Texas Legislature
April 12th, 2011
Republican Party of Texas - During the recent debate on the General Appropriations Act, several Republican Party members successfully defunded Planned Parenthood by $61 Million. These members' actions diverted tax money...
April 6th, 2011
Employee misclassification is theft and cheating. Misclassification is where an employer hires someone to work for them, but rather than honestly classify them an employee, they misclassify them as an independent contractor...
April 4th, 2011
It’s time to remind our Texas Republican legislators who brought them to the dance, and that we are supposed to lead. They seem to have heard our Conservative song at times; even going so far as to dance all around their own...
March 28th, 2011
In a bill being brought forward in the Texas Senate for testimony this week, The Woodlands State Senator Tommy WIlliams seeks to attack your 4th Amendment rights with a bill that calls for police checkpoints for proof of...
March 25th, 2011
What is going on in the Texas House? I find it strange that even after their electoral beating, the Democrats in Texas refuse to listen to the voters who clearly wanted more conservative governance and continue to obstruct...
March 22nd, 2011
There is currently a push in the Texas Legislature to expand and legalize Gambling in Texas, such as casino gambling. The legislation to legalize gambling is being driven by nearly a million dollars that the gambling...
February 9th, 2011
The committee assignments are in for the Texas House of Representatives. A complete list of all committee assignments can be found on the official website of the Texas Legislature. The chair and vice-chair assignments are...
January 20th, 2011
Today, I issued the following statement regarding Gov. Rick Perry’s decision to fast-track legislation to provide for a balanced budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution, for the 2011 legislative session. When the U.S....
January 13th, 2011
Texas Secretary of State Hope Andrade opened up the 82nd Legislative Session with a reflection upon our great states progress. "Since last convening for the 81st Session, Texas has been referred to in many interesting ways....
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...
April 8th, 2011
The following is press release senr in from the Latino National Republican Coalition of Texas: The Latino National Republican Coalition of Texas (LNRC) appreciates the hard work of the Texas House of Representatives in...
April 5th, 2011
The following is a letter sent in from Texas State Representative Ken Paxton (HD-70):Dear Friends,On Sunday, April 3, the Texas House of Representatives concluded over 23 hours of debate on the first draft of the state...
April 1st, 2011
Message submitted by Republican, Conservative activist Sharon Roberts about the current state of the Texas Budget and why it may be necessary to lightly tap into the Texas Rainy Day Fund.This week,...
March 28th, 2011
Has the modus operandi for the Texas legislature become “let’s help our friends enjoy huge profits while we let the Texas taxpayer pick up the tab for any losses?”This latest bill alert comes from Terri Hall at Texas TURF....
March 24th, 2011
The Texas House made amendments to SB 14, also known as the Voter ID bill, before ultimately passing the bill 101-48. Sixty-three amendments were proposed in total to the bill yesterday, with only a handful being adopted....
March 21st, 2011
Last weekend, the fourteen AWOL (Absent Without Leave) Democrat Senators from Wisconsin returned to the state capitol. Big whoop! These guys are traitors and cowards and deserve to be thrown out of office by their voters....
February 1st, 2011
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott took a few minutes out of the national TV news schedule today to talk to the people of Texas in an exclusive interview with TexasGOPVote.com.
January 15th, 2011
State Representative Rob Eissler (HD-15) nominated Joe Straus for Speaker of the House during the start of the 82nd Legislative Session Tuesday. Below are excerpts and video from his speech."Now is the time to remember...
January 13th, 2011
As the Texas Legislature was about to begin, Republican Representatives Phil King, Jim Murphy and Debbie Riddle paused to speak with me about the coming Speakers vote and legislative issues that were important to them to see...
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...