If Republicans want to continue reaching young voters, the next step is to embrace green policies that fit within the ...

Controlling crime in the downtowns of big Texas cities is important. But handing over control to the state goes too far.

setting the stage for debates in the state House and the courts over the use of Christian teachings and symbols in public education. With the highly motivated Christian elements of the Republican ...

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AUSTIN, Texas — The Travis County Republican Party (TCRP) will soon be under new leadership. Party chair Matt Mackowiak announced Monday that he would be stepping down immediately from his ...

The Republican Party of Texas Platform calls for preserving the TCPA in planks 11 and 162. Critics of the TCPA say it’s working too well, and too many people are speaking up too much.

A Republican official in Texas has beef with “liberal New York,” calling for a popular food item to be renamed. Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick announced over the weekend that the Texas Senate will ...

A little more than 23 years ago, Republican President George W. Bush sat at a desk at a high school in Hamilton, Ohio, and signed a law that would vastly expand the role of the ...

Alan K. Simpson (1931-2025) did some of his best thinking about history, politics, and how people live and fight. When he came to Washington, Al Simpson was steeped in this uniquely Western Bobcat ...

Unwinding the EV tax credit would save the federal government $168 billion over a decade, according to another new study from ...