Mike Ward, the Austin Bureau Chief for the Houston Chronicle, and I recently started a weekly podcast to bring you all the latest news from the Texas Capitol. Click here to subscribe to the show and have it instantly delivered to you each week. This week we did our 7th show, in which we discussed the ambush […]
Audio: A tragedy unfolds in Dallas
by Scott on July 9, 2016 in Abortion, Audio, Dallas, Politics, Tea Party
The Trump Effect in Texas
by Scott on May 30, 2016 in Dallas, Fort Worth, Politics, Tea Party, Ted Cruz, Texas
During an election cycle in which it’s been repeatedly proven the political chattering class has the capacity to be quite wrong, it is no shock the ascendancy of Donald Trump has some prognosticators once again raising the question of whether Texas will be any color other than deep Republican red when voters make their choice […]
NBC 5 in DFW reports Texas AG Ken Paxton has been indicted
by Scott on August 1, 2015 in Dallas, Tea Party, Texas
From the report by NBC 5 in DFW: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has been indicted on three charges by a grand jury in Collin County, two people close to the case told NBC 5 on Saturday. The indictments were issued on Tuesday and immediately sealed, the sources said, adding they are set to be […]
Tea Party Senator Calls for Unilateral Disarmament in Competition for Business
by Scott on July 17, 2015 in Dallas, Economy, Fort Worth, Politics, Rick Perry, Tea Party, Texas
Much of the chatter in the business lobby over the past few days suggests that Facebook executives were not happy at all with Tea Party Sen. Konni Burton’s argument that the state needs to “stop throwing our tax dollars to big business.” In this op-ed, the Republican from Colleyville argued that the City of Fort […]
Breaking Down the Election on WFAA
by Scott on November 9, 2014 in Border Security, Dallas, Dan Patrick, Immigration, Latinos, Politics, Rick Perry, Texas
The way some of the down-ballot races in Texas played out this past week put a fine point on just how powerful a wave the GOP was riding heading into Tuesday’s election. Not only did Republicans sweep every statewide race, which was expected, but their margin of victory was way higher than even the party’s […]
Texas Voters to Decide on Taking a Step Forward for Road Construction
by Scott on October 5, 2014 in Dallas, Economy, Houston, Politics, Rick Perry, Tea Party, Texas
Note: This story originally appeared on Construction Citizen. Texas is an economic engine unlike any other, but there are things that could put the brakes on our dynamic growth. Congested highways and the unreasonably long commutes that go along with them have the potential to slow commerce in a way that promises to be detrimental […]
Meet the Candidates to Lead the Republican Party of Texas
by Scott on September 19, 2014 in Dallas, Houston, Politics, Tea Party
Note: This story originally appeared on The Quorum Report. Join us there daily for coverage of Texas politics and government. In a development that’s been brewing for months and was first reported Monday night by Quorum Report, three political leaders from around the state have now announced they’re running to succeed Republican Party of Texas […]
Job-Luring Funds Go Under the Microscope at the Texas Capitol
by Scott on July 27, 2014 in Dallas, Economy, Politics, Texas, Workforce
Note: This story originally appeared in The Quorum Report. Join us there daily for coverage of Texas politics and government. The special Texas House committee appointed by Speaker Joe Straus to scrutinize Gov. Perry’s job-luring pots of money – chiefly the Texas Enterprise Fund – got down to work last Wednesday. In its first hearing, […]
Texas Business Leaders Are In a Full-Court Press on Immigration
by Scott on July 12, 2014 in Border Security, Dallas, Economy, Immigration, Politics, Rick Perry, Tea Party, Texas, Workforce
Note: This column originally appeared in The Quorum Report. Join us there daily for coverage of Texas politics and government. Hoping to lose none of any ground – either real or perceived – they may have gained on immigration in the United States House of Representatives, Texas business interests over the last couple weeks have […]
Many Law-Abiding Companies Can’t Compete in Dallas/Fort Worth, Executive Says
by Scott on April 30, 2014 in Construction, Dallas, Economy, Houston, Politics, Texas, Workforce
In a marathon hearing held by Texas lawmakers on the issues of workers’ comp and worker misclassification, representatives from businesses and labor came together to talk about what could be done to level the playing field for ethical companies and improve the lives of middle class Texans. But, there was also significant pushback from certain […]
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