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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.
January 23rd, 2015
“Our legislation is focused on the patients, who are mostly children, who deal with these horrible seizures on a daily basis,” Eltife said. “As a parent, I can’t imagine knowing there is a safe treatment for my severely sick...
January 22nd, 2015
The President addressed the Union Tuesday night, promising more government, more spending, and more taxes.Obviously the President did not read the November memo from America. The majority of the Union rejected the President'...
January 21st, 2015
Governor Greg Abbott became our 48th governor on January 20, 2015 at 11:00 am on the Texas Capitol grounds. He is the first governor elected in a wheelchair and Cecilia is the first Hispanic Texas First Lady. Before leaving...
January 21st, 2015
Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of Congress, my fellow Americans:
January 20th, 2015
Sadly, the President has doubled down on the same agenda, which in his own words was on the ballot this last fall and was soundly rejected. But this agenda and these policies are not only wrong for America today, they're...
January 20th, 2015
On January 8, 1790, President George Washington delivered the first State of the Union address. In the 225 years since his address, the American Republic that the Founders left us has largely disappeared. There is very...
January 18th, 2015
It’s not every day you get invited to the Governor’s mansion for lunch. As luck would have it, I had to decline our first invitation due to my husband’s surgery. But a couple weeks later, I received the same invitation and...
January 16th, 2015
On Tuesday, I introduced three pro-growth, pro-jobs amendments to S. 1, the Keystone XL Pipeline Act, of which I am a cosponsor. The amendments would expedite liquid natural gas (LNG) exports to World Trade Organization (WTO...
January 16th, 2015
As the 84th Texas Legislature opened, mixed emotions ran through my heart and my mind. I was sitting in the Texas House of Representatives' gallery looking down to a full floor of elected state representatives and their...
January 23rd, 2015
Due to a schedule change, I was able to return from Scotland early enough to attend the Texas inauguration of Lt. Governor Dan Patrick and Governor Greg Abbott in Austin. Clear blue skies and a warm sun made a perfect day...
January 21st, 2015
Just a couple of months ago the President said his policies were on the ballot. And they were resoundingly rejected. The American people know better and this kind of spin and cheerleading really ignores the fact that wages...
January 21st, 2015
Click to watch the inauguration of Gov. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick.
January 21st, 2015
For the past six years President Obama has repeated worn out liberal campaign slogans instead of putting forth common sense, realistic solutions to fix our nation’s biggest problems. Tonight’s State of the Union Address was...
January 20th, 2015
AUSTIN, Texas – For the first time since the first year of this century, Texas will have a new Governor. It has been over fourteen years since Governor Rick Perry First took the oath of office filling the vacancy created...
January 19th, 2015
For the first time in more than a decade, the Texas House has approved a new process for people to apply for a media credential at the Texas Legislature.
January 17th, 2015
In the 114th Congress we have reaffirmed our commitment to passing common sense legislation that reduces regulatory burdens, stimulates our economy, and puts more Americans back to work. This week the House has passed two...
January 16th, 2015
The following story originally appeared on The Quorum Report.
January 15th, 2015
Two suspected jihadists have been killed in an anti-terror operation in eastern Belgium, officials say. Prosecutor Eric Van der Sypt said a third person had been arrested in the raid in Verviers, and no police or members of...
