congressional offices in Central and South Texas and both Senate offices. No RSVP is necessary. Free and open to the public.
February 16th, 2016
This Tuesday, early voting begins for the upcoming March primary election.
In the Republican race for District 81 state representative, this newspaper wholeheartedly believes voters should re-elect incumbent Brooks Landgraf...