The Trump Administration sees very clearly the true nature of the cartels’ increasing threat to our sovereignty and security. Among his first actions as President, Donald Trump signed an executive order designating Mexican cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations. Shortly after, the White House highlighted the cartel’s collusion with the Mexican Government and stated that “The...
In 2020, $100 was enough to cover a couple’s ideal Valentine’s Day complete with roses, chocolates, and a romantic dinner. But in 2025, that same $100 doesn’t buy quite as much. In fact, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics found that $100 in January 2020 has the same purchasing power as $122.34 in December 2024,...
The shock for the informed is not that Trump declared the Mexican state a narco-regime, but that it didn’t happen years ago. “The Mexican drug-trafficking organizations have an intolerable alliance with the government of Mexico,” announced the White House last month, buried in the official statement on US tariffs on that country’s goods. The declaration...
In its coverage of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s recent trip to the White House, Fox News acknowledged the shift on display. Where the Biden administration threw open our borders, and fought Texas’s attempts to enforce the law, the Trump administration is embracing Abbott’s actions. Abbott’s deputizing the Texas National Guard to help the Border Patrol is just the next...
For decades, government has artificially controlled the supply and types of housing that can be built through a variety of different mechanisms. Texas property owners have been hogtied when it comes to what they can build on their own land with regulatory sleights of hand like parking requirements, lot setbacks, and minimum lot sizes. Builders...
Every year, local governments spend millions hiring lobbyists in the hope of influencing state-level policymaking, both before, during, and after each legislative session. These hired guns generally fall into 1 of 3 categories: external lobbyists (i.e. contract lobbyists); internal lobbyists (i.e. intergovernmental relations (IGR) staff); and publicly-funded pro-government associations (i.e. Texas Municipal League (TML) ,...
Every year, local governments spend millions hiring lobbyists in the hope of influencing state-level policymaking, both before, during, and after each legislative session. These hired guns generally fall into 1 of 3 categories: external lobbyists (i.e. contract lobbyists); internal lobbyists (i.e. intergovernmental relations (IGR) staff); and publicly-funded pro-government associations (i.e. Texas Municipal League (TML) ,...
Every year, local governments spend millions hiring lobbyists in the hope of influencing state-level policymaking, both before, during, and after each legislative session. These hired guns generally fall into 1 of 3 categories: external lobbyists (i.e. contract lobbyists); internal lobbyists (i.e. intergovernmental relations (IGR) staff); and publicly-funded pro-government associations (i.e. Texas Municipal League (TML), Texas...
Every Friday morning at 8:30 a.m., I join the Cardle & Woolley show, Talk 1370 Radio in Austin where we discuss who made the list of Winners & Losers for the previous week. But since President Donald Trump was inaugurated and everything is moving at warp speed, a week is a very long time. Lots...
Greenland isn’t just an Arctic landmass — it’s a North American strategic economic and military asset that America cannot afford to ignore. The time to secure it is now. When President Donald Trump proposed that the United States purchase Greenland in 2019, the idea was met with ridicule from the media and establishment politicians. The...
In Johnson County, Texas, ranchers are facing sickened family members and dying cattle—not from nature, but from man-made chemicals. Tony Coleman and James Farmer, two local ranchers, noticed rancid odors from their neighbor’s property— stemming from the large, conspicuous piles of smoking fertilizer. Then when heavy rain poured down, the runoff flowed into Coleman’s and...
On Sunday, Governor Greg Abbott delivered the State of the State address, covering a wide range of critical issues, like border security, school choice, and cybersecurity. However, for many tax-weary Texans, his remarks on the property tax were perhaps the most welcome. As he has done on prior occasions, Governor Abbott urged the Legislature to...