Back to Basics Blog

Back to Basics PAC Releases SD 6 Poll

It’s election season, and that means candidates all over Texas just can’t stop telling voters what strong supporters of public education they are. That would be just fine, if it were true. But many of the politicians now professing their …

Imagine walking into your local community bank and seeing someone in a ski mask waving a handgun. You’d likely be frozen in fear, understandably worried about your future and your family. But what if you looked closer and realized the …

With all the coverage last week of revelations against Herman Cain and Rick Perry’s “was he or wasn’t he drunk” speech in New Hampshire, you might have missed an embarrassment that hits a little closer to home for Texans. State …

Today, everyone’s favorite double-dipping Texas politician, Rep. Joe Driver of Garland, announced his decision not to take another crack at helping himself to our taxpayer dollars. At a time when the Texas budget cannot even meet essential services, we salute Rep. …

Back To Basics PAC Issues Apology To Rick Perry Political committee created controversial “Coward” ad in 2010; now says they were wrong Austin, TX — The Back To Basics PAC issued the following public apology to Governor Rick Perry today: …

At last week’s Tea Party debate, presumptive front-runner candidate Rick Perry took a lashing from his fellow candidates, most harshly on the issue of his controversial executive order to mandate an HPV vaccine for young girls. The issue hits Perry …

This Monday, we celebrate American workers. It’s a holiday to honor each and every one of us who work for a living, and the generations that have come before us to build up this country to greatness. For millions in …

Since Governor Perry formally announced on Saturday that he believes he has earned a promotion from his taxpayer funded rental mansion in Austin to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, his campaign has worked to establish a few narratives in the media. One …