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Conservatives notched a ton of victories on election night with a handful of moderates holding on. We break it all down today.
While at the Texas GOP convention we had the opportunity to sit down with Dan Patrick about all things Texas.
Grassroots candidates are closing with positive messages while the moderates continue with numerous last minute attacks. The Texas GOP is also meeting this week to make some big decisions.
This week Democrats and liberal Republicans completely lost their mind when conservatives called out Dade Phelan for how he acquiesced to Democrats, who fled Texas in an attempt to […]
Today, we sit down with Matt Rinaldi and discuss his 3-year tenure as Texas GOP Chair. We also discuss how the Party has been positively reformed, what we need to do in the future, and how we have become a model for other states.
Moderate candidates are struggling in their debates. Democrats are also running on their own abortions.
Texas Scorecard’s new documentary was just released. We talk about that and overview a bunch of the runoffs going on in Texas.
Some House conservatives are setting the tone for next session early. Also, what questions should you ask candidates for RPT Chair?
Today we have a discussion with Tom Oliverson on why he’s running for speaker and the structural changes he believes should occur to reform the Texas House.
A decade-long political witch hunt concluded this week and Ken Paxton won. Tom Oliverson announced his candidacy for the speaker, and Dade Phelan revealed his plan to indoctrinate all the incoming freshmen.
A liberal Senator is trying to neuter incoming Republican freshmen. Immigration policy is being thwarted by federal courts and a local establishment mayor is giving us a great window into the broken establishment mindset that leads them to backing the wrong candidates.
Dennis Bonnen, Jordan Berry, Dustin Burrows and their whole crew are in crisis mode to save their Democrat coalition in the Texas House.
Today we give you an overall idea of how the primary elections turned out. Texas is moving in the right direction.
First off, I wrote a new song. More on that at the end. Donald Trump has endorsed several more conservative candidates and the Austin swamp is has poured over […]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kv7ksEMMmrU Speaker Dade Phelan has been caught up in a scandal where records show he is overcharging Texas taxpayers to rent one of his buildings. Also, Donald Trump is […]
Abbott continues to attack incumbents who are now using immigration to defend their Democrat policy positions. Kuempel doesn’t think Democrat chairs are real and Shaheen would vote for Daffy […]
Dade Phelan is in a free fall and his liberal cohort is being attacked across the state. Greg Abbott came out strongly against Democrat chairs, Dan Patrick is communicating Dade’s […]
Donald Trump jumped into his first Texas House race this cycle following polling that shows Dade Phelan under water for re-election. Establishment R’s are working hard to take back […]
Seriously, one liberal Republican challenged Sid Miller to a duel. Lynn Stucky also botched his answer on Ken Paxton at a recent debate. A lot is going on across […]
Today we start the show with a commemoration of Jill Glover’s life. We also answer the question about whether or not State Representatives in Texas voted to raise their own […]
Today we talk about all the movement going on across the state and break down all of the conservative challengers to liberal Republican incumbents.
Austin swamp member, Kelly Hancock, recently publicly criticized Ken Paxton for opposing fellow Austin swamp member, Stephanie Klick. Brian Harrison left the Freedom Caucus after a national media clip […]
Let’s finish off the new year with some impactful year end donations to some great conservative causes.
Today we talk about a few state representatives who continue to fight against conservatives and for the Austin swamp. We also talk about polling that is showing Dade Phelan […]
We are now officially in campaign season. The Senate has now removed the last remaining Democrat chair from a committee and we are seeing GOP internal party victories across Texas. […]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58qoM42AOqc Governor Greg Abbott is endorsing Mike Olcott. Dan Patrick explains a rule for how the Senate decides what to vote on. Dade Phelan has no list of public supporters. […]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTZfQuock2I&t=1s We have numerous retirements and actions from Abbott and Patrick that are laying the groundwork for next year. We also spent time today reflecting on everything that Conservatives […]
The field is now set and we know that 21 Republicans are willing to vote with their Democrat partners to protect liberal teacher unions. Now Dade Phelan and his […]
Did you know that many are calling the last session the most pro-Muslim session in Texas history? That’s because Dade Phelan empowered Democrats while the Texas Senate shut them down! […]
Dade Phelan has broken his deal with Greg Abbott and is getting called out by Dan Patrick. The special session is wrapping up with so much left to do. https://youtu.be/SZVeMusDGXo Transcribed by […]
https://youtu.be/DOdfdJ21zCw Jeff Leach got trounced by conservatives when they caught him in a lie. Ann Johnson admitted that they constantly give R’s “little wins” to try to keep primary voters […]
Jeff Leach continues to show himself as an entirely unserious lawmaker. Today we break down in detail just how silly he is. We also discuss why it shouldn’t surprise any Texas Republican […]
https://youtu.be/wfJUEK-mQhs With Texas House District 2’s seat now vacant, a special election will be held to fill it on the November ballot. With just over a month to go, […]
Greg Abbott has significantly increased the list of conservative policies being addressed this special session. Today we overview all of those policies and what their passage would mean […]
The Republican Party of Texas has called on Dade Phelan to resign and Nate Schatzline is uniting with conservatives who are all coalescing to demand conservative policy wins for the […]
The Huffines Liberty Foundation is out with a new white paper that estimates Texas has spent well over $50b on educating illegals in the last 10 years. The Republican Party […]
The Texas Senate did the right thing. They acquitted Ken Paxton. Not only did they do that, but the entire trial revealed just how much of a sham this impeachment […]
Back in may, Andrew Murr, Ann Johnson and the leadership in the Texas House promised that Ken Paxton was a felon. That he was a criminal. They promised that even […]
If you’re wondering just how frustrated I am with the liberal alliance between Republicans and Democrats in the Texas House of Representatives, then you’ll have to listen to the song […]
Joe Hyde of San Angelo Live joins Luke for a discussion on controversial votes in the Texas House and the issue of school choice
11 Republicans voted for transgender social transitioning to be subsidized while one of those 11 also recently had a town hall meeting where he revealed the bully tactics of team Phelan.
Gov. Greg Abbott’s board of regents are making some very strange and troubling decisions. Transcribed by Otter.Ai News, politics and special guests with a Texas twist. That’s the goal of the […]
Jane Nelson and the secretary of state's office is under fire this week from Harris County Judge candidate Alex Mealer and many local Republicans who are furious that the county's election audit is not taking place.
Establishment forces are coming together. Also, Biden is going to file a lawsuit against Texas, and that is a very good thing.
Phelan is mad that Republicans don’t like him and marxists are worried about the lack of tenure being handed out at Texas A&M.
There is a huge battle going on for the freedoms of Texans to decide whether they have to revive a vaccine, or whether they even get to have a doctor who thinks freely. Today, we interview Michelle Evans with Texans for Vaccine Choice.
We are eight months away from the primary election and 17 months away from the next legislative session. Let’s get to work.
Dade Phelan is preparing to kill school choice, and Will Hurd wants to destroy the conservative wing of the GOP.
Abbott and Patrick continue to spar, Texas Monthly wants State Rep. Tony Tinderholt to be more like Briscoe Cain, and Justin Holland/Jared Patterson are going to war with the Texas GOP.
The list is long, and today’s show is a detailed exposition of the failed leadership in the Texas House.
Texas House leadership is ticked as Dan Patrick starts speaking honestly about the dysfunctional empowerment of Democrats in the lower chamber.
We took a couple of things across the finish line, a number of conservative policies were killed, and a very dangerous and corrupt precedent was set with the impeachment of Ken Paxton.
The desperate and silly leadership in the Texas House is ending their already disastrous session with another foolish decision to attempt the impeachment of our attorney general.
In the final week of the legislative session, conservative legislation falters and Democrat priorities remain alive.
Speaker Phelan is trying to use his lawyers to silence conservative groups that are criticizing him.
We have a lot of session updates for you and Collin Allred is running against Ted Cruz.
Today we discuss how the calendars committee works in the Texas House, and why Abbott is being so quiet about almost every policy.
A significant fight broke out on the Texas House floor, election integrity is getting killed in the Texas House, the Senate is banning Chinese ownership of Texas minerals and ag land, and Dade Phelan is taking his shirt off.
The shake up with Tucker Carlson is going to make big waves. We also break down recent comments made by Dr. Tom Oliverson.
"California Dade" is the new name for our speaker, and House leadership doesn't know where they stand on transgender grooming.
As the weeks tick by, time is running out for some key policies that are starting to be killed by the House's intentionally slow pace.
Tucker Carlson criticizes Greg Abbott's inaction and the Texas Legislature lowers the bar for property tax relief.
Today, we break down the misleading statewide headlines from legacy media outlets regarding school choice policy.
The grassroots voices were heard by a Senate chamber that continues to work with conservatives to implement as much conservative policy as possible.
The Texas House is trying to undermine the death penalty and we break it all down today.
Dan Patrick has stepped up to help conservatives kill this legislation that Abbott and Phelan were trying to pass.
The long-held alliance between Democrats and liberal Republicans to support teacher union policy is fracturing substantially.
The Texas Senate advances sex change minor ban, TMA opposes ban and we break down where this battle is headed.
The Texas Senate is moving on key conservative bills, while House Republicans revolted against leadership’s LGBT agenda.
Slaton is pushing family policy, Schatzline is pushing back on marxists who want to sexualize our kids, and waring property tax proposals explained.
A Marxist Democrat chair tried to shut down State Rep. Tony Tinderholt. That didn’t go well for her.
Today I’m joined by Brandon Waltens to break down all of our liberal democrat chairmen in the Texas House.
Our report last week and the plethora of coverage on DEI programs have drawn a response from A&M and UT.
Some good news came out of Abbott’s State of the State, and there were some troubling omissions. Also, House Speaker Dade Phelan is ineffectively trying to go to war with Attorney […]
Today we are joined by Scott Yenor who has done more work than anyone across this nation on the issue of DEI programs in Universities and he’s decided to expose Texas […]
Senator Schwertner is caught in another scandal, and the Texas House committees have been assigned. Today we break down the details.
Today, we are joined by Congressman Ronny Jackson, who talks about fighting against the swamp in both parties to advance conservative policies in D.C.
Today, Tim Hardin from Texans for Fiscal Responsibility joins us to explain the current lack of property tax relief and where the Legislature could go from here.
Why does it seem that Gov. Abbott and House Speaker Dade Phelan are dragging their feet at such a crucial time?
Today, we break down Texas politics, conservative media, and identity politics with host of The Salcedo Storm, Chris Salcedo.
While national congressmen put up a major fight and won major concessions, less than 10 members in Austin challenged House Speaker Dade Phelan’s direct assault on GOP priorities. Transcribed by otter.ai […]
Today we are joined by Congressman Keith Self to explain the federal leadership battle. I also take time to break down the current leadership battle in the Texas House.
The Texas GOP pushed back against lawmakers who are attacking GOP priorities, including incoming GOP nominee for House speaker, Dade Phelan.
Luke Macias breaks down what you should take away from elections across the country and in Texas and talk about the growing momentum behind banning Democrat Chairs in the Texas […]
What factors do you consider when casting your vote in a general election? Will the Texas Legislature continue to fund people who hate you, who hate Texas, and who are chipping […]
Listen to Luke's friendly debate with Nicki Truesdell on the future of school choice in Texas.
What do you do with an extra $27 billion dollars? Plus it's time to step up for Texas children!
Luke talks to Investigative Reporter Robert Montoya about the Chinese Communist Party infiltrating Texas schools.
Luke explains why the Texas House Republican Caucus is punishing certain conservative members.
Two notable things happened recently.
First, State Rep. Jeff Leach described House Speaker Dade Phelan's leadership—which has lead to the killing of legislation that would ban genital mutilation surgery on children—as "principled."
Sadly, this was after Leach knew that Phelan worked with State Rep. Dustin Burrows to kill HB 1399 and that he slow-walked SB 1311, as well. Knowing this JUST happened, Leach tweeted this:
https://twitter.com/leachfortexas/status/1396954518835900425
Kind of disturbing, right?
We'll get into more details on this issue on today's episode.
Also, Attorney General Ken Paxton revealed that he thinks that Abbott's mask mandates were "nanny-state" policies that the left has used to "control and micromanage" Texans.
Of course, he did so while praising Abbott for ending those nanny-state policies. It's amazing how some Republicans only have the courage to call out leftist policies when Democrats do it, but when our own governor does it, they cover for him.
These statements by Leach and Paxton are what we focus on in today's podcast. I hope you enjoy!
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State Rep. James Talarico (D-Round Rock) led the Texas House in a sad and revealing prayer last week.
Former State Rep. Jonathan Stickland was the first to speak about this issue, and Talarico is now getting national attention for his deceiving prayer. Democrats across the nation are praising him for spewing universalist language, right in the heart of Texas.
Yesterday in the #txlege "Republican" leadership allowed a progressive liberal to open the day with this "prayer." I am disgusted such blasphemy was spoken in the chamber. Lord forgive us for turning our state over to this trash. Where are the bold followers of Jesus Christ? pic.twitter.com/YYCHyzprcZ
— Jonathan Stickland (@RepStickland) March 25, 2021 Earlier this year, conservatives were outraged by Congress closing a prayer with "Awomen," rather than "Amen." This is offensive, but Talarico's prayer was just as bad—if not worse.
The Texas House is not a body that is led by a strong moral ethic; this much we know is true, and it's important that we recognize that. It changes the way you address the Legislature and what you expect from them.
Have a blessed week.
The battle over government-mandated power prices that have left ratepayers on the hook for billions of dollars has put Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick at odds with Gov. Greg Abbott. Abbott is also teaming up with House Speaker Dade Phelan to keep the Texas House from being allowed to take a position on this policy.
State Rep. Cole Hefner, a member who is very close to Dade Phelan, decided it was time for him to prioritize the GOP agenda. The Republican Party of Texas has 9 priorities, and most legislators have kept from supporting them. Hefner recently announced that he was authoring, or co-authoring, 8 agenda items. What was strange was that, instead of co-authoring 1 or all 3 of the currently filed constitutional carry proposals, Hefner copied and pasted State Rep. Kyle Biedermann's bill into his own bill. Similarly, instead of co-authoring State Rep. Bryan Slaton's monument protection bill, he copied and pasted and filed the same bill with his name on it. Hefner also copied State Rep. Steve Toth's legislation regarding banning sex change surgeries on minor children.
It's times like this that reveal a truth that we all know. For house leadership, personality trumps policy. Honestly I don't know if we will actually protect monuments this year, but more important to many politicians, is who gets the credit.
Recently State Rep. Matt Krause tweeted out an antithetical message to that of Hefner:
5th Session in a row we’ve been working on that concept. Thanks for the acknowledgment @JasonVaughn! But I don’t care how we get it done - as long as it gets signed into law. It’s good policy! https://t.co/jwV1yNCkdc
— Matt Krause (@RepMattKrause) March 20, 2021 Ronald Reagan famously kept this quote on his desk:
“There is no limit to what a man can do or where he can go if he does not mind who gets the credit.”
Hopefully the Texas House gets past this personality contest and starts to focus on actually delivering conservative results. Texas needs it, and we're done with the excuses we keep hearing every session.
I hope you enjoy this week's episode.
Governor Greg Abbott is opening Texas tomorrow. This is good news for Texans.
The sad thing is that not only does Gov. Abbott believe he single-handedly is the one who gets to decide if Texas is open, he believes that he single-handedly gets to decide which businesses are open and which facial coverings must be worn by all Texans.
Today we take a walk down memory lane. When the pandemic first hit, Abbott claimed that a statewide mask mandate was not in alignment with the views that Texas had on freedom and liberty. Then as the political pressure mounted, he calculated that his legacy would be better off if he instituted a statewide mask mandate similar to that of New York and California.
Abbott assumed that less emotional governors like Florida's Ron DeSantis would be proved wrong and his unwillingness to have a statewide mask mandate would prove ill-informed and lead to more death. He was wrong. And it took him eight months of mandates to decide he was wrong.
Now, State Rep. Dustin Burrows is working desperately against the Texas Senate and the Texas Republican Party to pass legislation that endorses Abbott's dictatorial handling of the pandemic.
The good news for Texans is that State Sen. Brian Birdwell, along with many Texas senators, is pushing legislation to end Abbott's overreach. Right now, the only Republican senators who haven't signed on to support Birdwell's legislation are: * Kelly Hancock * Joan Huffman * Bryan Hughes * Jane Nelson * Kel Seliger * Larry Taylor
If you care about the Lone Star State, you will enjoy this podcast.
State Rep. Bryan Slaton forced a debate on abortion right out of the gate. Then, he took on the most liberal mayor in Texas.
Today, we sit down and talk about Slaton's first 60 days in office and what he thinks of State Rep. Dustin Burrows' attempt to endorse Governor Abbott's shutdown orders with HB 3.
Take 30 minutes to hear, from the inside, why the Texas House is moving so slowly and what Texans can do to move a conservative agenda forward.
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The more I read this bill, the worse it got. Today, I sat down with two conservative lawyers, Matt Rinaldi and Tony McDonald. They honestly do an excellent job pointing out the significant flaws in HB 3.
This legislation gives the governor, during a pandemic, dictatorial authority over Texas citizens and businesses; it also threatens businesses who don't obey every one of Gov. Abbott's executive orders, with legal liability due to their disobedience. It's an attempt to create more loyal subjects, not freer citizens.
The worldview of this bill is one that runs antithetical to our Founding Fathers, the state Constitution, and the Republican Party priorities that clearly state executive power needs to be curtailed.
State Rep. Dustin Burrows is declaring open warfare with Allen West, any state representative who has criticized Abbott, and any business that disobeyed Abbott's shutdown orders. This bill is a direct contradiction to the position of Sen. Charles Perry, who is also a constituent of Burrows.
It's truly remarkable just how much this bill is a pure endorsement of the big government dictatorial actions of Abbott. Not only that, but Speaker Dade Phelan has prioritized the passage of this bill by giving it such a low bill number.
Instead of handling these issues separately, like the Texas Senate, House leadership has decided to use D.C. tactics of putting everything in one omnibus bill, which means there are some little nuggets of good things to cover up their destruction of the Texas Constitution. Hopefully, this is not a trend that Phelan continues. We shall see.
Today I sit down with a long term fellow conservative warrior and friend, Senator Bob Hall.
Here is what some of you might not know. Bob Hall has been talking about protecting our power grid ever since he got elected to the Senate 6 years ago. There is no person better informed on the threats to the grid. Senator Hall has also been asking his fellow legislators to protect the grid for his entire tenure.
None of the grid related legislation that Senator Hall has pushed has become law and the question remains; will the legislature take a leadership role or reactive role in fixing the issue.
You will learn a lot if you are able to take 30 minutes to listen to this conversation.
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Wealthy government-subsidized oligarchies have been exposed. Tony Tinderholt and Bob Hall started asking for more accountability and oversight over our grid long ago and have been mocked for doing so.
Power companies, their lobbyists and their PAC's have worked tirelessly to keep politicians on their side. Now that millions of Texans are without power and lives are literally being lost, the winds have shifted. Today I take a few minutes to open your eyes to a few of the issues that have been going on for the last several years and just how hard it has been to hold this system accountable.
Now a lot of politicians feel the need to do something about it, which is good, but we need to fight to make sure real reform takes place.
God Bless,
Luke
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Character matters, and religious liberty isn't enough.
Recently, both James Dickey and Briscoe Cain have talked about the importance of character from public officials but refuse to recognize their attempt to keep corruption in power in the Legislature.
Texans should watch two key items this week: the State of the State and Texas House committee assignments. I take some time to overview why both items are worth following.
Lastly, religious liberty just isn't enough. Ryan Anderson has articulated why this is, and we overview his recent op-ed today.
I hope you enjoy this week's episode.
Texas is truly at a crossroads, and the direction we take will have a dramatic effect on the entire world. Over the last eight years, our politicians' decision to largely stay on the sidelines of cultural battles was something they could get away with more easily than they'll be able to in 2021.
Today, my friends Michael Quinn Sullivan and Jon Francis join me as we discuss the current battlefield that Texas finds itself in and what decisions we have to make to ensure that our freedoms are still enjoyed for years to come.
We discuss the difference between Govs. Greg Abbott and Ron DeSantis and how their actions will affect which state leads our nation against the attempted leftist takeover.
Whether we want to admit it or not, the left is trying to destroy anyone in the center or right of center in this country. That fact cannot be disputed. Unfortunately, those leftists have a significant amount of influence within the Democrat Party, as well as all other major societal institutions.
So, what do we do?
Well, you will have to listen in on the conversation to find out.
We do take some time to discuss what citizens can specifically consider doing as they decide how best to engage in the battle.
I hope you enjoy the conversation.