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Christi Craddick is in the forefront of the newest wave of pragmatic conservatives moving into leadership roles across Texas. Raised in a strong conservative household, retained as legal counsel by prominent Texas firms, and shaped by more than a decade as a trusted political adviser, Christi has set a clear standard of integrity, self-reliance and innovation in her role as Chairman at the Railroad Commission of Texas. Since her tenure on the Commission began in November 2012, Craddick has pushed to...

I was speaking at Galveston Republican Women, and during the question and answer a local elected official asked me what elected officials can do for the Texas Federation of Republican Women, as we are the worker bees of the Republican Party of Texas. I did not hesitate to answer, “help us build our membership”. Membership is not a money maker for T.F.R.W., it helps with some of the bills, but we need to increase membership so we can increase the...

Our honoree for Woman of Distinction  for the month of April is Beth Van Duyne. She is a member of TFRW -affiliate Irving Republican Women and is a Trump appointee to the U.S. Housing ad Urban Development Administration, having regional jurisdiction over five states, including Texas. Beth Van Duyne was the mayor of Irving but left that position to accept this appointment from the President. Ms Van Duyne had been in talks since November with President Donald Trump’s administration and other Republicans...

Viva Fiesta Viva San Antonio Fiesta is in full swing in San Antonio, which means your President may have ‘limited access’ to her emails the next ten days. Fiesta started over 100 years ago, in 1891, with a flower parade affectionately known today as the Battle of Flowers Parade. The parade honors the heroes of the battle of the Alamo and San Jacinto and the celebration of the victory at San Jacinto. Today the parade is the only parade in the country...

Patricia “Pat” Hardy, a lifelong educator, was elected to serve District 11 of the State Board of Education in November 2002 and re-elected in 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2014. During her tenure on the board, Hardy, a Republican, has served on all three of the board’s committees. She currently serves on the board’s Committee on School Finance/Permanent School Fund, which oversees the Permanent School Fund, the nation’s largest education endowment. The committee also oversees some funding and auditing policies. During her tenure...

When Mitt Romney lost in 2012 I specifically recall the Republican National Committee putting together a team to determine why we lost; again. One overwhelming piece of survey data concluded that Republicans were, perceptually, not inclusive enough. Following the study the plea went out to all Republican organizations to take the lead on outreach and grow the big tent. The Texas Federation of Republican Women followed orders. I have a Masters in Sociology, in a nutshell sociology is the study of...