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The ruling class is bad at post-session politics
Capitol Inside put out an informative “best freshmen” list that illustrates the establishment’s fear of the conservative grassroots. This list would do two things. First, it would make a narrative that...
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Pay attention to the SREC
Tomorrow’s SREC vote on banning recordings at meetings is even worse than it looks. While obviously terrible policy, and therefore hated already by the grassroots, the desire of the state GOP to black...
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Bluff
Liberal writer Abby Rapoport tried to gin up momentum for Democrats’ “turn Texas blue” effort in an article on a blog called ‘The American Prospect’. Her premise is that because new Republican money is...
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Wise County blogger misses mark on CSCOPE
Wise County blogger Brian Knox wrote a post, well-intentioned but perhaps off target, following a meeting about CSCOPE hosted by Alice Linahan of Women on the Wall. Knox expressed sadness at the...
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Straus tanking pro-life in special session?
Speaker Straus gaveled out on June 3 after having set up redistricting committees and with plenty of evidence Governor Perry was going to add pro-life issues to the special session, including calls by...
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I got your money, baby
Let Texans Decide, gambling expansion propagandists, have just this week popped back up like a meth addict who just heard the candyman’s car drive up. They are begging passersby to expand gambling in...
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TM Best/Worst list is establishment prop
Evan Smith did an interview with the Texas Monthly journalists who chose the Best/Worst lists for Texas legislators, the one Harvey Hilderbran described on Twitter as “a parlor game rigged against...
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Beware of platform shrinkers
Platform shrinkers are the mortal enemies of responsible conservative outcomes. Moderates love to push for platform shrinking – whether issues are literally taken out of the platform or we all agree to...
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The GOP establishment is propping up Obama
Obama doesn’t have the juice left for any big legislative wins. The GOP establishment is subsidizing Obama’s presidential relevance right now by owning this “Gang of 8” amnesty push that, if...
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Straus is the bad guy, call another special
Pro-Straus forces have been out lying, trying to blame the death of the pro-life omnibus bill on somebody else. Straus killed it, but Perry can make it all but certain to pass by calling a pro-life...
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Kronberg helps try to “turn Texas blue”
Harvey Kronberg gave political analysis of the effect Ted Cruz is having on national politics, appropriating ruling class mythology from the Democratic side. His large-sized challenge was to create...
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In 2nd special, remember, Dan Branch = Joe Straus
Watch Joe Straus during the 2nd special session if you want to know what it will feel like to have Dan Branch as an Attorney General. Is Branch trustworthy? Watch Straus. Does Branch plan to serve the...
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Zero Tolerance on Delay
Unborn Texans over 20 weeks old have an enemy in delay tactics. Pro-life Texans should be on the look out for them in the upcoming special session. An SB5 replica bill should need virtually nothing...
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Astroturf
The professional left is coming into the Texas to provide professional outrage at the Capitol during the special session. They are here to bully Texas. Good luck. It didn’t work in Wisconsin, and...
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Turn Texas Redder
“Hail Satan!” chants were launched by pro-abortion activists at the capitol at peaceful pro-life protesters who were singing “Amazing Grace!” “Amazing Grace” was written by John Newton, who converted...
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Jim Pitts, transparency hypocrite
With hypocrisy so pungent only a politician would try it, Jim Pitts wrote an article decrying transparency abuse, aiming his stinky cannon at an emerging champion of good government, UT Regent Wallace...
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Byron Cook flouting open records law?
In the latest instance of the ruling class assault on rule of law, Rep. Byron Cook’s office seems to have decided they no longer need to even make a show of following state open records law. AgendaWise...
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Main gambling talking point dying
Gambling expansion has gotten more bad news. The crux of the crony conservative argument in favor of gambling expansion is that casinos generate more tax revenue. This talking point, naively accepted...
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Underhanded CSCOPE drama continues
The CSCOPE drama is still in full swing, with CSCOPE declaring their discredited curriculum ‘public domain,’ purportedly giving school districts the ability to continue using it. According to a KLBJ...
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Sarah Davis tip of spear for TX abortion
Sarah Davis has chosen to become one of the the greatest enemies of the unborn in the state of Texas. The reason is simple. As a Republican she is inside the only force in our government pledged to...
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