In this episode of Politics with the Big Dogs, Anthony breaks down Ken Paxton’s win over John Cornyn, Don Huffines’ rise, Bo French’s victory over Railroad Commissioner Jim Wright and what those outcomes mean for the Texas GOP, taxpayer-funded lobbying and conservative policy in Austin. He also takes on Texas A&M’s latest tenure controversy, gives credit to Texas Scorecard for exposing the truth and highlights the fight of Jennifer Combs, a Trinidad, Texas, woman arrested after raising concerns about her city’s water.

This episode is about whether regular Texans still have the power to beat the donor class, expose government abuse and force accountability.

This is not a scattered episode. It has three major lanes:

1. The establishment is losing control

Anthony opens with Trump’s endorsement of Ken Paxton and frames it as a turning point in the Texas Senate race. His position is blunt: Paxton was already positioned to beat John Cornyn, but Trump’s endorsement makes it “game over.”

He connects that to a larger national pattern: Sen. Bill Cassidy in Louisiana, Rep. Thomas Massie in Kentucky and now Cornyn in Texas. Anthony’s view is that Trump is helping dismantle the “moderate RINO” establishment, and the same shift is happening in Austin.

His repeated emotional note here is victory: “Hallelujah.” He sees grassroots conservatives finally beating the donor class.

2. The donor class is being exposed

This is where Anthony gets specific and heated.

He spends significant time on what he describes as the “gazillionaire cabal” in Texas politics: Texans for Lawsuit Reform, Associated Republicans of Texas and major donors who he says fund Democrats and moderate Republicans while trying to defeat real conservatives.

He names the pattern: big donors pour money into establishment candidates, defend moderates, attack constitutional conservatives and try to keep control of the Legislature.

His core complaint is not just that they spend money. It is that they use that money to stop grassroots conservative priorities, including:

• Banning taxpayer-funded lobbying
• Reducing property taxes
• Stopping predatory gambling
• Fighting school indoctrination
• Protecting conservative policy wins

He frames this as a power struggle between ordinary conservative activists and a small class of wealthy political gatekeepers.

3. Predatory gambling becomes the main policy battlefield

The second half of the episode turns into a focused policy interview with Destin Sensky, executive director of Texans for Fiscal Responsibility.

Anthony and Destin dive into:

• Casino interests are trying to expand gambling in Texas
• A $500,000 donation to Railroad Commissioner Jim Wright
• Why casino groups would care about a Railroad Commission race
• The Texas Lottery scandal
• The argument that the lottery is already predatory gambling
• The push to make anti-gambling a Republican Party of Texas legislative priority
• The connection between gambling, big business and political influence

Anthony’s line of attack is that casino operators are not just selling entertainment. He frames them as predatory corporate interests trying to buy their way into Texas politics.

Destin gives the episode its policy structure by laying out three major priorities Texans for Fiscal Responsibility wants advanced at the Republican Party of Texas convention:

1. Eliminate the maintenance and operations portion of school property taxes, eventually moving toward eliminating property taxes.
2. Ban taxpayer-funded lobbying.
3. Abolish the Texas Lottery and prevent expansion into other forms of predatory gambling.

During this week’s episode, Anthony is energized because he believes the grassroots are winning. But he is also warning that the same powerful forces are already regrouping around new issues, especially gambling.

This extended episode opens with the Declaration of Independence, unpacking its three revolutionary ideas—equality, God‑given rights (life, liberty, pursuit of happiness), and self‑government—and argues that modern America is drifting dangerously far from that vision. From career politicians clinging to power in Austin and D.C. to a political class more interested in reelection than liberty, Holm calls for a return to citizen‑led government and real accountability.

Anthony then dives into the rise of Islamic institutions in Texas, including a Muslim‑only water park event and the controversial Texas American Muslim University in Dallas. He questions whether these developments align with American Judeo‑Christian values, individual rights, and free markets, warning that many establishment Republicans are too timid—or too compromised—to confront the issue.

Next, he breaks down James Talarico’s attack on Senator John Cornyn over the federal gas tax and how a far‑left Democrat managed to outflank a longtime Republican senator on tax relief.

The episode then turns to the state of public education in Texas: four‑day school weeks, administrative bloat, unions and educrats protecting adults over kids, resistance to real measurement of student outcomes, and the fight over A–F school ratings.

Finally, Anthony spotlights Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s lawsuit against Netflix, alleging the company quietly tracked and monetized children’s viewing data despite marketing its platform as safe and ad‑free. Tying it to previous wins against Facebook and Google, he frames the case as part of a broader fight to protect Texans from Big Tech deception.

If you care about liberty, faith, family, education, and the future of Texas, this episode is fast, fiery, and unapologetically conservative—demanding that Americans remember who we are, what we inherited and what it will take to keep it.

First, he breaks down the controversy over the Epic Waters Indoor Waterpark in Granbury, Texas—a taxpayer-funded facility rented out for a “Muslims only” Eid event tied to leaders from the East Plano Islamic Center. Anthony explains why a public water park being closed to non‑Muslims raises serious constitutional, legal, and cultural concerns and connects it to the broader growth of Islamic communities and mosques in Texas.

Next, he examines the decline of the Bush–Cornyn wing of the Texas GOP. Anthony explains why he believes moderate Republicans have lost touch with constitutional conservatism, border security, and free‑market values, and why grassroots voters are increasingly rejecting figures aligned with the old Bush–Cornyn establishment.

Finally, he explores the high‑stakes fight over open vs. closed primaries and redistricting. Anthony walks through the Texas GOP’s push to close Republican primaries, the state’s use of taxpayer money to fight that effort, and the role of big donors and incumbents. He then looks at new Supreme Court guidance on race‑neutral, “colorblind” redistricting, how states like Florida and Louisiana are using it to strengthen GOP representation, and why he believes Texas is lagging behind despite having 38 U.S. House seats.

Throughout the episode, Anthony calls for citizen‑led government, ending taxpayer‑funded lobbying, and restoring Texas and American founding values in law and policy.

From the U.S. Senate runoff between Ken Paxton and John Cornyn to major ICE operations in Houston, the details begin to connect. Policies, enforcement decisions and political strategy are no longer isolated headlines — they’re part of something bigger.

Anthony breaks down:

• The contrast shaping the Texas Senate race and what it signals for the future

• ICE arrests in Houston and what those numbers actually reveal

• His firsthand experience inside the CDL system — and why enforcement matters

• The role of institutions like the Southern Poverty Law Center and how influence works

• Redistricting, the Voting Rights Act and what the courts are now saying

• Why Texans are being called to pay closer attention than ever before

This episode moves fast, but the takeaway is simple:

The more you look, the more connections.

If you care about how power, policy and real-world consequences intersect — this conversation matters.

This week’s episode pulls back the curtain on three powerful systems — education, medicine and government — and reveals a pattern Texans can’t afford to ignore.

We start in Texas classrooms, where undercover investigations show that DEI and critical race theory are still present. They’ve been renamed, rebranded and quietly continued. Administrators admit it. Professors navigate around it. And students are still being taught through the same ideological lens.

Anthony sits down with Accuracy in Media — a national investigative organization that uses hidden-camera journalism to expose what’s really happening inside schools and universities. Their findings raise serious questions about whether laws are being followed at all.

Then, we turn to power at the Capitol.

The Texas Medical Association — one of the most influential lobbying groups in the state — has elevated new leadership that will shape policy conversations moving forward. What does that mean for legislation, for influence and for the direction of Texas?

Finally, we head to Washington.

Multiple members of Congress resign. Millions in taxpayer dollars tied to fraud. A hidden system paying out settlements with your money. And a bipartisan effort to keep it all out of public view.

Three stories. One theme:

The system says one thing. Reality shows another.

If you care about transparency, accountability and the future of Texas, this is an episode you cannot miss.

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What begins as a conversation about education quickly expands into something much bigger.

Anthony breaks down concerns around curriculum in Texas schools, including how cultural and religious topics are introduced—and what that means for parents who want transparency and balance. He raises questions about how Texas history, including the Alamo, is being framed and whether the state’s own story is being told with clarity and conviction.

The conversation then shifts to Houston—why it continues to draw attention from state leadership and how its policies may be placing it at the center of a broader political struggle in Texas.

This episode also builds on our earlier conversation with James Quintero of the Texas Public Policy Foundation, revisiting the issue of taxpayer-funded lobbying and why many Texans are now taking action.

Throughout the episode, one message is clear:

You are being governed—whether you’re paying attention or not.

If you care about what your children are learning, how your tax dollars are being used and who is shaping the future of Texas, this episode is for you.

Anthony and Rebecca walk through what happened, how quickly policies were implemented and why so many institutions—from employers to government agencies—moved in lockstep. Rebecca explains how Texans for Vaccine Choice was created.

The conversation goes deeper than COVID-era decisions. It raises larger questions about medical freedom, government authority and how emergency powers can reshape individual rights in ways that feel permanent. Was consent truly voluntary? Did the government cross a constitutional line? And if it happened once, what prevents it from happening again? This episode is about more than mandates. It’s about pressure, compliance and the cost of standing your ground.

In this episode of Politics with the Big Dogs, Anthony breaks down the growing debate over the 14th Amendment and what it actually says about citizenship in the United States.

Focusing on the key phrase “subject to the jurisdiction thereof,” Anthony walks through the legal, historical and constitutional arguments shaping one of the most important questions in modern immigration policy.

But this episode goes beyond the 14th Amendment.

Anthony also examines whether Texas has a Republican-in-name-only problem, why major donors may be influencing conservative policy and how recent Supreme Court decisions are reshaping the cultural and legal landscape.

From the White House to the Texas Legislature, this is a conversation about power, principle and whether conservative leadership is truly aligned with the Constitution.

In this episode of Politics with the Big Dogs, Anthony breaks down the growing divide between constitutional conservatives and establishment Republicans in Texas. From John Cornyn to Carl Tepper to James Talarico, this conversation goes beyond headlines to expose what’s really shaping power, policy and the future of the state.

This is a conversation about more than politics. It’s about free enterprise vs. big business, Judeo-Christian values vs. cultural drift and whether Texas will hold the line—or follow the rest of the country.

Anthony connects the dots between local leadership, national influence and global threats, making the case that what happens in Texas doesn’t stay in Texas.

If you care about the Constitution, the rule of law and the future of conservative leadership, this episode is for you.

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Long before she entered the Texas House, Luther became a national symbol of resistance during the COVID shutdowns. As a salon owner in North Texas, she reopened after one of her stylists told her she had not eaten because she was feeding her children. Luther refused to shut back down, refused to apologize and was sent to jail.

Now, six years later, she reflects on that fight, what she learned about courage, how her faith deepened and why she later chose to run for office.

The conversation also covers the devastating brain aneurysm that nearly killed her, her long recovery, her sense of purpose after survival and what surprised her most about serving in the Texas Legislature.

This is a full-length streaming conversation and a special extended episode you will not hear in full on the radio.

In this episode of Politics with the Big Dogs, Anthony breaks down what the Texas primary results mean for the future of the Republican Party, the conservative movement and the direction of the state.

Key races and results discussed include:

• The Cornyn vs Ken Paxton U.S. Senate runoff

• The future of longtime Republican leadership in Texas

• The major congressional race involving Tony Gonzales

• Texas House primary battles reshaping the GOP

• Grassroots conservatives vs the political establishment

• What the results say about the direction of the Republican Party

• Why primary voters may have just reshaped Texas politics

Anthony also closes the show with a national security update on escalating tensions with Iran and what Americans should understand about the threat.

If you’re researching candidates, understanding the Texas Republican primary results or trying to make sense of the Cornyn-Paxton runoff, this episode breaks down the stakes.

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And remember: informed voters shape the future.

• Who is influencing Texas primaries?
• What is TLR (Texans for Lawsuit Reform)?
• What is RATLR.org?
• Are Republican primaries being shaped by PAC money?
• What should conservative voters know before they cast a ballot?

In this episode of Politics with the Big Dogs, Anthony is joined by James Wesolek, Executive Director of RATLR (Republicans Against TLR), to break down the growing debate over Texans for Lawsuit Reform (TLR) and its influence in Texas House primaries.

This episode is about power, accountability and the direction of the Texas Republican Party.

If you are researching candidates before voting in the March 3 Texas Republican Primary, this conversation is for you.

Over the past several weeks, Anthony has sat down with all three Republican candidates running for Texas Comptroller. You’ve heard their cases. You’ve heard their priorities. Now it’s time to compare them side by side.

In this episode, Anthony talks with Don Huffines about what he believes the Comptroller’s office should be.

The Comptroller doesn’t make headlines, but the office controls revenue projections, audits, state spending transparency and oversight that impacts every Texas taxpayer.

In this episode of Politics with the Big Dogs, Anthony sits down with Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham to break down how Texas is using its own land, legal authority and constitutional power to confront the border crisis.

But this conversation goes far beyond the border.

Buckingham explains what the General Land Office actually controls — millions of acres of Texas land, mineral rights, coastal assets and energy leases — and why that authority matters in a world where foreign adversaries are buying American land.

Anthony raises a critical national security issue: China’s strategic land purchases across the United States. Many Americans do not understand the difference between surface ownership and mineral rights — or why foreign control of mineral rights near infrastructure, agriculture or military installations could pose long-term risks.

This episode explores:

• How Texas purchased land to build border infrastructure

• The legal authority behind state land ownership

• How state sovereignty works in practice

• Why mineral rights matter more than most voters realize

• The difference between surface rights and subsurface energy control

• The national security implications of foreign land purchases

• How Texas is positioning itself in response

Anthony then widens the lens to the 2026 Texas U.S. Senate race and the larger debate over border enforcement and state authority. As figures like John Cornyn, Ken Paxton and Wesley Hunt become central to conversations about the direction of the Republican Party, voters are asking a deeper question: who will use power decisively, and who will defer to Washington?

This episode connects land, sovereignty, energy, mineral rights and electoral leadership into one clear framework: control.

Who controls the land.

Who controls the energy.

Who controls the enforcement.

Who controls the future of Texas.

If you’re preparing for the March primaries and want to understand how Texas government actually operates — not rhetorically, but structurally — this conversation delivers clarity.