Who we are

The B/CS Tea Party is an independent organization, neither affiliated with nor subordinate to any other individual or organization.

Our objectives:

  • to provide a venue for citizens to learn constitutional solutions to current political issues,
  • to cause citizens to become influential members of society, regarded as learned defenders of liberty and freedom, and
  • to create a fully engaged citizenry, well-schooled in the United States Founding Documents, empowered to act in the governing of the nation and state by exercising our power and responsibility as its citizens. Read More.

FreedomWorks

February 29, 2012
FreedomWorks

We've been saying for years that there are two ways to elect politicians and hold them accountable while in office: 1. Raise and spend millions of dollars; or 2. Become a unified group of organized voters. Scratch number one. We need to learn how to become, and grow into, a unified group of organized...

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Voter’s Guide to Republicans (as understood by the Democratic Party)

February 22, 2012
Voter’s Guide to Republicans (as understood by the Democratic Party)

Bill Whittle of Declaration Entertainment unravels the facts behind this perfect storm of evil in a breezy fashion that provides a hurricane of historical data...

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Vetting Candidates By the Constitution, Criterion Two: Self-Interest

February 19, 2012
Vetting Candidates By the Constitution, Criterion Two: Self-Interest

Should government be in the business of taking care of you for free, or making sure you are free to take care of your business? The Democratic Party is currently asserting that the Constitution of the United States of America is outdated and irrelevant. They claim that the necessities for survival are basic human...

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Star Parker: Uncle Sam’s Plantation: How Big Government Enslaves the Poor

February 18, 2012
Star Parker: Uncle Sam’s Plantation: How Big Government Enslaves the Poor

Monday, February 27, 6:00-7:30 pm Rudder Theatre The Texas Aggie Conservatives (thanks!!) are presenting Star Parker as keynote speaker for their First Annual Social Justice Program. Where do we begin in describing this amazing lady? Here’s the first few paragraphs of her organization’s website: Star Parker is the founder and president of CURE, the Center for Urban Renewal and...

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Understanding Our National Debt

February 8, 2012

Debt gains control exponentially by consuming future earnings. A future denied discretionary cash after expenses is devoid of savings or  investments. While Popeye’s Wimpy was always willing to pay you on Thursday for borrowed money for a hamburger today, a national debt approaching $20 Trillion forces those repayment Thursdays so far into the future...

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A great meeting with Empower Texans

February 4, 2012
A great meeting with Empower Texans

Meeting summary: we need to better monitor the Texas Legislature and keep those we elect there accountable. An important conclusion: engaged citizens (us) can give elected officials an excuse to not fall into the anti-conservative games played in Austin. But we have to stay on them at every turn or they will turn on...

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Sam Sharp…I am not

January 27, 2012
Sam Sharp…I am not

This is a repost of my article on my own blog. Sam Sharp died on Wednesday. He was 80 years old. This came as a shock to me this morning when I heard it on the news. I still don’t know quite what to say. I do know that The Eagle and WTAW have...

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ObamaCare® is Slavery

January 26, 2012

I have always advocated that ObamaCare® is essentially slavery. Consider this definition of slavery by Fredrick Douglass: “What is freedom? It is the right to choose one’s own employment. Certainly it means that, if it means anything; and when any undertakes to decide for any man when he shall work, where he shall work,...

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Election 2012 – Building Momentum

January 3, 2012

It’s Election Year 2012 and this is an election with something important to decide. The Bryan/College Station Tea Party is pleased to pronounce the month of February as Building Constitutional Momentum Month. Purpose:  To solidify all citizens interested in preserving their community, state, and nation according to constitutional principles in a thriving movement. Goal: ...

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Bamopoly

December 31, 2011
Bamopoly

The object of the game is to destroy American Capitalism by taking over everything.

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Understanding American Exceptionalism

December 30, 2011

Why is the United States of America different from other nations? That we are even contemplating such a difference that is noted by observers from all over the world means that Culture itself is not an innate attribute. This one startling revelation brings to mind former President of the Czech Republic, Vaclav Havel’s conclusion:...

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Saddle Up! – Get Tickets For The Texas Straw Poll

December 28, 2011
Saddle Up! – Get Tickets For The Texas Straw Poll

 January 12 -14 @ Minute Maid Park From the Saddle Up Texas Website: Texas holds a rich and diverse landscape of people from all walks of life that have genuine concerns about traditional values of moral decency, responsibility in government, and sound constitutional principles being preserved and uplifted in our Texas and American societies....

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Health Care Spending Under 3 Governors Now Presidential Candidates

December 28, 2011
Health Care Spending Under 3 Governors Now Presidential Candidates

Christopher J. Conover  at the Enterprise Blog offers a good comparison of Health Care spending trends under Romney, Perry, and Huntsman.  The article focuses on ambulatory health care spending and shows the leadership of Governors Perry and Huntsman far superior to that of Governor Romney.   Likewise the rate of expenditures by health care...

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A Funeral For Two Leaders

December 27, 2011
A Funeral For Two Leaders

While the media focused on the death of North Korean despot Kim Jong Il, the coincident death of former Czech Republic President, Vaclav Havel went by largely unmentioned. This Election Year is Important Because There is Something Fundamental To Decide A comparison of the two leaders graphically explains this fundamental choice. Marc Theissen of...

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Conservative Leaders Project

December 19, 2011
Conservative Leaders Project

Empower Texans: Texans For Fiscal Responsibility is drawing the line between Leaders and Lackeys in the Texas Legislature. The Texas Tea Party movement was sorely disappointed in the results of 2011 Texas Legislature. Republican legislators were divided between Party Lackeys* and Conservative Leaders with the liberty and private property rights of all Texans losing...

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Federalist Paper – 3

December 16, 2011
Federalist Paper – 3

In our continuing study of the Federalist Papers, we are pleased to announce that our notes for Federalist 3 – by John Jay have been posted to our First Principles pages. The topics discussed in this essay about Federalist 3 are: National Interest – Just as with an individual having wrong opinion of your...

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Congratulations John Raney – TX Rep. 14

December 14, 2011
Congratulations John Raney – TX Rep. 14

The Bryan/College Station Tea Party congratulates John Raney as our new State Representative for District 14. We are confident that Rep. Raney will consider the principles that establish our need for government which is to ensure and defend the liberty and private property rights of every citizens before casting his vote as our representative...

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Candidate debate cancelled; still, vote on the 13th!

December 3, 2011

Please note that the State Rep. candidate runoff debate we had set for Dec. 8 has been cancelled. One of the candidates had to cancel due to needing to have a fund raising event. Be sure to vote in the runoff election on the 13th!

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Runoff election Dec. 13; Candiate debate Dec. 8

November 26, 2011
Runoff election Dec. 13; Candiate debate Dec. 8

UPDATE: THE DEBATE HAS BEEN CANCELLED. But we still urge you to vote on the 13th! This past Monday, Gov. Perry set the date of the State District 14: State Representative runoff  is Tuesday, December 13, 2011 Runoff Candidate Forum December 8 This is an extended-answer debate between the Texas House runoff candidates John Raney and Bob  Yancy....

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The B/CS Tea Party Local Debt Flyer

Local Issues

Learning about United Nations Agenda 21 and ICLEI (its local counterpart) and their threats to the Constitution.

College Station is...dropping membership in ICLEI?

See the articles.

State Issues

Now: the search for a U.S. Senate candidate, a State Senate candidate, and a Texas House District 14 candidate (State Rep. Raney will have to run again before the legislature's in session).
See the articles.

National Issues

Federal overstepping of the Constitution is why the Tea Party movement began.
See the articles.

See also: The U.S. national debt amount from the Treasury Dept.