Texas Libertarians & Greens Nominate Statewide Candidates for November
Per state law, Texas 3rd parties nominate candidates by old school convention, not primary. This weekend the two parties met at their...
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Neal Dikeman
- Mar 2
- 4 min
The Real Sid Miller and Texas Ag
I met Texas Agricultural Commissioner Sid Miller when we were on the campaign trail in 2018. I was the Libertarian challenger facing...
Neal Dikeman
- Feb 28
- 2 min
Last Look at 2022 Texas Primaries - Republican & Democrat Party Leader Strawpoll
Texas Free Press sent an emailed Strawpoll on Feb 27 to publicly available emails of c. 3,000 Democratic and Republican party leaders in...
Neal Dikeman
- Feb 26
- 4 min
Offbeat Texas Politics People Moves You Should Know, But Don't
Ross Ramsey Retires - Longtime respected independent political analyst and managing editor of the Texas Tribune, Ross Ramsey, has...
Neal Dikeman
- Feb 26
- 6 min
A Fascinating and Completely Whimsical Look Ahead to Texas 2024 and Beyond Elections
Looking Ahead The Texas primary is this week, and no one seems to really care. So looking ahead to 2024, right before we know who will...
Neal Dikeman
- Feb 26
- 2 min
The Texas Primary Elections are Imminent, Does Anyone Care?
Texas primaries are on March 1st, just around the corner. Does anyone care? Unlike the 2020 Presidential cycle headlined by Trump v...
Tom Glass
- Oct 13, 2021
- 6 min
Vax Mandates Become Texas Line in Sand
The problem for employers is that if they do the dirty work of the feds, they lose enough of their work-force to destroy their business.
Tom Glass
- Oct 2, 2021
- 22 min
First Look at Texas House Redistricting
The counties of Denton, Collin, and Fort Bend, and the I-35 corrido each get a new district harvested from lower growth parts of the state.
Tom Glass
- Aug 14, 2021
- 2 min
Cool Name of Texas' First Newspaper
What would men who loved liberty and thought to be carrying on the spirit of the American Revolution call the first Texas newspaper?
Tom Glass
- Aug 2, 2021
- 3 min
The Wisdom of Calvin Coolidge
To live under the American Constitution is the greatest political privilege that was ever accorded the human race. Calvin Coolidge
Tom Glass
- Jul 26, 2021
- 2 min
Texas Dems Side With Non-Texans
We should make sure that every Texan knows with whom the members of the Texas House Dems side. It certainly is not with ordinary Texans.
Neal Dikeman
- Jul 24, 2021
- 4 min
Completely Off the Beaten Path Places in Texas You Really Ought to See
It's summer. Summer means "let's go somewhere". But where? So you google "list of where do I go on a day trip". My family's been here...
Neal Dikeman
- Jul 24, 2021
- 7 min
College Football's A Changing, Again. What Should Texas and Texas A&M Do?
We've all read of the 5 actual useful reports on Texas and OU bailing on the Big 12 they created to join the SEC, and the 673 articles...
Tom Glass
- Jun 30, 2021
- 3 min
School Boards Dis Parents
School boards are punishing parents for asking for what they want, thereby violating the right to petition for redress of grievances.
Nolan Schmidt
- May 6, 2021
- 2 min
Demon Slayer Movie Box Office Numbers Shows Grand Return to Cinema Exclusive Movies
Last weekend, a good friend and I went to check out Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train.
Neal Dikeman
- Apr 20, 2021
- 2 min
Softly call the Muster, gently call the Roll.
Texas A&M has a special tradition, Aggie Muster, celebrated each year on April 21, Texas Independence Day. When you go to A&M, you join...
Neal Dikeman
- Apr 15, 2021
- 4 min
What do Texans do When Renewable Power Gets Cheaper than Gas?
We own that energy sector too. Venture Capitalists Bet Houston is the Gateway to the Post-Oil World. This is not your father's cleantech...
Nolan Schmidt
- Apr 8, 2021
- 3 min
FILM CORNER: Cinema or Streaming
Last week, I decided to do a bit of an experiment based on the current way that Hollywood films are being released.
Nolan Schmidt
- Mar 25, 2021
- 2 min
FILM CORNER: How the Snyder Cut Shows Us a DCEU That Could’ve Been
Last week, HBO Max premiered Zack Snyder’s Justice League on its platform after years of fans asking to see it. I was one of the fans who...
Tom Glass
- Mar 12, 2021
- 2 min
Pernicious Results of COVID Tyranny
Pernicious results always follow unchecked, dictatorial power.