"The Obama administration has now turned their sights on rural Texas and our ranching and farming families. The latest rule banning children under the age of 18 from doing farming or ranching chores tears at the fabric of our area. If this administration can now tell rural Texans how to raise their children, there is no end to what they can do.

Statement from Mac Smith, Republican Candidate for Texas House District 88, on Governor Rick Perry’s Texas Budget Compact “I appreciate and support the principles set forth in Governor Perry’s “Texas Budget Compact.” If elected to serve the families of House District 88, I am committed to balancing our state budget without raising taxes, limiting the size of government, keeping taxes low for Texas families and businesses, more transparency in all levels of government and protecting the integrity...

SAN ANTONIO — A federal court in San Antonio issued new Texas congressional and state House maps on Tuesday, just in time for the state to finally hold its twice-delayed primary on May 29. The ruling by a three-judge panel could clear the way for elections, if none of the nine groups contesting the state’s political districts files an appeal. All sides were studying the complex maps to determine their next move. Under the court’s plan, Hale County is one of 17 counties in Texas House District 88...

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Pampa, TX—Republican candidate Mac Smith received an “A” rating from the National Rifle Association (NRA) and the Texas State Rifle Association (TSRA) PAC. The rating, the highest possible for non‐incumbents, is based on Smith’s strong support of gun owner and 2nd amendment rights. Smith is a Lifetime NRA member and avid outdoorsman. “As a Lifetime NRA member, avid outdoorsman, and proud defender of the 2nd amendment, I am honored to receive an “A” rating from the NRA and Texas State Rifle Association PAC,” said Smith...

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