For several months, the elected members of the Lone Star State’s board of education have considered extensive revisions to the state’s K-12 social studies curriculum. After months of efforts, the board’s conservative majority tentatively approved a new curriculum in March, and on April 15 the board published its proposal, which it may adopt after allowing 30 days for public comment.
On the eve of the “Tea Party” movement’s anniversary, conservative legislators in Texas have banded together to form a new organization – the Independent Conservative Republicans of Texas. With conservative voters organizing like never before to protest the unprecedented overreaching intrusion of the federal government, voters need to know there are Republican legislators who share their beliefs and will uphold their principals.
The Constitution was written to restrain our federal government. Last night the Democrats in Congress and President Obama basically threw our constitution out the window. That may sound strong, but friends, it is a steep and slippery slope when government ignores its most fundamental law.
The Environmental Protection Agency recently concluded that man-made greenhouse gas emissions — including carbon dioxide — are harmful pollutants and must be regulated.
Weatherford State Representative Phil King Wednesday urged cities in eastern Parker County to use new waste collection companies in the future, in an effort to halt the construction of a waste transfer station in Aledo.
If you’re a homeowner in Texas, hopefully you’ve already paid your property taxes. After Monday’s deadline, what was already a hefty and growing tax bill will become even larger.
The author of the bill passed last year to provide up to $100 million in tax breaks for companies that can develop carbon-capturing coal plants in Texas is taking a skeptical stance on President Obama’s formation of a task force to find ways to advance clean coal technologies on a national level.
Contact Information: (817)596-8100 In light of ever-increasing deficit spending and repeated increases of the national debt ceiling, State Representative Phil King (R-Weatherford) joined other members of the Texas Conservative Coalition (TCC) in support of Governor Rick Perry’s call for a federal balanced budget amendment to the United States Constitution. King stated, “While the national debt […]
The National Rifle Association (NRA) announced this week that State Representative Phil King (R-Weatherford) has earned an ‘A+’ rating, the organization’s highest score, on their legislative scorecard, as well as the organization’s endorsement for the 2010 election cycle.
This week Speaker Joe Straus (R-San Antonio) announced his appointment of State Representative Phil King (R-Weatherford) to the House Select Committee on Fiscal Stability. King has served on the House Committee on Ways and Means since January of 2009 and brings a free-market, fiscally-conservative viewpoint to the panel.
