FACT: Democrats run the show in the Texas House because they are enabled, allowed, and blessed by unprincipled Republicans in leadership.

A batch of middle-roader GOP State Reps go along with it because they never have to take a tough vote on the big issues the people of TX really care about – like ending taxpayer-funded giveaways and employment for illegals, requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote/vote in all elections, preparing TX to defend us from border invaders when Trump is no longer in office (a re-opened border is in our future – don’t kid yourselves), stopping Leftist policies everywhere they exist in state government, and eliminating property taxes for all – not just seniors!

House conservatives had their fight on today, but we need them to keep it on! With 33 days left in the session, the runway is short. Forget your bills. Leadership’s not letting your bills through – so STOP bad Uni-Party bills!

Seismic-shift changes happen when Texans get fed up with the political BS raining down on them from political elites who court them at election time and then govern like Team Donkey.

“…we would rather die in these ditches than give it up to the enemy.” James Bowie, Feb. 2, 1836

As an unapologetic truth-teller, State Rep. @brianeharrison is willing to be hated by his colleagues because he cares about a free Texas more. His reporting from the inside encourages grassroots truth-tellers. The unvarnished hatred his reporting evokes from fellow GOP Reps. and the Austin media tells you all you need to know. We’ve always said that Texas would be saved by the liberty-loving grassroots – not by politicians and the grifter class. Now you see why. (Don’t like Harrison? Tough. Where’s your plan?)

Today, so many MAGA “fact-checkers” have eyeballs on the Austin Capitol and write about it that people are waking up to the Betrayal. We say, “God bless you and keep going!”

Texas needs you now more than ever. Truth is – Republican politicians raining BS down on you have their post-session propaganda machines working overtime to craft a message about what they’ve done for you and how this will be the “most conservative legislative session ever.” Ruling class powers will even try to slap a Trump-approved sticker on it. Don’t wholesale believe it. Seek truth for yourself and tell everybody else what you find.

This hasn’t been a conservative session. It’s a loophole session – filled with big spending, gov’t growing gimmicks, and smoke and mirrors to make you believe it was good for Texas. The TX Senate has its own charade – something we’ll address soon and bring receipts.

Until then, truth tellers, grab your slickers and umbrellas. Weather the BS showers for Texas. She needs you now more than ever!

Most sincerely, JoAnn Fleming, Grassroots America, Executive Director

Did You Do Anything to Protect Families?

This is my 8th legislative session. I’m tired and grumpy. I’m tired of good people sacrificing family time and household money to work their tails off to elect people who promise to fight for their families and for Texas Liberty and then don’t – for some lame, juvenile reason.

State Reps: We don’t care if you don’t like @brianeharrison. We don’t care if he didn’t make you feel included in his plans to expose corruption. You aren’t in middle school. Don’t like him or his style – where’s yours? You can’t beat something with nothing.

State Senators: We don’t care if [fill in the blank] twisted your arm, bullied, and threatened that your bills would not see the light of day. We hope the “20 pieces of silver trades” you made this session will be revealed as some gigantic win for the people because you have certainly set a new standard for growing gov’t and condoning election abuses in what is supposed to be Red Texas! Is that why people voted for you?

When would be a good time to start fighting for the folks?

After session, when you want support for re-election? Or election to a higher office?

Here’s a few things Republican Primary voters have voted as priorities for the last several cycles. How will you explain why you were never on record fighting for these things? (yelling in your head doesn’t count)

• Require proof of citizenship to vote.
• Restore authority to the TX AG to prosecute election crimes; stop unconstitutional waivers of election law by the TX Secretary of State.
• Stop the sale of TX land to citizens, groups, and gov’ts considered enemy combatants from China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia.
• Create a Border Protection Unit to prevent illegal entry and to deport illegals, helping Trump/Homan in preparation for the time when Trump is no longer President. (critically important if CONGRESS fails to codify Trump’s EOs)
• Require all state agencies and local law enforcement to participate in the 287G Task Force Model as a force multiplier to ICE.
• Punish employers who violate the law by hiring illegal workers.
• End all taxpayer subsidies for illegals (discounted in-state college tuition would have been a start)
• Don’t spend all our dang money. Send back the surplus to the folks.
• Eliminate property taxes with a reasonable alternative as promised for 3 freaking decades.
• Stop all corporate welfare.
• Protect value of Texans’ earnings by making gold and silver legal tender, easily spendable through the TEXAS Bullion Depository
• End vaccine mandates and coercions

Most sincerely, JASF

FACT: Most TX GOP elected officials have turned their backs on limited government.

Texans want to stop Big Government sprawl. Their politicians don’t.

The 89thTX Legislative session is breaking records on spending and growing government while lying about “$51 Billion in property tax relief.” Their projected spending increase is $45 Billion (before Conference Committee Christmas tree ornaments are added). This doesn’t even include their “off budget” spending spree.

Even worse, according to sage government spending analyst @BillPeacock3,

“…the combined surplus funds available for the Texas Legislature this session for spending or using for property tax relief range from $70 billion to $80 billion in state funds.”

Based on government-growing bills in the pipeline, Republicans plan to spend most of that and throw taxpayers a few crumbs, all while crowing about how conservative they are.

Meanwhile, time is running out for bills that satisfy the legislative priorities identified by 2024 Republican Primary voters. 12 of the 13 have NOT passed both legislative chambers to the Governor’s desk:

• Eliminate property taxes without increasing overall Texans’ tax burden?

NO

• Create Border Protection Unit to prevent illegal entry and deport illegals, helping Trump/Homan and preparing for the time when Trump is no longer President?

NO

• Require employers to protect jobs for legal workers by penalizing hiring of illegal aliens?

NO

• End all subsidies and public services (in-state tuition, enrollment in public schools) for illegal aliens?

NO

• Send TX Resolution to Congress to oppose any form of amnesty or legalization of illegal border crossers?

NO

• Prohibit TX National Guard deployment to foreign conflict unless Congress formally declares war?

NO

• Make gold and silver legal tender, easily spendable through the TX Bullion Depository?

NO

• End vaccine mandates and coercions?

NO

• Close Republican Primary to prevent Democrat tampering?

NO

• Restore authority to the TX AG to prosecute election crimes?

NO

• Authorize a TX Constitutional amendment election to require proof of citizenship to vote?

NO

• Ban sale of TX Land to citizens, gov’ts, entities from China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia?

NO

The one “priority” that passed – “Texas parents and guardians should have the right to select schools, whether public or private, for their children – with funding following the student” – checked a political box, but at what cost to truth, liberty, and fiscal health?

The devil is in those not yet widely known details. Propagandist, well-paid lobbyists are spending tons of money papering over those details!

Meanwhile, the limited number of parents who can access the ESAs will have new gov’t compliance boxes to check. The program funds “choice” for less than 1.5% of the 6.3 million school-age children in TX but dumps $8 Billion more into the $100 Billion-a-year gov’t school system with ZERO added accountability measures! That’s right – NONE. Not one single elected Republican official in Austin has answered this question – “How will this help failing schools achieve academic results for all children?” Yet, public school is where most children will remain.

Texans want to stop Big Government sprawl. They want real results. Their politicians don’t.