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• September 4, 2026 A $1 state fee helped fund 3,200 Flock cameras
• August 27, 2026 Abbott and TLR backed him. Now a Texas House seat is at risk.
• August 27, 2026 The camera changed. Did the surveillance?
• August 13, 2026 Abbott promised closed primaries. Texas is still fighting the GOP.
• August 7, 2026 Too explicit for an HISD meeting — but available in its libraries?
• August 6, 2026 Copy of What border policy did to housing costs
• August 6, 2026 Fauci took the Fifth. The records did not.
• July 17, 2026 What border policy did to housing costs
• July 2, 2026
• June 25, 2026 Texas said DEI was banned. Look at Texas A&M
• June 22, 2026 The fights fathers understand
• June 12, 2026 From Houston: GOP Convention, Casinos and California
• June 5, 2026 The runoff is over. On to the next fight.
• May 29, 2026 Thank You: You showed up. Texas noticed.
• May 21, 2026 Trump backs Paxton, casino money is moving and May 26 matters
• May 20, 2026 Texas on the Brink: Big Tech, Islam & Broken Schools
• May 2, 2026 EXPOSING THE TRUTH: The patterns across Texas
• April 24, 2026 What they told you is NOT what's happening
• April 17, 2026 You’re paying for this—and don’t even know it
• April 10, 2026 Never underestimate a Texas mom
• April 3, 2026 What the Constitution actually says
• March 31, 2026 The RINOs changing the Texas landscape
• March 27, 2026 ICYMI: The dirty little secret lobbyists are keeping from Texans
• March 27, 2026 ICYMI: Wow! Texas voters just shook the establishment
• March 27, 2026 ICYMI: The Alamo, Cartel Islands and $100 Million
• March 27, 2026 Oil, taxes & the Texas office most don't know
• March 27, 2026 Hallelujah Moment: We're now on Apple Podcasts
• March 27, 2026 The RINOs changing the Texas landscape
• March 6, 2026 Wow! Texas voters just shook the establishment
• January 30, 2026 UPDATED LINK: Who watches the money?
• January 30, 2026 Who watches the money?
• January 23, 2026 ICYMI: Battle for Texas AG
• January 21, 2026 Missed it? Ken Paxton, unfiltered
• January 16, 2026 This Week: Ken Paxton, Unfiltered
• January 9, 2026 Three fights you need to understand NOW
• January 2, 2026 Friends of Liberty: What’s really at stake in Texas
• December 29, 2025 Our first newsletter and why this moment matters