NRA, Lawmakers Decry State Fair Gun Ban

Second Amendment advocates, including the National Rifle Association and a group of 71 Republican legislators and legislative nominees, are asking the State Fair of Texas to reverse course on a new policy that prohibits attendees from carrying firearms.  Last week, the State Fair of Texas released a list of safety and security protocols for the 2024 […]

Texas GOP Convention Loses $382,614

Although the Republican Party of Texas State Convention has historically helped generate revenue for the Party, the most recent convention resulted in a significant financial loss. The Party’s Treasurer’s Report, distributed to members of the State Republican Executive Committee in advance of their meeting this past weekend, included alarming financial data related to the convention.  […]

Centerpoint CEO Must Resign, Say Harris County Community Leaders

Community leaders from across Harris County are calling for the ouster of embattled CenterPoint Energy CEO Jason Wells as elected officials continue to blast the company’s lack of preparation for and inadequate response to Hurricane Beryl.  In a video posted to social media on Sunday, Gallery Furniture owner Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale and popular Houston-area social […]

State House Leaders Committed to Protecting Texas from Hostile Foreign Activity

The Texas House Select Committee on Securing Texas from Hostile Foreign Organizations held its first hearing last week, taking testimony from various experts and industry leaders on the threats Texas faces from adversaries abroad.  Although much of the testimony focused on the threats posed by China and the Chinese Communist Party, other hostile foreign governments, […]

Democratic Donors Target Texas While State GOP Cash Woes Persist

Recent campaign finance reporting data has revealed that Prominent Democratic donors across the nation have continued to invest millions of dollars into building Democratic political infrastructure in Texas. This massive investment from the left comes as the Republican Party of Texas operates with a staff that is nearly 90% smaller than it operated with during […]

Who Cares About Infrastructure?

Harris County Commissioners Court will meet Monday to discuss various issues, including the potential adoption of updated “Harris County Equity Guidelines.” The meeting comes as many Harris County residents remain without power in the wake of Hurricane Beryl.  As of 7 p.m. on July 11, Centerpoint Energy reported that 824,941 of its customers in Harris County were […]

Hidalgo Ethics Penalty Could Be Precursor to Eventual Removal

As first reported yesterday by The Texas Voice, Democratic Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo was ordered by the Texas Ethics Commission to pay a $500 penalty for misusing government resources for political purposes. In its order, the Texas Ethics Commission determined that “credible evidence” established that Hidalgo violated Section 255.003(a) of the Texas Election Code when she had her staff […]

Lina Hidalgo Sanctioned for Illegally Misusing Government Resources

The Texas Ethics Commission has imposed a $500 penalty on Democratic Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo for violating Texas law by using public funds for political advertising.  On November 10, 2023, Hidalgo held a press conference in her official capacity as Harris County Judge at the Harris County Administration Building. During the press conference, Hidalgo made numerous […]

Texas GOP Withholds Complete Results of Legislative Priorities and Platform Voting

UPDATE: Several days after this article was initially published, the Republican Party of Texas released partial results of the voting that occurred on the Party’s platform and legislative priorities. The results released by the Party do not include complete raw data of the results, including the number of delegates that cast ballots for or against […]