Houston
October 31st, 2014
Mayor Annise Parker, Houston’s first openly lesbian mayor, rescinded the subpoenas sent to five Houston area pastors. The subpoenas originally demanded all sermons and correspondence dealing with homosexuality, gender...
October 17th, 2014
The Mayor of Houston has backed down on the subpoenas that she issued to five pastors for "all speeches, presentations, or sermons" on a variety of topics, including the mayor, and "gender identity."Despite backing off of...
October 13th, 2014
With straight ticket dominating Harris County votes recently there is no reason to think this year will be different.This year down ballot incumbent Republican judges have a story to tell the citizens of Harris County...
August 15th, 2014
For conservatives in 2014 it is the best of times, but potentially it could be a hugely disappointing time.First, the reasons for optimism:Nationalization of the election at this point is a huge plus for conservatives....
July 10th, 2014
Four children and two adults are dead in northwest Harris County, near Houston, after a domestic situation exploded into a violent shooting rampage. The alleged shooter, identified as Ron Lee Haskell, aged 33, surrendered to...
April 12th, 2014
Congressman Jim Costa and I joined members of the bipartisan Congressional Victims’ Rights Caucus to honor this year’s outstanding individuals that have gone above and beyond to helping victims of crime. Costa and I...
March 6th, 2014
It's no secret that March is the month for Texas. Starting with the Texas Declaration of Independence on March 2, the fall of the defenders of the Alamo on March 6, and one of my personal favorite times of the year: the...
March 3rd, 2014
So, clearly I have a dog in the fight for the Harris County GOP Chairman's race. Every Republican voter in Harris County should have a dog in the fight for this race; it is ground zero for the future of the nation, I kid...
February 20th, 2014
The rapid economic development in Harris County has been something to behold. While residents, politicians and business leaders are actively praising the development, there have been a few things that we have yet addressed...
February 7th, 2014
The people choose, not the party! The people choose, not the party! Remember that chant? Oh, well, I guess you wouldn't unless you were at the Freedomworks Fly-In Bootcamp held in Washington, D.C. back in 2011. Myself...
October 22nd, 2014
Senator Ted Cruz said the City of Houston and Mayor Annise Parker have “no legal authority, no constitutional authority and no moral authority” to issue subpoenas to pastors for their sermons and personal communications. The...
October 16th, 2014
It's pretty remarkable that one of the most wacky, tyrannical definitionally un-American governing actions I've seen in this country, comes not from San Francisco or Burlington, Vermont, or not even from New York, L.A. or...
September 19th, 2014
The following story originally appeared on The Quorum Report.In a development that’s been brewing for months and was first reported Monday night by Quorum Report, three political leaders from around the state have...
August 8th, 2014
THE WOODLANDS, Texas — State Representative, now Senator-Elect, Brandon Creighton sailed to a 2:1 victory in the SD4 State Senate Special Election Runoff. With the solid victory behind him, Creighton will take the office...
June 16th, 2014
Just last Saturday, Daniel McCool was elected by the delegates of the Senate District 11 to be their representative on the Republican Party of Texas State Republican Executive Committee (SREC). Less than one week later, his...
March 31st, 2014
I have often spoken on this subject, and have discussed this issue with friend and foe alike, in both English as well as Spanish, and see this question as pivotal to the future of the Republican Party in Texas.What motivates...
March 4th, 2014
There was a remarkable event Monday morning at the headquarters of the Harris County Republican Party. It was a packed standing room only crowd expressing unity at a Republican press conference with a wide swath of Texans,...
February 20th, 2014
God bless you for being on at least one of my email lists.You have no doubt received a lot of ballot recommendations. If you are willing to consider my suggestions, but do not know me well, allow me to give you some facts...
February 19th, 2014
The March 4 primary is right around the corner and early voting has started. This is the fourth of four in a series. (This first three are here, here & here). I cannot overstate the importance of your vote and the impact...
February 4th, 2014
U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) will be the keynote speaker at the 2014 Harris County GOP's Lincoln Reagan Dinner. The Harris County Republican Party (HCRP) joins other Republican organizations across the country every year in...