The morning after President Donald Trump held a campaign rally in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., the stars of the MSNBC morning show, Morning Joe, took turns assailing his mental health.  They further inferred that the supporters of …Read More »

BY MATTHEW CHOI Texas Tribune A special Texas Senate committee devoted to fighting school violence has recommended improving mental-health resources for students and increasing funding for a program that arms some members of school staff, …Read More »

Abbott said he wanted to fix a flawed system in Texas that allowed the man suspected of killing a trooper last year to get out of jail on bond despite having been previously accused of …Read More »

By Johnathan Silver and W. Gardner Selby Gov. Greg Abbott shared early Tuesday morning on Twitter former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill’s thoughts “on the leftwing.” He published the tweet shortly after midnight, then removed the …Read More »

An aging fleet of voting machines presents one of the biggest immediate challenges facing Texas elections, but state leaders have shown no interest in chipping in. In the lobby of a North Austin hotel, Almina …Read More »

AMANDA OTTAWAY WASHINGTON (CN) – Eighteen states and the District of Columbia are urging the D.C. Circuit to uphold legal protections for young immigrants who seek abortions after they enter into the United States without a parent …Read More »

Brianna Heldt Five months ago, Jeremiah Thomas was diagnosed with an aggressive bone cancer. The 16-year-old boy from Waco, Texas has since undergone a number of cancer treatments including chemotherapy and radiation. He has suffered a collapsed …Read More »

RERcontributor for Pop Culture, Tina Moody Bryan, has been on vacation in Europe the last couple of weeks.  Tina being Tina and loving her RagingElephantsRadio.com family, has been posting video postcards during her travels with …Read More »

By Lia Eustachewich The city of Austin, Texas, could be headed for a name change because of founder Stephen F. Austin’s pro-slavery stance, according to a report recently drafted by officials. The state capital’s city council …Read More »

Beaumont was ranked the third most dangerous city in the state of Texas by a study that was done by a Houston law firm. The law firm compiled data that ranked the ten most dangerous …Read More »

Joe Straus, Contributor It has been a year since a horrific tragedy in Charlottesville, Va., caused a loss of life and painfully reminded us that bigotry still exists and needs to be confronted. It was …Read More »

He’s done it before, and he’s doing it again. This time in his own backyard. RERcontributor Pastor Stephen Broden has thrown down the gauntlet in the Dallas black community by leasing a new pro-life billboard.  …Read More »

Brian Edwards, Montgomery Advertiser Protesting, as some Montgomery residents learned Friday night, is not just for the young. Nearly 60 people crammed into a hall at the Montgomery’s Unitarian Universalist Fellowship on Friday night as group …Read More »

By Alex Henderson / AlterNet White males, especially older ones in red states, have often been a reliable voting block for the Republican Party. And if the GOP is going to hold on to the House of Representatives …Read More »

James Packard Texas Gov. Greg Abbott claimed there are more brothels than Starbucks stores in the city of Houston. Is he right? In short — likely. There are several different counts for both brothels and Starbucks stores …Read More »

By Tim Henderson Austin recently took a new tack in the ongoing war between “sanctuary cities” and federal immigration authorities. Declaring itself a “freedom city,” the Texas capital instructed its police officers to arrest fewer …Read More »

Pope Francis says the death penalty is “inadmissible” under all circumstances. The Vatican announced the change Thursday what the Catholic Church has maintained for centuries. Until now, Catholic teaching has left some room for support of capital …Read More »

In response to a core group of Texas black Republicans coming together to press the state party to cease neglecting engagement in the black community, an event was organized during the RNC summer meeting in …Read More »

By Gregory Parker “The laws that forbid the carrying of arms, disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes.”[i] ~ Cesare Beccaria. Gun control is defined as the laws or established …Read More »

RERcontributor Pastor Stephen Broden, a veteran political activists and member of the State Republican Executive Committee (SREC), has worked on attracting more black voters into the Republican Party for years.  His work has been at …Read More »

Texas Young Republicans represent the entire spectrum of the Republican Party.  Many Republican organizations attract only certain segments within the party. Among these are the Tea Party wing, the liberty wing, the moderate wing. The …Read More »

The hard-charging Dr. Laura Pressley is running for the position of committeewoman on the State Republican Executive Committee (SREC) for Senatorial District 14 in Travis County.  The caucuses of delegates to elect their SREC representatives …Read More »

Alan Vera chairs the Harris County GOP Ballot Security Committee.  He’s part of a strange coalition of Harris County officeholders and party insiders that are fighting hard against the return of Texas to election conduct …Read More »

R.W. Bray is the last person to lead a black engagement operation for the Texas GOP.   He was appointed to the position by former Chairman Tom Mechler.  But, left the position with the election of …Read More »

Terri Leo has been involved in Texas GOP politics for nearly 40 years. She is now running for the State Republican Executive Committee to represent Senatorial District 7 in Harris County.  The election will be …Read More »

San Diego, California family physician Dr. George Delgado is leading a medical evolution that could have unimagined positive results for the pro-life movement.  While important incremental victories are being achieved through the political machinery of …Read More »

The candidacy of former Bell County Judge Ben Leman for the House District 13 seat has brought out the claws between prominent Roman Catholic organizations in Texas. The Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops (TCCB) took …Read More »

“For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” – Matthew 6:21 <NIV> The Texas House District 13 contest is a confusing mess.  The runoffs (yes, plural) are between Jill Wolfskill and Ben …Read More »

RERhotclip Candidate Cody Harris Is Straus’ And Cook’s Boy Toy  “For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” – Matthew 6:21 Cody Harris is a candidate for House District 8 state representative. …Read More »

It was a “Praise, God” moment when candidate Lisa Luby Ryan defeated State Rep. Jason Villalba (R-Dallas RER  ) in the 2018 GOP primary for House District 114. Since his first term as a state …Read More »

Back in September 2017, State Rep. Jonathan Stickland (R-Colleyville RER100) unceremoniously slapped down Dr. Joe Pojman, leader of Texas Alliance for Life.  In a tweet, “Big Stick” referred to Pojman’s organization as a “fake pro …Read More »

In what could be another tipping-point moment in the global culture wars, and have an impact on Texas commerce and politics, a new exchange traded fund (ETF) has started trading on the NASDAQ. On January …Read More »

If you’re a CNBC viewer, the promos are inescapable.  If you live in Houston, at least, you’ve probably seen the massive billboards – especially the one on the West Loop in the Galleria area. The …Read More »

From President Donald J. Trump, to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, all the way down to Texas Speaker Joe Straus, entrenched anti-liberty Republican officeholders have pledged their involvement in the 2018 GOP primaries around the …Read More »

BY AARON HARRIS Direct Action Texas has obtained a copy of a letter from the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) summarizing the results of their investigation into the Hill County 2016 Republican Primary. “In short, we found that …Read More »

Dr. Vance Ginn is the leading economist for Texas Public Policy Foundation – the leading liberty think tank in the state. For another fiscal year, Texas rocked the nation in economic growth. During the 2017 …Read More »

The RagingElephatsRadio.com’s RER Liberty Scorecard Average (RER LSA) is designed to give Texas citizens a more precise way to measure the dedication to liberty of their elected Texas legislators. RER uses the three most prominent …Read More »

RODRIGUEZ FILES A COMPLAINT WITH TEXAS AG AGAINST SAN ANTONIO POLICE FOR RELEASING CRIMINAL INVADERS By RERcontributor George Rodriguez I have decided to file a complaint with the Texas Attorney General’s office against the San …Read More »

Andy Prior is the former Chairman of the infant America’s Party for Texas (APT).  According to Prior, the hurdles for a third-party to get on the ballot in Texas is perhaps the most difficult in …Read More »

Jeremy Blosser of Tarrant County is the author of #RULE44 of the Republican Party of Texas. And, he may go down in history as one of the most influential liberty movement activists of the first …Read More »

RagingElephantsRadio.com contacted Gail Stanart via email to respond to the facts found that she lost the endorsement of Texas Right to Life (TRTL) because of her SREC “No” vote to #RULE44 State Rep. Byron Cook …Read More »

RagingElephantsRadio.com has learned from sources inside of Texas Right to Life (TRTL) that the organization pulled the endorsement of state representative candidate Gail Stanart for Texas House District 126 for a vote she recorded as …Read More »

By Kenric Ward A Bay City teacher was arrested last month after the father of a 13-year-old boy caught his son and the educator having sex in the backseat of a car. It wasn’t the only such case …Read More »

Brand new RERcontributor Yvonne Larsen is one of the most respected and talented Texas citizen journalist.  If the story is about Texas politics, Yvonne probably has some knowledge of it.  She specializes in government transparency. …Read More »

It’s the year-end political awards that surpass the rest.  Always containing some surprises, Claver and George reveal the winners and “losers” of 2017 with the announcement of this year’s “RAGE-EES”! READ FULL STORYRead More »

The “Raging Elephant” of 2017 – SREC Committeeman Jeremy Blosser Jeremy Blosser of Tarrant County, is a member of the State Republican Executive Committee for Senatorial District 10.  He is the author of Republican Party …Read More »