Texas GOP Vote

As Commissioner of the Texas General Land Office, Jerry Patterson is tasked with a wide variety of responsibilities to the people of Texas. Many of these responsibilities are not well known so I sat down with Commissioner Patterson recently to discuss some of these and how they might be addressed in this newly begun session of the Texas Legislature.   Read more »

The Texas Legislative session is starting to wind down. But that just means we have to be on guard so that we do not get tired and let bad legislation slip out through the cracks! The following is an email that I received from Donna Garner about the two bills bills trying to be pushed out of committee that would open the door for expanded gambling in Texas. We can take action now to stop these bills!   Read more »

There is currently a push in the Texas Legislature to expand and legalize Gambling in Texas, such as casino gambling. The legislation to legalize gambling is being driven by nearly a million dollars that the gambling industry has given to Members of the Texas Legislature in this last election cycle.   Read more »