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Today, I filed a formal complaint with the Texas Attorney General’s Charities Division requesting regulatory review of the Council on American-Islamic Relations’ Texas operations (“CAIR-Texas”). This filing is not about ideology, religion, or viewpoint. It is about structure, transparency, and compliance with Texas charitable-organization law . Under both the U.S. and Texas Constitutions, government must remain neutral —protecting lawful private activity (the Shield ) while e

Voters across East Texas tell us the same thing again and again: it feels like Austin listens to insiders more than the people back home. That concern isn’t abstract. It’s rooted in how lobbying works at the Capitol — who hires lobbyists, how political funds are used, and how clearly those relationships are disclosed to the public. That’s why our campaign has been taking a hard look at lobbying in Austin and its impact on everyday voters . How lobbying disclosure is supposed

Texas campaign finance law is not ambiguous. It is not discretionary. And it is not optional. Yet time and again, the agency charged with enforcing those laws—the Texas Ethics Commission —has chosen not to act, even when the violations are clear on the face of the filings. One of the most glaring examples involves political donations connected to the Chickasaw Nation . This post explains what the law requires, what the filings show, and how the Commission’s inaction undermine

Texas acknowledged that silencing child sexual abuse survivors was wrong. But acknowledging harm is not the same as delivering justice.

After 26 years of service defending liberty and the Constitution, I didn’t come home expecting Texas government to be perfect. But I also didn’t expect this: According to Texas Ethics Commission data, the single largest share of lobbying money in Austin does not go to elected officials . It goes to unelected legislative staff and government employees. Over the last three decades, tens of millions of dollars  were spent not on lawmakers — but on: • bill drafters, • committee

Eminent domain is legalized theft. After decades of silence and a bill that died in committee, East Texas landowners deserve real protection — not lip service.

In Part I, I talked about the silence that followed my reporting in December 2025. That silence didn’t start then. It started years earlier — and it has a paper trail. There is a document in my San Antonio Police Department file from 2008. It’s the very first page of the report. It’s titled “Cleared by Exception.” That phrase sounds technical. Neutral. Administrative. It isn’t. That page acknowledges the crime as sexual assault . It lists the case number. It reflects that a r

This post is part of a short series on reporting, silence, and accountability — and why the Sword & Shield Acts exist.

This is not about religion. This is about public authority, public schools, and constitutional limits…

Scripture is clear about silence in the face of injustice. It does not call it neutrality. It calls it failure. “Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves,for the rights of all who are destitute.”— Proverbs 31:8 Silence in the face of injustice is not neutrality. A short series begins Tuesday. That verse has been on my heart as we prepare to share a short series this week. Not because I want to sermonize. But because there is a difference between restraint and abdica

As debates rage over curriculum, identity, and inclusion in public schools, one question keeps resurfacing: What is the proper role of the State in the lives of young children? The answer matters—because public schools do not operate in a vacuum. They operate under constitutional authority, taxpayer funding, and compulsory attendance. That combination carries limits, whether the subject is religion, ideology, or sexuality. This post explains one of those limits clearly—and h

What Actually Happened In a Texas county, a grand jury returned an indictment for sexual assault of a young child. After the indictment was issued, the district attorney’s office later declined to pursue the case, citing concerns about the quality of an initial forensic interview with the child. That interview had occurred before  the grand jury was convened and before  the indictment was sought. As a result: The case was dismissed without trial, No judge ruled on the merits,

Scenario: Governor Abbott’s COVID Proclamations Closing Churches In 2020–2021, the Governor of Texas issued a series of executive proclamations  under the Texas Disaster Act that: restricted in-person worship services, capped church attendance, treated worship as a regulated activity rather than a protected liberty, and authorized enforcement actions against churches while allowing secular activities to continue under different standards. These restrictions were not enacted b

Monday, January 12, 2026 | Emory, Texas One of the most important parts of representative government is showing up — not for speeches or slogans, but to listen directly to the People. I invite you to attend the Rains County Candidate Forum  on Monday, January 12, 2026 , at 6:00 PM  at the Rains Elementary School Cafeteria  in Emory. This forum gives voters the opportunity to hear directly from candidates, ask real questions, and engage face-to-face in a respectful, community

Texans don’t lack opinions about government. What we lack is straight answers backed by real numbers . This campaign is built around one simple principle: public money, public power, and public offices, belong to the People . That means voters deserve transparency, measurable results, and policies that actually improve life for families in House District 5 — not slogans or branding. Over the last several weeks, we’ve begun publishing data that explains why  so many Texans fee

Texas is spending more on public education than ever before. That fact is often cited to explain why taxpayers feel squeezed and why schools say they are still “underfunded.” But spending alone doesn’t tell the full story. To understand what’s really happening, we examined statewide enrollment, total education spending, and student outcomes over time , using only official Texas Education Agency financial data and independent student performance benchmarks. What the data shows

Like all Americans, I am profoundly disturbed by the events in Afghanistan this week. As a soldier, I feel deserted, lied to, and ashamed. This overwhelming emotion is due to President Biden’s careless and reckless decisions in regards to the withdrawal of our troops from Afghanistan. I lost friends and fellow service members while serving in the Middle East. To anyone who says ‘we lost another war,’ I say to them, shame on you, shame on you. To my brothers and sisters who st