Censure There is a lot of discussion around RPT Rule 44 regarding censurable acts by elected officials. In December, the Bastrop County Republican Party passed a resolution directed at HD17 Rep Stan Gerdes as he had refused to agree to support GOP Caucus choice for chair, David Cook. It laid out what actions in the…
Guest Commentary Published: February 5, 2025Authors: Republican Chair Curtis Courtney & Precinct Chair Doug Kelsey Since the days of Noah (or at least just after the Civil War), Texas was run by Democrats. Abraham Lincoln was the first Republican president and thus the states of the south consistently selected Democrat representatives and executive leaders. Texas…
Guest Commentary
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The Battle for Control RPT v Rinos; Burrows (Phelan) v Cook; Gerdes v Constituents On so many levels, there is a major battle looming here in Texas. Grassroots Republicans worked extremely hard to win the White House, to keep the #TXLege in Republican hands, and keep their districts in Republican hands. Many paid a lot…
Read Between the Lines People collect things. I collect campaign literature. I have campaign literature going back probably 30 years. Some is good; some is awful; some is clever; some really, really boring. Some has colors that are just atrocious. Some was done with nary a thought for the low-vision user. Some is just evidence…
The Value (or not) of Endorsements Candidates love to share their endorsements. Why? They believe you’ll find a name among that list that you admire, and thus will vote for that candidate. But should you? My husband, who has also been involved in the political world for many, many years, says “Endorsements are only good…
Conservative? Maybe not. Online Research Often Exposes The Truth. MAGA matters and those running for office know it. That’s why candidates, mostly Republican but frankly of both parties, claim to be “conservative”. But, voter beware. Just because they say they’re conservative, they aren’t. They easily toss around the word “conservative” knowing that low-information voters are…
