Might millennials spawn a ‘War of the Ages’?
Move over war on women. Stand aside racial, ethnic and sexual orientation politics. Victimhood on many fronts might soon be passé as a prominent driver of public policy based on the views, priorities...
View ArticleTX: San Antonio Streetcar Funds Could be Redirected to Expand Highway Without...
Undoubtedly, most San Antonians have heard the great news that the city and county have pulled their support for the downtown streetcar plan. Naturally it begs the question, so where will those dollars...
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Perry’s ‘Suspect’ Indictment: Gov. has Inconsistent Responses to Drunk...
Editor’s Note: Here Terri Hall gives her take on the indictment of Gov. Perry. For more on the background of the case, check out Watchdog Wire’s in-depth coverage of the drunk driving DA from Travis...
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Much Ado About Nothing: Gov. Rick Perry’s Twitter Mishap
Gov. Rick Perry has apologized for an “unauthorized” twitter posting that depicted Travis County District Attorney Rosemary Lehmberg as the “Most Interesting Man in the World” from Dos Equis...
View ArticleBoth Texas gubernatorial candidates stake out anti-toll positions
Texas gubernatorial candidates Greg Abbott and Wendy Davis claimed to be against more toll roads during the debate on Sept. 30. Perhaps the recent research conducted by Texas Transportation Institute...
View ArticleTX: DFPS Office of Consumer Affairs and the Office of Inspector General Are...
The video below shows a statement made by yours truly at the Sunset Commission hearing on June 25. Texas wasted little time in proving it true. Click here to view the embedded video. The Office of...
View ArticleIssues for Texans to consider on Prop 1
Many Texans are struggling to decide whether or not to support the upcoming constitutional amendment known as Proposition 1 on the ballot on Nov. 4. Prop 1 would take half of the oil and gas severance...
View ArticleOpinion: Prop 1 on a collision course with Texas taxpayers
Though a supermajority of Texas legislators with the help of virtually every Chamber of Commerce are out stumping for Prop 1 in all earnestness, their efforts are starting to fall on deaf ears as more...
View ArticleCitizens push local governments to stop private Blacklands tollway
Opposition to the controversial private Blacklands-Northeast Gateway Toll Road from Garland to Greenville east of Dallas kicked into high gear this week when concerned citizens did a full court press...
View ArticleAnti-toll candidates sweep key races in Texas
Texas taxpayers have been tormented for more than a decade when it comes to transportation and toll roads, and their torment is finally coming to an end last night. With the strong win by Greg Abbott,...
View ArticleLead State Contractor Pulls Out of Foster Care Redesign
On Aug 1, 2014, Providence Service Corporation of Texas informed the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services of their intent to voluntarily withdraw from Foster Care Redesign, according to...
View ArticleTX: With Prop 1 passage, time to fix US 281 without tolls
It’s been a long battle, more like a ten year war, over converting US 281 in San Antonio into a tollway, but with passage of Proposition 1 shifting $1.7 billion in oil and gas severance taxes...
View ArticleGovernment on the march to control minds, other matters
For those paying attention, government’s ever-increasing intrusion is seen daily. Control efforts occur on numerous fronts from our homes and schools to the American workplace, from our daily life...
View ArticleTexas Has A Covert Spending Problem
“Texas is the number one job creator in the country.” “We passed a conservative budget with no new taxes.” “Gross domestic product is up and unemployment is down.” “We have jobs-jobs-jobs.” These are...
View ArticleTX: 84th Legislative Session Has Work To Do For Child Protection Transparency
Texas made 2014 an unprecedented year in child protection transparency. Sadly, it took 10 children dying in foster care during FY2013 to trigger a response from the Legislature. Early in the year,...
View ArticleTX: Cherokee County Courthouse Nativity Scene Draws Ire of American Humanist...
Attacking the legality of Christian symbols in public places has become a sad tradition of the Christmas season. On Nov. 24, the Washington D.C. based American Humanist Association sent a letter to the...
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