Primary Results (video)
Analysis of results from the March 4th Republican and Democratic primaries.
View ArticleShame on Attorney General Greg Abbott
In 2012, the Travis County Public Integrity Unit, opened an investigation into work that Davis’ law firm performed for the North Texas Transportation Authority (NTTA). This investigation was prompted...
View ArticleGraduation Day for the Tea Party
Tuesday marked the Tea Party’s graduation from an insurgent, grassroots movement touting a populist and anti-establishment message to actually becoming the establishment itself. With the dust settled...
View ArticleImmigration Surge Continues
The immigration surge across the Southern U.S. border is continuing. States assembling resources to deal with the influx of over 40,000 immigrants since last year. The White House has promised to...
View ArticleIn High Heels: How the Late Ann Richards & Women Drive TX Electorate
"Ginger Rogers did everything that Fred Astaire did. She just did it backwards and in high heels." 27 years ago today, former Texas Governor Ann Richards made that now-famous quip at the 1988...
View ArticleIs Rick Perry’s Border Talk Just Hot Air?
On July 21st Governor Rick Perry deployed 1,000 Texas State Troopers and National Guard troops to the U.S.-Mexico border; but the Governor’s actions have come under recent criticism. The General...
View ArticleRick Perry’s Texas-Sized Legal Problem
Last Friday Governor Rick Perry was indicted on two felony counts of abuse of power. The Governor and his supporters have called the charges ‘outrageous.’ The investigations and charges were prompted...
View ArticleGovernor Perry Defiant in Face of Indictment
Governor Rick Perry remains defiant in the face of his indictment. Last week the Governor made a stop in New Hampshire as he continues to explore a 2016 Presidential bid. At the event, Governor Perry...
View ArticleDebating the Texas Governor Debate
Last Friday Attorney General Greg Abbott and State Senator Wendy Davis went head-to-head in the first Gubernatorial debate of the election season. The candidates debated hot-topic issues including...
View ArticleTexting While Driving Ban in Texas?
Talking and texting ban? What will it take to make it happen in Houston? Austin and San Antonio’s ban will take effect in January 2015. The Texas legislature passed a ban state-wide and Governor Perry...
View ArticleWill Falling Oil Prices Fuel a Recession in Texas?
Plunging oil prices bring layoffs. Will this be the end of the Texas miracle? Will the drop in Texas economy have an impact on Rick Perry’s presidential run? Is Texas’ new leadership ready to confront...
View ArticleGovernor Perry Says Goodbye – For Now
Now that Rick Perry is leaving the Governor’s office, he is expected to make another run for the White House, but what are his chances in 2016? The Fox26 panel discusses Governor Perry’s legacy and...
View ArticleCupcake Wars: Does Texas have an obligation to control school lunches?
Texas Agricultural Commissioner, Sid Miller, declares amnesty for cupcakes. He is now looking to overturn remaining rules and wants to remove restrictions on deep fryers and soda being sold at schools....
View ArticleTX National Guard Armed in Wake of Chattanooga Attack
In the wake of last week’s shooting of U.S. military sites in Chattanooga, TN, Texas Governor Greg Abbott has authorized members of the Texas National Guard to carry firearms at their facilities. Four...
View ArticleLosing Trust: Should Texans Fear Our Troops in Bastrop?
As the military begins its training exercise Jade Helm 15, some civilians in Bastrop, Texas, are taking it upon themselves to patrol the streets. They say that the military may be using the training...
View ArticleSecular ‘Nativity Scene’ Removed from TX Capitol
Last week Governor Greg Abbott ordered the removal of a ‘secular nativity scene’ from the Texas Capitol. The scene depicts George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Benjamin Franklin alongside the...
View ArticleAbbott Calls for Constitutional Convention
Last week Texas Governor Greg Abbott called for the first Constitutional Convention in over 200 years. Abbott says he wants the states to make nine Amendments to the U.S. Constitution to “reign in the...
View ArticleKen Paxton’s Legal Woes
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is under investigation for telling officials last year that they could refuse to issue same-sex marriage licences on religious grounds. The charges against Paxton...
View ArticleTexas Supreme Court and School Funding
After years of debate over school funding, the Texas Supreme Court has said that there is no legal reason to force a change. Over 600 School Districts and tens of thousands of teachers joined a lawsuit...
View ArticleGov. Abbott Pulls Texas out of Refugee Program
In the wake of recent terror attacks, Texas is withdrawing from the Obama administration’s refugee resettlement program. Governor Greg Abbott says the move is because the White House can’t ensure that...
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