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21 Dec 2018, 10:02 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Every legislator voting "yes" vote on the First Step Act has momentum for their next pro-#cjreform vote, so build on it.What conservative Texas legislators should take away from the First Step Act:Washington mimicked Texas' approach on bipartisan reform: Texas should continue down the same path. [read post]
5 May 2013, 3:44 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
The big news out of the vote on yesterday's TDCJ Sunset bill, reported the Texas Observer was an amendment related to prison closures:on Saturday an amendment by conservative Weatherford Republican Phil King will require the department to prioritize closing the most costly private prisons over less-expensive ones (in a “cost-benefit analysis,” as King put it).Quite a few Republicans have embraced a smart-on-crime approach and believe that mass… [read post]
28 Jul 2022, 5:01 am by Matt Perault
And the judiciary has gotten involved too, with conservative judges—including Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas—signaling support. [read post]
13 Jul 2009, 11:50 pm
Jerry Madden, a self-described conservative Republican, had just taken over as chairman of the Texas House committee on corrections. [read post]
8 Mar 2011, 11:44 am by smlangston
The supporters include lawmakers on opposite ends of the political spectrum, including Fort Worth Democrat Lon Burnam, one of the most liberal members of the Legislature, and Tyler Republican Leo Berman, a staunch social conservative. [read post]
18 Nov 2010, 4:52 am by Glenn Reynolds
Both Democrats and Republicans in the Lone State State generally embrace the gospel of economic growth and limited public sector expenditure. [read post]
20 Jun 2021, 10:46 am by Patrick A. Malone
The conservative-packed high court, in a 7-2 vote, rejected the latest and third GOP attempt to overturn the Affordable Care Act, which Republicans in Congress also have failed to kill in more than five dozen votes over more than a decade. [read post]
17 Oct 2013, 10:24 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Since 2013, Texas has actually authorized three prison closings.The leader of these reforms in the Republican-dominated Texas House of Representatives was a conservative named Jerry Madden, and it was Governor Rick Perry who signed the budgets and related legislation into law.3. [read post]
7 May 2010, 7:49 am by Gritsforbreakfast
In the 2008 general election, the Republican chief justice on that court was re-elected by a narrow 51-49 margin, meaning the electorate in this historically conservative southeast Texas district could be ready for a change in direction.Will Democrat-favoring trends continue in Dallas and Houston judicial races? [read post]
17 May 2007, 6:37 am
Further evidence that needle exchange legislation separates small government conservatives from the Republican party's more authoritarian wing. [read post]
7 Feb 2017, 11:33 am by Gritsforbreakfast
None of them, IMO, become vulnerable because Donald Trump criticized them.Meanwhile, conservative groups like the Texas Public Policy Foundation, the Heritage Foundation, the Institute for Justice, and others have been pushing forfeiture reform hard for the last few years. [read post]
17 Nov 2016, 7:43 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Perhaps rebranding the policy as Republican will allow pols to declare victory and stop fighting, the way Texas Rs seem ready to declare victory on border security and spend the money on something else. [read post]
24 Oct 2018, 2:16 pm by Tom Smith
San Diego County historically leans conservative, and its political legacy is one of corrupt public officials—most recently Republican Congressman Duncan Hunter, who in August was accused of massive campaign finance violations. [read post]
1 Mar 2010, 9:23 am by Doug Weathers
However, unless you vote in the Republican primary tomorrow in Tarrant County, Texas you will have no part in selecting judges for civil, family and criminal courts. [read post]
23 Aug 2012, 1:46 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
First, from the Dallas News' Opinion Blog, see Rodger Jones posing the question, "Will Texas Republicans line up against prosecutorial misconduct? [read post]