Category Archives: State Sovereignty

The True Role of the Sheriff

Apr 2, 2012 by Greg Steussel | Posted in: Blog, Gun Ownership, State Sovereignty

It’s election time here in Texas and while campaign signs are popping up across the state, there is one office in particular that liberty-loving voters should pay special attention to and that’s the office of the county sheriff. Many people don’t pay much attention to the position of the sheriff mistakenly thinking that his role is similar to the chief of police of a city.  But, the county sheriff is not just another cop.  He … Continue reading →

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A Dozen Other States Picking Up the Ball Texas Dropped

Jan 31, 2012 by Janise Cookston | Posted in: State Sovereignty

During the most recent legislative session we closely tracked the progress of HB1937. That bill would have made the TSA pat-downs that require a TSA agent to get up close and personal a misdemeanor. In the bill analysis, author Rep. David Simpson defends the bill on the basis of unconstitutional searches of citizens. HB1937 would also have made it illegal for a public official to perform a search for the purpose of granting access to … Continue reading →

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Texas vs. the EPA: Too Little, Too Late

Jul 27, 2011 by Carly Rose Jackson | Posted in: Blog, State Sovereignty

Will Texans Suffer Higher Electric Costs Because the Governor and the Legislature Failed to Act? There may not be a better example of government overreach and interference than that of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA.)  Nor a truer picture of the failure of state sovereignty efforts than those demonstrated by the state of Texas in its ongoing, and in large measure, futile, battle against the federal agency. That battle, however, is likely to take on … Continue reading →

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Sine Die, Hallelujah!

Jul 1, 2011 by Debra Medina | Posted in: Blog, Private Property, State Sovereignty

The 82nd Texas Legislature has adjourned sine die, “indefinitely,” 1631, from L., lit. “without (fixed) day.”1 And the post-mortem examinations are well under way.  Since most of those are geared to persuade the reader to a particular pre-determined conclusion, it might be advisable to refer to them only as a means of developing your own objective assessment of your legislator’s performance.  Our earlier post offering a word of caution when reviewing those scorecards can be … Continue reading →

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Texans’ Tax Dollars to Fund Fortune 500 Company Commercials

Jun 20, 2011 by Debra Medina | Posted in: Blog, Private Property, State Sovereignty

Don’t be deceived by all the conservative talk coming out of Austin, the political royal class continues to write law to protect their political cronies and use the Texas taxpayer dollar to give money to those same special interests.  The Austin American Statesman did a Politifact Check this weekend on State Rep. David Simpson’s observation that “the state budget lawmakers sent to Gov. Rick Perry spends money in the wrong places — such as on … Continue reading →

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Will Governor Protect 4th Amendment Rights?

Jun 13, 2011 by Debra Medina | Posted in: Blog, Private Property, State Sovereignty

When the Senate tucked tail and ran in the face of the Feds’ scare tactics, we decided to put some calls in to Texas households to see what voters thought about the TSA bill. It should come as no surprise that Texans aren’t really fond of the TSA fondling travelers without a reason.  In fact, out of the more than 11,000 people that answered our call, almost 70% said that they agreed with the proposed … Continue reading →

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