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May 17

LGBT Wins Some and Loses Some in Texas - Episode 168

May 17

The Texas Supreme Court made a complex ruling this week regarding whether or not the Department of Family and Protective Services can continue to investigate parents who are abusing their children through gender transition therapy. This ruling is complex because …

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May 10

Parents Across Texas Are Waking Up - Episode 167

May 10

Last Saturday's election results sent shockwaves across Texas. Parents woke up and kicked out a ton of liberal school board members from North Texas to San Antonio. What does this mean for our state?

We have witnessed politicians like Cody Harris and Greg Abbott shift to …

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May 3

God & Government: A Discussion of the Theology of the State - Episode 166

May 3

I've been spending quite a bit of time studying the theologies and doctrines around the state. As a Christian whose professional life and vocational calling are significantly invested in politics, it's been a worthwhile endeavor to further understand what God has …

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Apr 26

Desantis' Offense Shifts Texas Corporation - Episode 165

Apr 26

All of you have watched Ron Desantis go from championing a strong parental rights bill that simply said teachers can’t discuss things of a sexual nature with K-3 children, to fighting nearly every pillar of society who attacked him as a bigot, to getting threatened by …

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Apr 19

Skyrocketing Property Appraisals and Harris County Corruption - Episode 164

Apr 19

Everyone is getting their property appraisals in, and they are skyrocketing. This is the government's way of trying to take more of your money every year. The good news for you is that a huge surplus is coming in 2023, which gives state lawmakers plenty of funding to provide …

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Apr 12

Dade Phelan Fights for Disney - Episode 163

Apr 12

A lot continues to happen in Texas politics. We start off this week talking about Greg Abbott's new border policies, one having positive effects and the other an insulting gimmick.

The portion that is having a positive effect was actually a plank in the Don …

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Apr 5

Abbott Plays Defense to Patrick's Offense - Episode 162

Apr 5

Texas politicos have been asking themselves why Greg Abbott is going against not only the conservative coalition that opposed his re-election but Texans for Lawsuit Reform, Mayes Middleton, Charter School and school-choice advocates and the Teas Public Policy …

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Mar 29

Klick Killed SB 1646, Protecting Child Abusers - Episode 161

Mar 29

Facts are facts. Senate Bill 1646 was a strong bill that would have called transitioning a minor "child abuse." The Texas Senate passed the bill. Dan Patrick, Charles Perry, Bob Hall, and Bryan Hughes acted quickly and resolutely to defend Texas children. State Rep. …

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Mar 22

National Coverage on Texas' Border Failure - Episode 160

Mar 22

Today we sit down with Nate Hochman, who just wrote a fantastic piece drawing attention to the difference between Greg Abbott's rhetoric about Texas' border policy and the actual results of

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