TSTA Poll: Texans happy with Gov. Perry, Republican Legislature

You’ll probably recall that last week the Texas State Teachers Association issued a press release touting a poll that claims that Texans overwhelmingly support using the Rainy Day Fund to “restore” cuts in public education spending. Predictably, it was picked up by the Texas press and presented verbatim – the dean of the Texas political [...]

Democrat’s Tax Reduction Attempts of 2012: Houston Edition

A Harris County Precinct Chair, Texas State Senator, Big City Mayor and Congressional Representative have attempted to reduce their individual tax burden while publicly championing “fair share” tax increases for Texas  families and small businesses.  These “tax reductions for me, but not for thee” hypocrites support tax increases for everyone else, but made an effort [...]

Harris County DA race: Lykos interview, Anderson radio ad

Do yourself a favor. Head over to Charles Kuffner’s Off the Kuff and listen to the full 44 minutes of his interview with Harris County DA Pat Lykos. Kuff is the big dog of local blogging for a reason – he’s pretty good at it when he sets his mind to it. And I think that [...]