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HB3 - Conservatives Must Stop the "Payroll Tax" Now! by Matthew J. Griffing, Esq. Senior Vice Chairman for Legislative Affairs The Republican-led Texas House of Representatives has taken a big step toward doing what Democrats could not do in over 120 consecutive years in power – enacting a virtual state income tax. For many years, Texas Republicans advocated fiscal restraint, and their opposition to a state income tax was axiomatic. Those days are long over, and Speaker Tom Craddick (R-Midland) is to blame. This session, the House Leadership led by Speaker Craddick is dumping billions of new wasteful spending into...

Texans Issue a Challenge by John McManusDuring President’ George W. Bush’s climb to the White House, the Republican Party of Texas produced a series of comprehensive and hard-hitting platforms that he has either refused to endorse or has ignored. In 1998, for instance, Texas Republicans called for abolishing the EPA, ATF, HUD, the Department of Energy, and the IRS.They urged the U.S. to quit the United Nations, repeal our nation’s entry into NAFTA and GATT(WTO), cease funding the IMF, and curtail all commitments to NATO. They also urged the U. S. House of Representatives to investigate thoroughly the Council on...