Tag Archives: Giovanni Capriglione
Ready, Set, File: Transparency Bills Passed by Legislature Could Open the Door to Once-Public Records
If enacted, the measures would sew up the so-called Boeing and dead suspect loopholes, which the government has used thousands of times to keep taxpayer-funded deals and in-custody deaths private.
After a hard fight spanning four years and two legislatures, it looks like Texans’ right to know what their government is up to has been restored in important...Read More
State Rep. Giovanni Capriglione’s Support for Joe Straus Sparks Backlash
Julie McCarty—mother, Christian and First Citizen of the Northeast Tarrant Tea Party (NETTP)—is not a woman who suffers fools gladly, and state Rep. Giovann...Read More
Architect of Texas Gold Depository Says it Will Kill Off Fed
State Rep. Giovanni Capriglione talks Bitcoin, bullion and the Federal Reserve with apocalyptic radio preacher
In a radio interview with Christian talk show host Rick Wiles, Rep. Giovanni Capriglione talks about the Texas gold depository, which would allow gold owned by ...Read More
Off to the Races
GOP primary season is almost upon us. Duck.
For much of the next year, Texans with a high tolerance for bullshit will have the opportunity to follow along with the finest still-legal bloodsport in the sta...Read More
Lawmakers Hear Proposals to Allow More Discrimination, Limit Ethnic Studies in College
House members considered a pair of bills Wednesday rooted in social conservative ideas about what's wrong with universities, before briefly delving into a plan ...Read More
Campus Carry Debate Plays Out in House Hearing
Higher education leaders have long opposed the idea, but a slew of conservative House members stood Thursday to defend campus carry....Read More
Librotraficantes Fight Attempt to Whitewash History in Texas Universities
After hauling banned books into Arizona, Houston writer Tony Diaz brought his "Librotraficante" campaign to the Texas Capitol Thursday, to fight a proposal to c...Read More
Former Rep. Vicki Truitt Gets Her Payday in the Lobby
Former legislators don't die, they come back as lobbyists quicker than you can say cha-ching! Today's profile in reincarnation is former state Rep. Vicki Truitt...Read More