Issues

As we look forward to the post-Perry era in Texas politics, it is important that conservatives ensure the next Governor is a Republican.

The major candidates for Mayor of Houston agree, we have a public pension problem.

Once again we are entering the primary season. It is important to remember that primaries are contests in the family.

Senator Ted Cruz (R) Texas and other Republicans have been urging that as part of any continuing resolution on spending in September that the ObamaCare bill be defunded. Is that a good idea for conservatives?

TCR Comment: Bob Lemer, retired partner of Ernst & Young LLP, describes our potential coming nightmare in an article you will find in this edition.

Rick Perry’s long service as an elected official in Texas is coming to an end. What it means for Rick Perry is for another day, but for Texas in 2014, it has profound implications.

The chaos that was the Texas State Senate on June 25th when the end of the session crashed was troubling.

The immigration mess in America continues. The Obama administration is deporting carloads for minor drug possession cases (traces) involving people whose families are residents or citizens and often they are the breadwinner with no additional legal trouble.

It’s premature to give a final evaluation of the 2013 legislature as the special session will hopefully get a chance to address some critical issues for Texas.

For many reasons, recent developments tell us 2014 could be a great year for us. First, it’s the off year of a second term, which normally is not good for the party in the White House.