The Luke Macias Show
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Texas Disaster Exploited By Libs
Watching those on the left attack policy makers in an attempt to politicize one of the most destructive natural disasters […]
Fort Worth “Republican” Celebrates Pride Month
An alleged Republican mayor is celebrating Pride Month, the Texas Senate is moving to the right, and conservatives in the […]
Session Overview: The Ugly
This is the final part of the three-part series covering the session. Today, we discuss the easy wins that were […]
Session Overview: The Bad
Today, we talk about the real problem Texas has with spending and the implications that that has had on property […]
Session Overview: The Good
Today we go over many, not all, of the positive accomplishments of this legislative session. The one I forgot to […]
TLR Attacks Speaker Burrows
SB 12 was restored in conference, Tinderholt is retiring, and TLR is attacking Burrows along with many other GOP members.
Paxton Kicked Off the Texas House Floor
Today, we have over a dozen policies that have been passed in the last week, along with a crazy story […]
Emergency Mid-Week Broadcast
A lot of moving parts and a VERY important bill was significantly watered down by Chairman Jeff Leach. We break […]
China Land Ban Scandal & Debate
Matt Shaheen, the author of the weakening amendment to the China land ban, has backtracked and then doubled down on […]
Conservatives Push Hard In Final Weeks
Today, we give you an overview of several key wins and multiple moving parts of the final push to get […]
Gay Mafia Judge Honored in the Texas House
The Texas House honored a judge who tried to undermine Texas’s marriage laws, Texas casinos are trying to hijack a […]
Chairman Ken King Kills Conservative Priorities
Dustin Burrows’ State Affairs chair is killing immigration, transgender, and taxpayer-related conservative policies. Today, we talk about the consequences of […]
Lacey Hull Clashes With Conservatives
Texas House leadership is getting mad at members who are calling out their slow walking of Republican policy.
2 Major Victories For Conservatives This Week
Not only did teacher unions take a major hit, but the largest abortion advocate in Texas history took a major […]
Is the Texas Legislature Killing E-Verify?
Today, we discuss the main vehicles for property tax reduction and the fact that the Texas Senate and House are […]
Democrat Deal Exposed
A chairman in the Texas House cut a deal with a powerful leadership-aligned Democrat and got caught.
30 Conservative Bills Already Passed by the Texas Senate
The session is more than halfway done, and one chamber has already racked up wins.
Texas Muslim City Faces Legislative Pushback
Representative Candy Noble has filed legislation to address some of the concerns Texans have with the Muslim City being created […]
Bathrooms, Gambling, and Congressional Legend
Men are still going into women’s restrooms in the capitol, a Texas congressman is a legend, and gambling is really, […]
How YOU Can Help This Session
Conservatives in Texas need to step up. It’s time to get more involved than ever before and today we break […]
School Choice Debate
Today, we sit down with an opponent of school choice to discuss why they oppose the policy, and I share […]
Men in Women’s Restroom in the Texas House
Today, we sit down with Andy Hopper’s young female staffer about a man who approached her in the women’s restroom […]
Texas House Opens with a Pagan Prayer
You can’t make this stuff up. To give both chambers the benefit of the doubt, we let you listen to […]
Texas Legislature: Explaining the Clock
Why are some concerned about the delay tactics that have been used in the past and seem to be part […]
Democrats Celebrate Wins in the Texas House
It’s been a very hectic week in the Texas House and today we break down the nuances of just how […]
Dan Patrick Sets The Tone
Our Lieutenant Governor is setting a strong tone to start off our session. We also take time today to break […]
5 Ways Conservatives Won This Week
We have a speaker; it’s not who conservatives support, and it is who the Democrats chose, but this week has […]
One Week From Unity or a Burrows-Designed Division
The speaker’s vote is less than a week away. One of Dustin Burrows’s allies is attacking Abbott and Patrick over […]
The Moment That Is The Race For Speaker
It’s taken 15 years to get Texas Republicans fully aware of the dangerous alliance that a small group of Republicans […]
Merry Christmas (2024 Gratitude)
Merry Christmas to each of you. I cannot tell you how grateful I am for all that the grassroots of […]
Burrows Bleeds GOP Support
Republicans are leaving Dustin Burrows weekly while a small handful of his cardinals are doubling down on their declaration of […]
Texas Speaker Race Explanation
A small group of Republicans is trying to cut a deal with Democrats to elect the next speaker. Hear the […]
3 Days Till The Speaker Vote
We have a vote for speaker around the corner and I also overview my some end of year donations my […]
Representative Patterson Gaslights His Voters
Today, we talked about a Texas Democrat who is moving to Europe to escape conservative governance and Republican rule while […]
Phelan Allies Flee
Two members who everyone thought were definitely with Dade are waffling. The Texas Supreme Court has made a great ruling […]
Will Democrats Pick the Next Texas Speaker?
Today we break down just how Democrats plan to pick the next Texas speaker and how Republicans are working together […]
Texas Election Breakdown
There was a lot of encouraging movement toward Republicans across Texas. Today I break down the details of what shifted […]
Early Voting Analysis in Texas
Over half the votes have been cast. Who has voted, and what does it mean? Jeff Leach broke the law […]
New Polling Reveals A Lot About Texas Voters
Early voting is underway. What does the current data tell us about who is voting? New polling is very encouraging […]
An Interview with David Cook
Today we sit down for an interview with speaker candidate David Cook to talk about the path to reforming the […]
RINO’s Are Endorsing Collin Allred
Fake Republicans, who we have opposed for decades, are finally showing their true colors and teaming up to try and […]
Can We End the Civil War?
Texas Republicans have been at odds more than ever recently, but there is a clear path to coming together. Today […]
Texas Budget Explained
I pre-recorded a conversation to release while I’m on paternity leave. Today I’m joined by Andrew McVeigh and Vance Ginn […]
Texas GOP Ramps Up Canvassing
Dade Phelan got 2 new challengers, one of them being a Democrat. The Mayor of Houston is tackling wasteful spending […]
Dade Phelan on Defense, Patrick on Offense
Two new challengers have entered the race against Dade Phelan expanding the coalition advocating for reform in the Texas House. […]
JM Lozano: From Democrat to Moderate to Reformer
Today we interview JM Lozano who will be the 20th most senior member in the Texas House next session. He […]
Tony Tinderholt Discusses House Leadership
Today I sit down with a longtime friend and a true conservative warrior for Texans. Tony Tinderholt talks about his […]
A New Beard Says a Lot About Texas Politics
Texas House leadership has major concerns as reflected by their facial hair and other immutable factors. Today we talk about some surprising members who are not ready to go to the floor for Dade Phelan.
Conservative Policies We Must Address in 2025
We all know that the legislature needs to take the Texas GOP priorities seriously. We also know that there are tons of policies that the Texas House killed last session that also need to be revisited. Today I break down a few really important issues that I think absolutely need to be addressed next session so that we can start preparing now for the push that we know is necessary next year.
Elon Musk is Worried About the Fertility Rate in Texas
Elon Musk is calling out the dangers of the declining fertility rate in Texas and across the nation. Dan Patrick is warning House members of the catastrophic consequences of keeping either Dade Phelan or one of his cardinals in charge of the lower chamber.