This is my prayer for Republican Senators and Representatives during the 86th legislative session.

Anyone who has watched the House chamber over the the last several years has witnessed the results of tyrannical leadership, top down dictatorial authority and legislators needing their legislation blessed by a lobbyist before it could even move through the legislative process.

Conservatives hopes soared throughout the session and the number of Republicans pushing back on the Joe Straus regime grew. The 15 strong opponents at the beginning of session was clearly a majority of the Republican caucus by the end, and that number grew more after Governor Abbott called a special session which required Straus to openly take up the Democrat mantle.

So now we have a new chapter. And Republicans are more united than ever. Don’t mistake …

Witnessing waste in government spending is infuriating. It means money was unnecessarily, forcibly taken from a Texas family. When you use force to remove someone’s property the level of responsibility on spending those dollars rises significantly. But as conservatives, we must ask ourselves if we are practicing what we preach. Are we living within our means?

It’s well known that the debt obsession does not stop at the federal, state and local government levels. It has been ingrained all the way down to the family and individual. College debt, credit card debt and payment plans for everyday items is now the norm.

It’s important for those of us who often criticize waste and abuse in spending at a government level to …