Three. Confirmation by a majority vote of the Senate. A governor’s nominee cannot assume the bench until confirmed by the Senate. Four. The judge must stand for an up or down “ratification” vote by the people, within a few years of assuming office. Five. We propose enhanced qualificatio...
Speaker Phelan has consistently advocated for a principled, conservative agenda and gained the respect of his peers on both sides of the aisle. He will provide critical leadership as Texas embarks on a challenging legislative session that will address pandemic recovery, a budget shortfall, improved ...
“Abbott is the unrivaled leader of the Texas GOP and he’s also someone who has pretty impeccable conservative credentials. Empower Texans already had been sort of attacking him, for bending to liberal cities and counties on COVID-19. Now, they’ve completely alienated ...
One of the most notable members on the floor that day was a newly-elected Congressman from Texas named Ted Poe. He was spectacular—passionate, concise and persuasive. Knowing now that he had been a conservative judge and skilled prosecutor in Houston for many years prior to being elected to...
Once in leadership, those Republicans leveraged their positions to recruit, fund and promote more like-minded, ostensibly conservative Republicans with increasingly closer ties to the trial bar. Over the course of the past two decades, this slow but sure wolf-in-sheep’s-clothing strategy has serv...