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State/Local: Arpaio to campaign for Rick Perry in New Hampshire Without permit, Occupy Austin protesters’ time at Capitol cut short Perry approves El Paso recall effort Judges finalize Texas House and Senate maps for 2012 elections State Asks High Court to Overturn Democrat-Friendly Political Maps With restoration well under way, Governor’s Mansion yields historical surprises … Continue reading →

State/Local: Texas objects to federal judges’ redistricting maps Governor’s Mansion Rising From Ashes Texas student’s refusal to say Mexican pledge, anthem starts controversy Muy bien, Senorita. Texting while driving would be ‘near impossible’ to enforce in Lubbock Gabriel Blows His Horn This Week on the UT/A&M Rivalry National/International: MF Global Trustee Says Shortfall Could Exceed … Continue reading →

State/Local: Depleted Texas lakes expose ghost towns, graves Texas ratchets up its efforts to obtain Oklahoma water Republican State Board of Education member acknowledges he’s gay Tom Leppert Marches in Gay Pride Parade Super National/International: Democratic Pollsters: Obama Should Abandon Run for Second Term Spain election: Conservatives set to win landslide victory, exit polls show. … Continue reading →

State/Local: Federal Judges Propose Maps for Texas Legislative Races Judge Smith, the lone dissenter published his own dissenting map. This is unprecedented for a judge to publish a dissenting map. Not Every Texas Race Will Be a Contest — by Design This has always been the case. Notice the Trib makes it seem nefarious. To … Continue reading →

State/Local: Central Texas town to run out of water next month Six South Plains towns seek to curb arsenic levels in water F1 track work stops amid dispute Fredericksburg councilman apologizes over back-tax suit Glenn Beck decides against Southlake church property   National: 4th Grader Says He Was Sexually Assaulted by Students Hell in a … Continue reading →

State/Local: House Corrections Chair Jerry Madden to not run again ‘Occupy Houston’ protestors and HPD maintain uneasy truce Quanell X claims KHOU is part of plot to kill him Oh jeez. LOL. Austin ISD’s secrecy troubling for public Texas man convicted of trying to help al Qaeda   National: Bishops say government eroding religious liberty … Continue reading →

State/Local: In Laredo, Was a Criminal Enterprise Bathed in Sweet Perfume? Penn State sex scandal reaches S.A. With Solid Debate, Perry Looks to Right Campaign National: TSA Warns Travelers Not To Smuggle Carry-On Items In Christmas Gift Wrap Judge Who Set Unsecured Bail For Jerry Sandusky Is A Second Mile Volunteer Romney grinds down GOP … Continue reading →

State/Local: Eight Arrested in Occupy Houston Homeland Security Advisor Accused of Leaking Docs Confederate plate sparks free speech debate New Braunfels voters uphold ‘can ban’ on rivers UT Study: Fracking does not lead to Water Contamination   National: Perry Campaign in Damage Control after Brain Freeze at Michigan Debate Paterno Ousted at Penn State Good … Continue reading →

State/Local: Yancy, Raney Advance to TX14 Runoff Ex-Democratic Party treasurer guilty of theft Voters bury BexarMet   National: Obama Couldn’t Wait: His New Christmas Tree Tax SWAT teams dispatched as gun battle unfolds near Escobares Ohio Voters Choose to Opt Out of Health Care Mandate Elderly man kidnapped, raped near Socorro park Hell in a … Continue reading →

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 8, 2011 CONTACT: Kathryn Richardson Public Affairs Young Conservative Texas-Baylor Chapter 425 891 2319 Kathryn_Richardson(at)baylor.edu * * *MEDIA ADVISORY* * * University-Sponsored Illegal Immigrant Activism Sparks Response Waco, TX –Hispanic leaders in Texas are joining a student’s fight against a political culture they say pigeon-holes minorities as reliably liberal. Daniel Cervera, … Continue reading →

by Travis McCormick With no coherent message or demand, the Occupy Wall Street protests have spread like wildfire around the country, gaining a following from a variety of different factions from as far left as Socialists to as far right as Libertarians. Rightfully angry at the state of our economy, these people seek to change … Continue reading →

State/Local: City paid $110,000 in police overtime for first two weeks of Occupy Austin Skinner Granted stay of Execution Elizabeth Ames Jones leaves U.S. Senate race to run for State Senate Planned Parenthood Closes 12 Clinics After Texas De-Funding Huzzah! Handgun instructor changes tune, says he won’t discriminate on race or religion National: Report: Sarkozy … Continue reading →

State/Local: BBQ joint with ‘Iranian’ poster draws fans and foes Texas Death Row Inmate Skinner Awaits Court Ruling Joe Moody announces bid to challenge incumbent state Rep. Dee Margo Travis vote centers give people choice about where to cast ballots National: New Woman Accusing Herman Cain Of Sexual Harassment Hires Gloria Allred Hell in a … Continue reading →

State Local: Judge will not face charges in beating video case Texas Republicans Who Don’t Support Perry Face Risks Texas redistricting map likely to be redrawn to benefit of Dems Texas is still racist, we have no right to draw our maps like Illinois does…sure… Controversial Political Mailer Stirs Up Republican Candidates National: Shale Gas … Continue reading →

State/Local: Latino caucus raises cash — and eyebrows Tsk, tsk, tsk. Court signals it will take time on redistricting ruling Dewhurst maintains clear lead in the Texas Senate race, but musters just 22 percent support Judge won’t throw out school-prayer lawsuit   National: Alabama attorney general ‘troubled’ by feds ‘Troubled’ is too nice of a … Continue reading →

State/Local: House speaker says Texas received ‘an assault on higher education’ Texas Digest: School districts expect more layoffs next year And I bet most of those cut will be teachers and not administrators. Admin staff is not willing to fire themselves, so action must be taken by the State to cut administration across the board. … Continue reading →

State/Local: Judges hear new redistricting plans for Travis Protesters, city officials meet to plan communications Did the Tea Party get this sort of Love? Why Occupy Dallas is different Same as above Candidate filing for the Texas primary will start Nov. 12. Or not. Congressional hearing sought over voter ID laws sweeping states Boo Hoo. … Continue reading →

State/Local: 38 arrested in Occupy Austin demonstration Here’s to the 53% Despite Rocky Start, Texas’ Weatherization Program Thrives Texas has universal health care Puncturing the Poverty Myth  Indeed. Poverty in the USA is quite nice next to poverty in Bolivia. Yancy Leads Boenigk, Others in HD 14 Race Sheriff fights in-house problem of discipline To … Continue reading →

State/Local: Patterson: Confederate plates honor Texas history Perry right to reject Confederate plate State transportation board won’t ask for higher salary for new TxDOT director Good, TxDOT is fail after fail Windmilling, a Dying Art, Hangs on in Texas  Are these folks just tilting at windmills? National: Evangelicals more aware of Mitt Romney’s faith Economy … Continue reading →

by Brian Mitchell and Vanessa Cortez, College Republicans at Texas State Recently, State Representative Jason Isaac and Republicans in general came under fire in Texas State University’s newspaper, The University Star. The following is a means of setting the record straight. Last November, Representative Jason Isaac won his first term in the Legislature, defeating an … Continue reading →

State/ Local: Border Violence Threatens Texas Agriculture and Trade McCaul Won’t Run for Senate Is the field set? Education Top Priority for Some GOP House Candidates Why are there those who running against conservative Republican incumbents… Grand jury targets DA’s office Red-light Camera Laws need Teeth No, they need to be eliminated National: ‘Rogue websites’ … Continue reading →

  State/Local: Capitol Fight Over Public Pensions Previewed Reform is needed if we don’t want to be consumed by these pensions Occupiers Arrested in Dallas But it was the Tea Partiers who were crazy and angry, right? Trouble Brewing over Gay Benefits in El Paso National: Should the word ‘Sin’ be in our Political Vocabulary … Continue reading →

by Tony Listi of the Leadership Institute Most faculty (at least in the liberal arts/humanities and social sciences) and top administrators are liberal. Their liberal worldview shapes everything they teach and do. And they are tenured or in otherwise entrenched positions. Thus most of the courses, textbooks, handouts, assignments, class lectures, etc. lean to the … Continue reading →

By Bryan Preston of pjmedia.com/tatler The “Occupy” protests have now spread to Austin, home of the very liberal and extremely expensive University of Texas. My friend Robbie Cooper at Urban Grounds picks out a photo of this fellow: As Robbie says, this protester is “so eminently mockable.” I agree, but I’m going to take a … Continue reading →

by Katie Thompson, Chairman of College Republicans at St. Edwards Have you heard? “The government is subsidizing illegal immigration! The Texas DREAM Act grants amnesty! Illegal immigrants are going to college for FREE!” Hold your horses, folks. These statements, which are hurled at Gov. Rick Perry from both sides of the political spectrum, are simply … Continue reading →

By: Karolam Ramirez “Hispanics are conservative, they just don’t’ know it yet” –Ronald Reagan. It is true that many Latinos identify with the term Liberal and Democrat. But what is also true is that it is not always for the right reasons. Every time I come home from college for the holidays, I always seem … Continue reading →

By Hannah Bell Leadership – Visionary Legacy Current pop-culture has mistaken leadership for status, titles, and publicity. Yet, many times these so-called famous portrayals are in reality beautified, empty shells that lack fortitude, discipline and character to empower others. Moreover, many do not strive beyond their personal limitations. They settle for mediocrity and do not … Continue reading →

By Chris Childree   American-born jihadist Anwar al-Awlaki was killed in a deliberately targeted drone strike in Yemen last month, a little more than a year after landing on the American kill-or-capture list. Sources within the U.S. Department of Justice say the killing was justified through the Congressional authorization of force against al-Qaeda, passed in … Continue reading →

As soon as I got into college I knew my major was going to be political science. I have relatives who have been involved in law enforcement, the military and a few other forms of public service; they have become role models whose example I try to follow. Family dinner time revolved around the daily … Continue reading →

Saul Mendoza brings you some info from around the state. Texas College Republicans Have First Meeting of the Year This past Saturday, Oct. 24th, 2011, the Texas College Republicans held their first State College Republican Executive Committee meeting at Southern Methodist University. This is the first of four SCREC meetings that the state organization holds … Continue reading →

Ryan Scott Junior political science major, Texas Tech While watching the current protests going on around the country in the name of “Occupy Wall Street,” I feel that many of our fellow Americans have a fundamental lack in understanding of how capitalism works. Our economy is not driven by so-called “corporate greed,” but rather by … Continue reading →