Who Funded the GOP’s Victories in Texas?
Despite a spending spree by George Soros and other liberal donors who sought to flip Texas to the Democrats, voters in the Lone Star State crushed leftists’ dreams on election night by delivering significant victories for Republicans up and down the ballot. Despite minimal help from the Republican Party of Texas and donors that were actively engaged […]
GOP Scores Huge Wins in Judicial Races, Continues Gains in South Texas
Republicans scored major victories in Texas on election night, flipping appellate courts covering several of the state’s major population centers and winning key races in historically Democratic areas in South Texas and the Rio Grande Valley. President Trump’s success in areas along the Texas-Mexico border has made national headlines. In Starr County, which has a Hispanic population […]
FACT CHECK: Prosecutors Can Still Enforce Election Fraud Laws
Last week, the Court of Criminal Appeals issued a decision in the case of Ex Parte Robbie Gail Charette, which concerned the criminal enforcement of campaign and ethics disclosure laws that are also under the jurisdiction of the Texas Ethics Commission. In a 6-3 opinion authored by Judge Michelle Slaughter, the majority of the Court of Criminal Appeals […]
Texans For Lawsuit Reform: Inside the Numbers
Since its founding 30 years ago, Texans for Lawsuit Reform (TLR) has established itself as a dominant force in Texas politics, especially among Republicans. With a political war chest of over $29 million as of earlier this year, TLR is well positioned to be once again the top donor to Republican legislative candidates in the […]