After a hard fought Primary election in March, home schoolers and parents had a large task ahead of them for the runoff election. Fewer candidates on the ballot mean more effort and more money dedicated to each race by both sides.  Although there were certainly a few disappointments, home schoolers and parents ended up with several large victories that will serve them well next legislative session.

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In our 30-year history of advocating for parental rights and home schooling, THSC has never been more active than we are today. We gained good ground in the March elections, but we can’t let up, because several critical public offices are at stake in the runoff election on May 24.

Besides voting, what more can you do?

It has been truly discouraging the way in which campaign and primary elections seem to go as of recently. At one time, politics and political campaigns were about policy and deciding who would make better decisions if elected to office; however, this does not seem to be the case anymore. It seems that many campaigns spend time spreading stories about the opponent that are either untrue or have no bearing whatsoever on the election. Sometimes these kinds of attacks are made by one candidate toward the opponent, and sometimes they are even made by a candidate’s supporters toward the opponent. Regardless, it would do many people good to get all of the facts before attempting to ruin someone’s reputation. And even more important, Texas voters diligently need to investigate to get the accurate facts behind any story.

6 State Representatives Who Have Been Ruined by House Leadership

In a red state that typically elects a Republican into nearly three quarters of the seats on the House and Senate floors combined, it does not add up that conservative legislation is not passed, even with a legislature that does not need the Democrat members present to conduct business.

If Republicans have the majority in both chambers, why is it that session after session few things seem to really get accomplished? Why is CPS still allowed to run rampant over the rights of Texas families? Why are vindictive in-laws still able to take possession of grandchildren without having to prove that the children’s single parent is unfit to take care of them?