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Friday, May 25, 2018

From platform apathy to activism in a little over a year

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West Texas-based conservative activist Teresa Beckmeyer had an interesting recollection brought to her attention via a "Facebook Memor...

How to be 'daringly great' even after a political defeat

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The Tracker does not take sides in primaries, but we wanted to share one of the most gracious, inspiring, and politically aware messages t...

Breaking 10,000 votes in a lesser-known runoff: what that means

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If you kept up at all with the Travis County Republican Primary Runoff you know how Tuesday night turned out. Chip Roy is our nomine...
Friday, May 18, 2018

5 reasons to vote in the 2018 Primary Runoff

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One thing is true about Travis County conservative voters: they're good closers. Vote counts tend to increase toward the end of the ...
Tuesday, May 8, 2018

Advice for newly elected local officials

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Congratulations! (Now time for some schoolin' ...) Not a small number of Republican voters won their Local Election races on Cinc...
Thursday, May 3, 2018

Austin Republican recognized in comedic style by 'The Daily Show' for 27th Amendment work

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I amended the U.S. Constitution and all I got was this lousy T̶-̶s̶h̶i̶r̶t̶  trophy! Austin's own Greg Watson told "The Daily ...
Wednesday, May 2, 2018

JP3 voters have a chance to stop liberal judicial activism dead in its tracks

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(Sic.) The Republican nominee for Travis County Justice of the Peace Precinct 3 apparently has no tolerance for using the people's c...
Monday, April 23, 2018

Some valuable intel on the 2018 May Local Elections

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Nestled between the 2018 March Primary and the May 22 Runoff is the local election -- to be held on Cinco de Mayo this year. Voting in t...

Yeti's anti-conservative stance is nothing new

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Gun rights supporters are furious today that a company so linked to the outdoors lifestyle has apparently cut ties with the NRA Foun...
Tuesday, April 17, 2018

Is Governor Abbott 'more powerful than Putin?' Economically it would seem so

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"Texas' economy is larger than Russia -- That makes me more powerful than Putin," Gov. Greg Abbott crowed at the 2018 Travi...
Sunday, March 4, 2018

The late-comers guide to the 2018 GOP Primary

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Hey, wait a minute: the last two weeks were called early voting for a reason. Day-of primary voting is technically on-time. Who are you ca...

Democrat death rattle becomes an echo as Congressional campaigns run out of ideas

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Wait -- isn't she running in CD 31? (click to enlarge) The American left is coming to grips with a grim electoral reality. Their...
Friday, March 2, 2018

Happy Texas Independence Day, Austin style

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Today is Texas Independence Day. And what better place to celebrate than right here in the Capital of Texas? No, you're still unli...
Friday, February 2, 2018

Who out of 18 candidates will succeed Lamar Smith? CD 21 forum makes picture clearer

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The Travis County Republican Party and the Hays County Republican Party teamed up to provide a candidate forum for Congressional Distric...
Wednesday, January 10, 2018

JP candidate comes out swinging on Kleinert case

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Harry at the 2018 primary ballot draw. The U.S. Supreme Court tapped the brakes Tuesday on Travis County’s four-year effort to prosecut...
Thursday, December 14, 2017

Who can best keep the Internet open: Government or the free market?

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Guest Editorial by Patrick McGuinness Some “Net Neutrality” advocates claim this debate is about whether we will have net neutrality and...
Saturday, November 11, 2017

Union leaders were kinder to the South than Mayor Adler

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What would Lincoln do, Mayor Adler? The very persons responsible for taking the Rebel states captive after the Civil War and initiating ...
Wednesday, November 8, 2017

November 2017 results are in: Is it time for conservatives to panic?

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"Presidents typically face strong headwinds in midterm elections ... Even President Obama – who was elected President by historic ...
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Sunday, October 22, 2017

Help! I have no idea how to vote on the November 2017 ballot

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While we recommend leaving an item blank when you don't know how to vote in a particular race, the Tracker comes out of its short hiat...
Tuesday, August 29, 2017

Houston, Gulf Coast drowning while protestors picket Trump

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Yes, that's an 'Impeach' sign Hurricane Harvey just set a domestic rainfall total record as of this afternoon (51.88 inches ...
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