Issues

As we watched the recent legislature debate dealing with the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), it seems like it was all on the terms of those who want to aggressively expand the program.

Harris County Sheriff Tommy Thomas has come under assault by the far-left ranging from Sheila Jackson Lee to emotional editorial writers ranting about supposed problems with “jail standards.”

TCR agrees that the present nonfunctioning immigration system is on three flat tires and that the federal government has pretty much failed in securing the borders, clearly we need something better.

The great conservative era in Texas politics was to be an era where common sense conservative programs and principles would be followed and implemented.

A legislative session in Texas that had a lot of promise has put many conservative priorities on life support.

TCR over the years has had differences with John McCain on issues like campaign finance reform, supply side tax cuts, and at times, immigration reform, but has always respected him as a man of principle.

In a positive move for conservative government, Harris County Texas Commissioners Court recently voted to withdraw from the Texas Association of Counties (TAC).

Recently, Robert Eckels, long time conservative county judge resigned and the vacancy was filled by former state representative Ed Emmett (last served 20 years ago.)

TCR is amazed that the media is ready to narrow the race down to four candidates this early.

Let’s be straight with each other, 2006 was a disaster, so what happened to the GOP base?