Tag Archives: Todd Staples
Sid Miller’s ‘Cupcake Amnesty’ Changed Nothing
One problem with Sid Miller's 'cupcake amnesty': Texas had not, in fact, ever banned cupcakes brought from home to school. And the rule change behind Miller’s...Read More
WTF Friday: Texas Secede!
This week, the world watched as a proud people with funny accents, lots of oil and a long history of oppression at the hands of a distant, semi-foreign governme...Read More
Todd Staples Exits the Stage
Todd Staples spent his whole tenure as agriculture commissioner gunning for his next race. Then he lost it. Now he's resigning. Where does that leave Texas?...Read More
WTF Friday: Mind Playing Tricks On Me
This week in WTF: L'Empereur Richard Perry of Paint Creek, Vladimir Putin up in everybody's stuff now, Todd Staples is hungry for vegetarians. Dewhurst....Read More
At Conservative Panel on Border Security, Money is No Object
At a panel discussion on border security hosted by the Texas Public Policy Foundation today, panelists worried about the porous border but couldn't say how much...Read More
Mighty Jim Hogan and the Art of the Anti-Campaign
Jim Hogan won the Democratic nomination for agriculture commissioner having spent no time and no money in pursuit of it. Now, he's going for the big prize.
When Jim Hogan decided to run for Texas agriculture commissioner, he decided that he didn't want to be a typical politician. So far, so good....Read More
The Ascendancy of Dan Patrick
Dan Patrick's blowout victory last night was a surprise to just about everyone but himself and his supporters, who saw in it proof of God's great majesty.
Dan Patrick's blowout victory last night was a surprise to just about everyone but himself and his supporters, who saw in it proof of God's great majesty....Read More
Border Lawman Tells Texas Politicians to ‘Shut Up’ About the Border
This election season has seen a lot of political posturing over the Texas-Mexico border. One border sheriff wishes they’d just shut up about it....Read More
The Republican Primary Border War Dance
For the four Republican candidates vying to occupy the state’s second-highest office, including incumbent Dewhurst, talking tough on border security is a trie...Read More