Texas
March 25th, 2015
Expected presidential candidate, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, will head to the Texas/Mexico border with Texas Governor Greg Abbott for a firsthand look at our nation’s unsecured border. Walker is beginning a Texas tour...
March 24th, 2015
“Montgomery County has a traffic problem, and something must be done about it.”Utter that statement to county residents and you’ll get a similar response to what you would hear had you just told them the sky is blue and...
March 20th, 2015
Tom, What is your vision for the party?” I thought I’d answer this question publicly, because it’s something I want our entire party to understand and to hear from me directly. I hope you’ll agree with me and join our team,...
March 18th, 2015
This week, the House is expected to vote on two common sense bills to make the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) more accountable and transparent. Under the Obama Administration, our West Texas farmers, ranchers, and...
March 16th, 2015
Stop Planned Parenthood Coalition of San Antonio hosted a protest against Planned Parenthood on Tuesday, March 3, 2015 in front of the Marriott Rivercenter hotel at the corner of Bowie and Commerce Street in downtown San...
March 15th, 2015
Saturday, I participated in the FIRST Robotics Alamo Regional Championship in San Antonio. I delivered opening remarks and more than 3,000 students, parents, and teachers attended the regional competition.
March 13th, 2015
The thorny issue of how to reform Texas’ laws on end-of-life health care is front and center for prominent pro-life groups at the Texas Capitol. But, one of those groups is skipping out on negotiations about crafting...
March 11th, 2015
Texans are ready to rebel against the scourge of Daylight Saving Time. State Rep. Dan Flynn, R-Canton, has proposed a bill that would eliminate the biannual time change come September.
March 8th, 2015
“Without Life there is no family.” - Patrick Von Dohlen
March 6th, 2015
Representative David Simpson (R-Longview) gets credit this week for attempting to remove the last real obstacle remaining in the way of stoners’ zeal for pot legalization: Christianity. Active in his Baptist Church, Mr.
March 25th, 2015
While the economic need for substantive immigration reform is crystal clear, politics and partisanship have fogged the issue. Disruptive factions within both parties in Congress have prevented the advancement of any...
March 22nd, 2015
Apartment Association of Greater Dallas
March 18th, 2015
A bill aimed at cracking down on companies that intentionally misclassify workers as independent contractors rather than employees could help reduce the numbers of unlawful workers in Texas.
March 17th, 2015
A bill lifting some of the state's restrictions on handguns cleared the Texas Senate along a party line vote of 20 to 11 Monday. Senate Bill 17, from state Sen. Craig Estes, R-Wichita Falls, would allow concealed weapons...
March 16th, 2015
Ever get stuck on ONE topic and write about it until you can't possibly write about it anymore? Nah, me neither. So, you'll excuse me for writing once again about election law and election integrity. Both are extremely...
March 14th, 2015
The worst part of the bill, Adams argued, is that it requires the Attorney General to review each complaint and file a petition. "Can you even imagine the red tape and wasted time and expense? Neither the AG nor local law...
March 12th, 2015
Republican Party of Texas - On Saturday March 7th, the State Republican Executive Committee elected RPT Treasurer Tom Mechler as the new Chairman of the Republican Party of Texas.
March 11th, 2015
We all talk about protecting the Constitution and holding our elected officials accountable.
March 7th, 2015
In a race that some had considered to be wide open, Amarillo businessman Tom Mechler on Saturday was chosen by the State Republican Executive Committee to be the new Chairman of the Texas GOP. Mechler has been the treasurer...
March 5th, 2015
Having an organized Republican presence in every county in Texas is vital in our fight to keep Texas red for years to come, so every time a county chair seat opens up, our staff, led by RPT Organization Director Cassie...