Abuses like those other Tea Party groups suffered at the hands of the Internal Revenue Service stymied the Katy (Texas) Tea Party’s efforts at a critical time leading to the 2012 elections, said the group’s former president, Darcy Kahrhoff. Darcy this week disclosed the written demands different IRS offices issued from 2010 to 2012, detailing [...]
Abusive IRS Tactics Stymied the Katy Tea Party Leading up to the 2012 Election
May 17, 2013 By 2 Comments
Felicia Cravens declares candidacy for Harris County Republican Party Chair
May 11, 2013 By 10 Comments
Not totally surprised by this: As a tea party leader, I’ve wanted to be independent of the Republican Party for many reasons. I wanted to be free to hold Republicans accountable. I wanted to avoid the charge of being a Republican auxiliary. I wanted to focus on the core beliefs of tea party: fiscal responsibility, [...]
Will we let more cowbell deliver Harris County to the Left?
April 30, 2013 By 7 Comments
On the heels of David Jennings’ pointed article on Chris Busby’s recent experience before the Harris County Republican Party Vacancy Committee, Chris Busby’s follow-up, and buzz and comments among activists, is there more to say? Yeah. Lots. Let’s keep talking. There’s always tension between political activists, and their party’s candidates and officeholders. Activists advance principles. [...]
Harris County DA Debate Straw Poll Results
May 5, 2012 By
Just for fun, I slipped an unannounced straw poll ballot into the hands of the attendees at Thursday night’s Harris County Republican Party Primary District Attorney debate. I didn’t announce it because the popular thing to do with straw polls is for a candidate to ask their supporters to come out and stack the poll. [...]
Harris County Republican Party Chair Forum 3-1-2012
March 4, 2012 By
One of the three forums hosted by BARW, CLAR, and SJRW this past Thursday was the race for Party Chair between incumbent Jared Woodfill and challenger Paul Simpson. Only problem is that you can’t have a forum if one guy doesn’t show up. Mr. Woodfill had other obligations and couldn’t make it, leaving Paul with [...]
