Issues

Primary day, on balance, was a good one for conservatives and TCR’s recommended candidates. TCR selections won or hit the run-off in 17 of 19 races with a few casualties.

Many pundits are projecting a relatively low turnout for the Texas GOP primary on March 9th but TCR believes that it is critical for conservatives to turnout and show our support for qualified, conservative candidates.

Since the recent faulty U.S. Supreme Court decision in the Texas sodomy case, Texas pro-family conservatives have been pondering the proper response to maintain the sanctity of marriage between one man and one woman in America.

Part two of the battle for fair redistricting is over and a three judge federal panel approved the plan that can result in twenty-two Republican Congressmen from Texas, hopefully all solid conservatives.

December 6, 2003 is a date that will be remembered as a disastrous day for conservatives in Houston.

Saturday December 6, 2004 is the Houston run-offs. Right now the talk is turnout will be low. Certainly, political spending in the run-off is down significantly from the November first round.

The first round of Houston city elections is over – where do we stand? Obviously we still have choices for the forthcoming run-off but what exactly are they?

Remember last spring TCR wrote around a year out is the time to look at the polls to see if we would have a competitive Presidential race.

Better late than never – after ignoring advice from friends and key conservatives for months Michael Berry, that first term at large councilman, got the message and withdrew from the Mayors race and switched to a At-Large City Council Position 5.

The current U.S. Senate has a bare Republican majority of 51-49 and an early look at 2004 finds the GOP positioned to add to that number.