The Liberty Café

Last Friday, the Texas House of Representatives killed an effort to bring school choice to Texans. On this week's Liberty Café, Bill talks about why killing the proposal was actually the best thing the Legislature could have done for education and liberty.

Last week Texans voted to increase state spending by $13.8 billion. This week on the Liberty Cafe, Bill looks at how this will centralize power in Texas government at the expense of the people.

One doesn't have to be a rocket scientist or philosopher to understand that some very unhealthy things are going on in our world today. On this week's Liberty Cafe, Bill talks with Idaho entrepreneur Andrew Crapuchettes about how he is taking on some of these challenges through the business world.

On November 7, Texans will vote whether to spend $13.8 billion of taxpayer money. On this week's Liberty Cafe, Bill examines how Texas corporations are doing all they can to make sure they get their hands on our money.

Texans have an opportunity to cut state spending by up to $13.8 billion on November 7. And Texas politicians can do nothing about it. On this week's Liberty Cafe, Bill explains how eight constitutional amendments on the ballot provide voters this opportunity.

Donald Trump had one of the most successful, conservative administrations in U.S. history. On this week's Liberty Cafe, Bill will discuss some signs that suggest a second Trump administration may not be as conservative.

Last week, Texas experienced its first electric grid emergency since Winter Storm Uri. On this week's Liberty Cafe, Bill explains why the emergency would have never occurred on a grid without renewable energy.

On this week's Liberty Cafe, Bill talks with Julie McCarty and Fran Rhodes of the True Texas Project about the first day of Ken Paxton's Senate trial and why the impeachment and trial pose a threat to the liberty of Texans. 

Texas politicians had a problem this year: they had more money than they could legally spend. On this week's Liberty Cafe, Bill explains how the Texas Legislature skirted an important constitutional spending limit without having to explain to anyone what they did.

How does the Bible apply to America today? That can be a controversial topic. On this week's Liberty Café, Bill examines this question in the context of how we might apply the First Commandment to the United States.

Many conservatives have cheered recent state and federal antitrust enforcement efforts against Google. On this week's Liberty Cafe, Bill questions whether supporting these efforts is the best way to secure our liberty.

Last week, the Public Utility Commission of Texas voted to raise Texas' electricity tax by $500 million a year. On this week's Liberty Café, we'll learn how the PUC and Texas Legislature are doing their best to keep this–and billions more in electricity taxes–hidden from public view.

Even many atheists understand that Christianity has something that society needs. On this week's Liberty Cafe, Bill uses Amos 5 to help us understand that what we Christians have that we all need-including when we are evaluating the rulers of our civil governments-is God's Word.

Is the Bible a valid option for developing and judging the laws and policies of modern American government? On this week's Liberty Cafe, Bill discusses why using laws and commentary on laws from the original Law Giver in this way is a really good idea.

The Texas Legislature finally agreed on a plan to provide property tax relief to Texans. Don Huffines joins Bill this week to examine the deal and give his thoughts on whether it hurts or helps efforts to eliminate school property taxes entirely.

The Texas Constitution opens with these words: “Humbly invoking the blessings of Almighty God, the people of the State of Texas, do ordain and establish this Constitution.” As we celebrate our nation's independence, on this week's Liberty Cafe Bill discusses how Texas and Texans might build on this foundation to better experience the blessings of … Continue reading "Episode 137: Humbly Invoking the Blessings of Almighty God"

Texas conservatives disagree on which plan is the best way to provide property tax relief this year. On this week's Liberty Café, Luke Macias joins Bill to discuss the different sides of this debate and what the path forward to property tax relief might look like.

Despite the injustice of the many attacks on President Donald Trump over the last 8 years, the recent federal indictment places him in significant legal jeopardy. On this week's Liberty Cafe, Bill discusses with former federal prosecutor George Parry the legal trouble Trump faces and possible scenarios under which the presidential candidate might avoid being convicted.

The Texas Legislature's recently adopted budget contains the biggest spending increase in Texas history. On this week's Liberty Cafe, Bill also explains why the budget advances socialism and will reduce prosperity in Texas.

On this week's Liberty Cafe, Bill begins his review of the Texas Legislature. Sadly, the Texas Legislature paid out more taxpayer money in gifts to big corporations that it gave back to Texans through property tax relief.

Christians should be ready to evaluate the workings of government, whether it be the just ended Texas Legislature's regular session or those of governments in DC or other state capitals. Today, Bill continues with the last of a four-part series looking at what the Bible tells us about civil government.

Christians should be ready to evaluate the workings of government, whether it be the just ended Texas Legislature's regular session or those of governments in DC or other state capitals. Today, Bill continues with the third of a four-part series looking at what the Bible tells us about civil government.

Christians should be ready to evaluate the workings of government, whether it be the soon-to-end Texas Legislature's regular session or those of governments in DC or other state capitals. Today, Bill continues with the second of a four-part series looking at what the Bible tells us about civil government.

Christians should be ready to evaluate the workings of government, whether it be the soon-to-end Texas Legislature's regular session or those of government in DC or other state capitals. This week, Bill begins a four-part series looking at what the Bible tells us about civil government.

Even though the Texas Legislature isn't quite finished, on this week's Liberty Cafe Bill looks at where things are heading for Texas based on what the Legislature is doing–or not doing–right now.

There are many good Christian men and women in Texas government. However, on this week's Liberty Cafe, Bill discusses how the Texas Legislature is moving us away from God's design for this world.

Most Republicans in Austin are AWOL in the fight against big government. This week on the Liberty Cafe, Bill explains how few Republican legislators are joining the fight against the Texas House and Senate's not-so-conservative high priority bills.

If Texans thought they were going to get real property tax relief this year, it appears they were mistaken. On this week's Liberty Cafe, Bill talks about the Texas Legislature's spending spree and the gimmicks they are using to hide it from the public.

Texans have been fighting against the harms caused by renewable energy for almost two decades, but the Texas Legislature hasn't noticed. On this week's Liberty Cafe, Bill talks with Robert Pratt about the problems renewable energy is causing all across the state.

Texas politicians are trying to convince us that they are giving us more property tax relief than they actually are. As bad as that lie is, this week in Michael Sullivan's conversation with Bill he shares with us the Big Lie that is designed to keep citizens from regaining control over runaway government.

We are used to politicians lying to us, but Texas Republicans seem to have taken it to a new level this year when it comes to property taxes. On this week's Liberty Cafe, Bill talks with Michael Quinn Sullivan about our broken political system that keeps rewarding politicians who say one thing and do another.

There are a LOT of problems with Big Government. On this week's Liberty Café, though, we focus on the one BIG Problem with Big Government–and how to overcome it.

The Texas grid is about as unreliable as they come. On this week's Liberty Café, Texas state Sen. Bob Hall joins Bill to talk about his efforts to tackle this problem by taking on renewable energy subsidies and securing the Texas grid from attack.

Last week we noted that despite the fact that many Christians believe that the world is going to hell in a handbasket, that is not the case. On this week's Liberty Café, Pastor Rich Lusk joins Bill for Part 2 of our discussion of the church's path to victory over the rulers of this world … Continue reading "Episode 119: Winning the Battle for Liberty–Part 2"

Many Christians believe that the world is going to hell in a handbasket; but that is not the case. On this week's Liberty Café, Pastor Rich Lusk joins Bill for Part 1 of our discussion of the church's path to victory over the rulers of this world and the gates of hell.

In 2021, a bipartisan coalition ended school property tax abatements for corporations and renewable energy companies. On this week's Liberty Cafe, Vance Ginn and Tim Hardin join Bill to discuss how Big Government Texas Republicans are attempting to restore this program for their friends in Big Business.

Texas politicians have $64 billion of new revenue to distribute to favored constituencies this legislative session. On this week's Liberty Cafe, we discuss how little of that is targeted for taxpayers in the form of property tax cuts.

We are all familiar with the abuse of power by federal agencies such as the FBI, IRS, and CDC. On today's Liberty Cafe, though, we'll be talking with Rep. Brian Harrison about his efforts to rein in abuse occurring in Texas state agencies.

As conservatives and Christians, we often have to figure out how to respond to people, such as liberals and unbelievers, who are on the other side. On this week's Liberty Cafe, though, we are going to discuss how to engage with those who are on our side, but who also might be aiding and abetting … Continue reading "Episode 114: Aiding and Abetting the Enemy"

After a break of four years, school choice is once again a big topic in the Texas Legislature. On this week's episode of the Liberty Cafe, we discuss whether school choice can fix what is wrong with public education.

The last time a state–California–tried to create a fake electricity market, it led to the collapse of the grid and the Enron scandal. On this week's Liberty Cafe, we examine the possibility that Texas could face another Enron-type scandal as the state's PUC attempts to make up its own fake electricity market.

Last week, the Texas PUC ignored Gov. Greg Abott's admonition to move forward rapidly with their redesign of the Texas electricity market. On this week's Liberty Cafe, we explore why the PUC commissioners ignored their boss and what effect this might have on the reliability of the Texas grid and on Texas consumers.

The Texas Comptroller recently announced that the Texas Legislature has an unprecedented $32 budget surplus of your tax dollars. On this week's Liberty Cafe, we take a look at whether they are going to spend your money or give it back to you in the form of property tax cuts.

According to the left, conservatives are the main threat to democracy and the American way of life. On this week's Liberty Cafe, we take a look at the historical ignorance and outright hated of liberty that is driving the progressives' claims.

Civil government's assault on our liberties has taken over just about every aspect of our lives, including our economic activity. On today's Liberty Cafe, we discuss the biblical foundation for taking most economic regulation away from politicians and bureaucrats and turning it over to families and civil courts.

Inflation is a deadly disease that is misunderstood by many. On this week's Liberty Cafe, we discuss why conservatives ought to pay almost as much attention to the Federal Reserve as they do to our elected politicians–none of whom can resist the temptation of inflation.

A recent report projects that renewables will exceed natural gas as Texas' primary source for electricity in 2023. On this week's Liberty Cafe, we discuss why this is very bad for Texas from both a practical and biblical perspective.

Christians and conservatives are rightly concerned about government's assault on our God-given rights. On this week's Liberty Cafe, though, we discuss why instead of playing whack-a-mole with each new assault from the left, we might be better off focusing on making Big Government small so it doesn't have the resources to take over our lives.

Ever since the 2021 blackout, Texas politicians have been trying to cover up their role in bringing it about. Now, they are at it again. On this week's Liberty Cafe, we'll look at new plan from the Public Utility Commission of Texas to redesign the electric grid that could lead to the end of affordable … Continue reading "Episode 104: The End of Affordable and Reliable Electricity in Texas"

The reactions of many people to this week's elections seem to indicate they think their world is being turned upside down. On this week's Liberty Café, we examine how many of those people are upset that the world is actually being turned right-side up as Jesus Christ is proclaimed as Lord.

High property taxes, a porous border, and failed government schools concern many Texans. On this week's Liberty Cafe, we talk with Don Huffines about how to address these problems and further secure liberty in Texas.