Local governments across the state are currently holding elections to determine if Texans will approve new debt or not. All told, 258 separate propositions worth over $36 billion will be sent to voters for approval—and possibly more since the Bond Review Board is continually updating their database. If it all passes, the total debt held...
My brother Chase is a student at Texas A&M University, and in February, a city of College Station code enforcement officer came to the door of his house. Wearing a body camera, the officer asked three questions: “How many people live here?” “Are any of you related?” “What are your names?” He was trying to...
Gavin Newsom is dusting off John C. Calhoun’s playbook from 1832, arguing his state can nullify federal law. Oh, the irony! California Gov. Gavin Newsom, the gel-haired darling of the left, has decided to play President Andrew Jackson’s foil in a modern-day Nullification Crisis. His lawsuit to block President Donald Trump’s tariffs — filed with...
It’s election season, which means Texas local governments are, once again, asking voters to approve huge quantities of new debt. In fact, according to the Bond Review Board’s bond election database, Texas cities, counties, school districts, and special districts are seeking voter-approval for 231 separate propositions, which are worth a combined $30.86 billion. If these bonds...
A new bill aimed at streamlining state agency rules and regulations has received approval from both chambers and is headed to the governor’s desk for signing. Among other things, Senate Bill 14 will create the Texas Regulatory Efficiency Office (TREO) “to provide critical assistance and direction in identifying rules that are no longer necessary or...
For the past four years, as the Biden administration stepped aside while illegal immigrants surged through the U.S. southern border, it was Texas who stood in the gap to defend the nation’s sovereignty. Between 2021 and 2025, Texas taxpayers have paid billions to send Texas National Guard soldiers, Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) troopers,...
China’s activities in the Western Hemisphere pose a direct challenge to US interests and regional security. Why are President Donald Trump and his national security team focused on Panama and Greenland? Donald Trump understands that modern threats – China’s predatory mercantilism and its massive military buildup, including the ability to destroy our reconnaissance satellites in orbit –...
At a time when the Pentagon is finally waking up to the physical collapse of our armed forces, Texas has a unique opportunity to lead. In a March 12 directive, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth sounded the alarm: Military standards have eroded dangerously. “Our adversaries are not growing weaker,” he wrote. “Our tasks are not growing...
On Monday, federal officials announced they would freeze $2.2 billion in federal funds for Harvard University, along with an additional $60 million grant, after the school’s leadership hauntingly refused to meet new requirements that they establish merit-based admission and hiring policies, reform university governance and audit the student body, faculty, staff and leadership to make...
The Texas Legislature is currently considering renewing its 2017 call to Congress to invoke Article V of the U.S. Constitution to propose amendments curbing federal overreach. The Article V effort seeks to restore federalism and individual liberty, requiring thirty-four states to call a convention and thirty-eight to ratify changes. To date, 19 states have passed resolutions calling for an...
In the past few years, the immigration debate has undergone a significant shift in Texas. What was once portrayed as a divisive partisan issue has increasingly become a point of consensus among Texans across the political spectrum. Recent polling from the University of Houston reveals what many of us have long sensed: Texans of all...
Every Friday morning, I join the Cardle & Woolley Show on 1370 Talk Radio in Austin to announce the week’s Winners & Losers. Lots of ups and downs this week, but here’s who made the list: WINNER: President Donald Trump – Texas Majority Doesn’t Doubt Him Seconds after, President Donald Trump announced he was putting...