County Judge summarizes accomplishments and looks forward to 2010
To Parker County Citizens: It is with great excitement and anticipation that I look forward to beginning 2010. I have been honored to serve as your County Judge for eleven years. As I enter the final year of my term, it is also the beginning of campaign season. The Republican Primary is March 2, 2010. [...]
Faye Lippincott running for Justice of the Peace – Precinct 2
Dear Friends, It is with great enthusiasm that I announce my candidacy for Precinct 2 Justice of the Peace. This is the precinct that I have always proudly called home and my desire to serve the community where I grew up has led me to run for this office. Judge Jayne Choate will not be [...]
Dusty Renfro running for Commissioner, Precinct 4
Dusty Renfro joins the race for County Commissioner, Precinct 4. “I know I have no right to complain about the problems if I’m not willing to step up and get involved. Recently, I’ve noticed many things that need fixing. I had to stand up and pay attention to what is going on,” Renfro said. You [...]
District Clerk has big plans for final year in office
from the Office of County Judge Mark Riley ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ With one year remaining in her term, Parker County District Clerk Elvera Johnson says she has been truly blessed to serve Parker County for the past 11 years and while she will not seek reelection, she has one final endeavor planned for her final year in [...]
Install speed bumps and prevent a child’s death
Jack McCallum Jr. – Safety Officer, NAS JRB, Fort Worth I am writing this request out of near desperation concerning people that speed through our residential area. We live at 114 Quail Bluff Lane (McDavid South) Aledo Texas. This residential area is off of Micus road (South) heading (west) up Quail ridge road, (Dead End). [...]
King Scores ‘A’ Rating on Americans for Prosperity Scorecard
This week Americans for Prosperity – Texas (AFP) released their legislative scorecard for the Texas Legislature, giving State Representative Phil King (R-Weatherford) an “A” rating for his role in defending the American Dream.
Parker County Republican Women hosts candidate forum
YOU ARE INVITED! Parker County Republican Women would like to invite you to a candidate forum to be held at their regularly scheduled monthly meeting on February 11, 2010. The meeting will be held at the Doss Heritage Center, 1400 Texas Drive, and will begin at 11:30. Races featured will be county office contested positions. [...]
ObamaCare Shell Game
by Art Helms Please do not fall for the Reid/Pelosi/Obama shell game. The Senate Hatch-Nelson Amendment duplicates the House Stupak-Pitts Amendment. Both are copies of the 1977 compromised Hyde Amendment, which allowed annual tax funding of abortion. We have been funding abortion since 1971 (even before Roe). Neither of those Amendments will stop a single [...]
Reflections on What Could Have Been
by Art Helms I remember the first time I heard “litmus test” used in a sentence. The reason I remember it is that my all-time favorite school teacher, Mrs. Schwartzwalter, used it in our fifth grade history class on our American Constitution. First, she read the words of the preamble. Her reading was slow, and [...]
City Council’s Three Amigos of Tax and Spend
by Eric Matthews Well folks it seems more spending is coming our way if we don’t speak up. There are two items on the Tuesday, December 8, 2008 City Council Agenda to be voted on at 6:30pm in the City Council Meeting. Those items are #8 and #9 on the Consent Agenda. Item #8 Discuss [...]
