From one day of news this week, democrat Bill White became a clearer picture as a political candidate. Read More»

Year after year school board elections are canceled because no local citizens choose to run against incumbents.

Some may argue that few run because overall the public is satisfied with the status quo but, that ignores the consistent complaints rendered often under the umbrella of “local control”. Read More»

Most newspaper editorial boards have long attempted to take an above-it-all attitude to their opinion columns mostly out of a Read More»

I find it amusing that national, and some state, media members are playing the primary victory of Governor Rick Perry over Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison as a result of voter anger at Washington D.C. Read More»

In the Liberty Institute candidate survey, HD84 candidate Mark Griffin separated himself from every Republican Party house candidate Read More»

If there’s ever been a body willing to stand up for traditional Texas conservative values in the face of massive criticism, it’s been conservatives on the State Board of Education (SBOE). Sometimes they've not acted in the most clever or smooth manner but, stand up for traditional values they have. Read More»

LUBBOCK – Candidate for the Republican nomination for Texas governor Debra Medina, in a Thursday appearance on radio show Pratt on Texas, refused to commit to support the Republican nominee for Texas governor if she is not the Party’s nominee. Medina hinted at there being other candidates on the November ballot she might support. Read More»

Pratt on Texas listener David sends this today:

Pratt,

Heard KBH in last night’s debate negatively comparing Texas’ employment performance vs. its neighboring states. I updated the spreadsheet I sent earlier. Look at sheet 2 for a comparison of Texas to its neighbors (AR, LA, NM, OK). I used historical data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Read More»

Once again, the Kay Bailey Hutchison campaign has been called out by its own hometown newspaper for playing fast and loose with facts. Read More»

The year is winding down and the enemies of Liberty are winding up. I’m quite sad to report that in many parts of Texas, some of those enemies, knowing they are unlikely Read More»