This starts a series to breakdown and analyze the upcoming runoff between State Rep. Bryan Hughes (R-Mineola RER88) and State Rep. David Simpson (R-Longview RER93) for the Texas Senatorial District 1 seat. On Monday, June 15, 2015, Texas State Senator Kevin Eltife (R-Tyler RER63) announced that he was ending 23 years of holding an elected…
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This article continues a series to breakdown and analyze the results of the 2016 Texas GOP Primary from a liberty point of view. Will 2016 be considered a change election for Texas? No. It’s status quo, steady as she goes. For all the fury, clamoring, brawling and yearning for dramatic change to governmental forces at…
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This article begins a series to breakdown and analyze the results of the 2016 Texas GOP Primary from a liberty point of view. The Texas Primary for the Democratic and Republican Parties concluded on Tuesday, March 1, 2016. Dozens of critical races were on the ballot across the state that would determine the direction of…
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Photo by Todd Wiseman Neither of the competing factions within the Republican Party gained much ground in Texas House of Representatives on Tuesday, with most incumbents fending off challengers no matter what side of the establishment versus anti-establishment fight they stood. That stalemate was mostly good news for House Speaker Joe Straus, whose grip on the…
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On yesterday, Monday, February 29, 2016, RagingElephantsRadio.com reported that SREC Committee Member Chris McDonald (SD6) purposefully put precinct chairs on alert that elements of the LM (liberty movement) would be attempting to “takeover” their conventions Tuesday night, March 1, all across Texas. He made the comments at precinct convention training session that was held in…
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Training for Harris County precinct chairs to prepare for the March 1, 2016 precinct conventions was held Tuesday, February 23 in Houston. RERcontributor Cyndi Martin Lawrence was in attendance and witnessed an unexpected grenade being lobbed into the middle of the meeting room. SREC Committee Member Chris McDonald (SD6) was before the…
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On May 12, 2015, Ron Hickman was appointed Harris County Sheriff by County Judge Ed Emmett. At the time of the appointment Hickman was serving as Harris County Constable Precinct 4. The Sheriff’s position became vacant when pro sanctuary cities Sheriff Adrian Garcia resigned to launch a failed bid for Houston mayor. The appointment…
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State Rep. Charlie Geren (R-Fort Worth RER56) earned the nickname “Cookie Monster” for his infamous and juvenile act of tying a string around an oatmeal raisin cookie and dragging it across the floor of the Texas House of Representatives to ridicule a colleague – State Rep. Jonathan Stickland (R-Bedford RER99) . It was witnessed and…
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Image: www.si.com The Dallas Police Department obtained medical records for Colleen Crowley this week as part of the criminal investigation into whether Johnny Manziel assaulted her, a source familiar with the investigation told ESPN on Thursday. Crowley filed a complaint Feb. 5 alleging that Manziel assaulted her the night of Jan. 29 and early in the morning…
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Image: Texas Right to Life Anti-abortion infighting makes for mud-slinging Texas House races in the Republican primary. Byron Cook and Debbie Riddle have taken their places among these “dishonorable” pro-life “frauds,” according to Texas Right to Life. To hear Texas Right to Life tell it, the Texas Republican Party is rife with pro-abortion minions doing nothing to…
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