The Luke Macias Show

Today we have a big announcement that I cover in detail on today’s podcast. There are changes happening that will greatly increase the reach of our show and the depth of coverage we are able to provide. We are excited to announce that the Luke Macias Show is officially joined the Scorecard Media family. I’m incredibly grateful for this opportunity and explain what this means for us in today’s podc...

Well last week Representative Drew Springer called me “Fake News” when I talked about his support for taxpayer funded lobbying #FakeNews . Ask Freedom Caucus Chair @mayes_middleton . The bill would’ve died if his hard work to find a passable bill w/ other on committee hadn’t been substituted. He picked the strongest member not the weakest! Proud to be endorsed by Mayes & @BriscoeCain #txlege h...

It would be best for Texans to remove the word “disaster” from all sections of state law. Yes, that might be an overreaction to the perversions of state law that are currently happening, but trust me, you’d be better off if the word was nowhere to be found in state law.   Governor Abbott is using this pesky little exception made in the “Texas Disaster Act of 1975” and Democrats are using the excep...

I would like to publicly ask Republicans to just stick to your principles for the next couple of months so that we can really focus on the absurdity of the Democrat candidates running across our state. Last week we strangely saw Paul Bettencourt, Dustin Burrows, and TPPF’s Kevin Roberts applaud a city for raising property taxes while their citizens are dealing with record unemployment. It was a so...

I’m biased when it comes to Bryan Slaton. I’ve worked with the guy for 5 years and he’s been a consistent conservative warrior since day one. Bryan just defeated an entrenched incumbent Republican lawmaker with over 60% of the vote, and he did so after losing to that same incumbent twice. If you want to hear the type of resilience that it requires to run a third time after two losses, then take so...

Raz Shafer was gracious enough to join the podcast this week. He was in the San Antonio area so we took a few minutes to discuss just how unpredictable Governor Abbott has been regarding business closures. We also discussed the positive and negative effects of COVID on our personal lives. Raz has recently decided to raise 80 chickens, you will learn more about chickens than on any previous podcast...

Sorry, I missed last week, I was on vacation and my chief of staff got married. So we decided to forgo last week’s episode and come back to you today. It’s a unique set of names but each of these men have made remarkable life decisions that greatly affect Texans and their rights so today we cover the aftermath of the RPT chairman’s race, a governor who continues to reveal his worldview is ever mov...

This isn’t a fun episode to publish. Our 3rd episode of this show was an interview with James Dickey, and we highlighted the good he was doing as RPT Chair. Now I find myself in a position of not supporting his re-election and voting for Allen West. If you want to know why, listen to this week’s podcast.     Please consider taking a minute to subscribe on your favorite podcasting platform and leav...

Greg Abbott, by his own words, is disrespecting and attacking the individual liberties of Texans. This isn’t my accusation of Governor Abbott. It’s his own description of his unilateral edict that he signed last week. Today we go in depth on analyzing his response to COVID so far, and the abuse of power that he is practicing currently. Take 15 minutes to listen to this week’s commentary.     Pleas...

Remember the good ol’ days when Rick Perry’s #1 message was “Texas is better than California”. Well today, in the middle of this crisis, that contrast is becoming less stark. Now, that in now way implies that we are the same as California, but the direction Greg Abbott is taking us has more similarities with California than differences. The Republican identity crisis continues and it’s hurting our...

In the midst of a constitutional crisis and a society in chaos, John Cornyn seems to be caving to the left at an unprecedented rate. In doing so, he seems to be taunting conservatives and, in a way, daring us not to vote for him. I don’t think that’s a good idea for Cornyn as he goes into a November election as one of the least popular statewide Republicans in Texas. I don’t know why he thinks tau...

This week, as if we didn’t have enough going on in our nation, the Supreme Court decided to temporarily take on the role of supreme legislature and redefine the meaning of words. The Bostock decision that was handed down this week has massive implications which are discussed by Josh Hammer and Matt Rinaldi in this mid-week podcast episode. I hope you enjoy it.     Please consider taking a minute t...

What happens when you become woke to the existence of evil, but the concept of redemption hasn’t come into focus? Well, today we’re seeing just that. If you want to hear my take on the ever increasing tensions in our society, take 15 minutes and listen to today’s podcast.     Please consider taking a minute to subscribe on your favorite podcasting platform and leave a review. You can listen on  iT...

Just Mercy is a movie about a lawyer, Bryan Stevenson, and Walter McMillian a man who was wrongfully convicted of murder. The film was released in 2019 and was recently made free to watch by Warner Brothers. Today my friend Raz Shafer and I use that film and the story behind it to discuss some of the issues we are currently facing. God Bless, Luke Please consider taking a minute to subscribe on yo...

Crisis and chaos provide a time for leaders to shine or a time for a lack of leadership to be revealed. We have a fiscal crisis in our state, a cultural crisis in our nation, and a government that is growing substantially on the local, federal, and state level. This last week we saw Senator Bob Hall  and Representative Tony Tinderholt  lead in addressing serious concerns that Texans have. Today we...

Today I’m honored to be joined by Cliff Maloney, a friend to the liberty movement and recent transplant to Texas due to the move of YAL’s headquarters from Virginia to Texas. Cliff and I dive in deep on the issues of privacy and the clear to contrast that exists within the Republican Party, revealed by our own Texas Senators, Ted Cruz and John Cornyn. In a recent debate over whether the government...

This isn’t theoretical. A supreme governor enacting his authority over an entire state’s economy is having serious consequences. The Texan reported on one of these stories that we cover in detail on today’s podcast. Take 10 minutes to hear a testimony about why the government shouldn’t run all our lives.   Please consider taking a minute to subscribe on your favorite podcasting platform and leave...

Back by popular demand, today we have another conversation with Jonathan Stickland and Matt Rinaldi. We discuss the current crisis and how many Republican leaders have defaulted to a big government mindset in the midst of the pressure to control. You will enjoy this conservation. God Bless,     Please consider taking a minute to subscribe on your favorite podcasting platform and leave a review. Yo...

One Day Late: I Blame Home Depot! Sorry, my podcast is coming to you a day late. I’d like to take a page out of Dennis Bonnen’s playbook and blame big box retailers, but I know that would be ridiculous. Maybe I’ll just take personal responsibility for not delivering this podcast to you on time. There is a lot going on in Texas and today we continue to discuss the real identity crisis plaguing the...

A lot is happening this week. Today we are bringing you an update on the reactions of business owners and local officials since Greg Abbott announced his restrictive phase 1 opening that begins on Friday. We are bringing you an update on the court case involving James Younger. Spoiler alert: we have good news to share. https://youtu.be/J73BkrBAEpM

Before you freak out, I’m not saying he IS a Democrat. I’m asking about how much we want any governor to decide what life every single Texan should live. But before we talk about that issue we bring a crazy story about Laredo Texas arresting women for offering beauty services from their home.     It’s a crazy world we live in. Enjoy your week. God Bless, Luke Please consider taking a minute to sub...

I really wish Texas was leading. I wish others in the nation looked at us as an example of how to encourage safety and responsibility without becoming a nanny state. Unfortunately, that seems like too much to ask.     Today we discuss why Texas should consider following the lead of stronger states like South Dakota, Alabama, and Florida. We also discuss an incredibly important parental rights batt...

It’s a good question that we need to ask. Especially since disease will always be with us. Today we address some of the actions being taken across our nation and in the Lone Star State. Sorry for being a day late in the release of this episode.   We mention an op-ed in today’s episode that is written by Tony Tinderholt which you can find here.

There are a couple of truths that we must take away from this crisis and today we take a few minutes to discuss these items. It’s a perilous time we live in and the question of whether personal responsibility is still part of the American ethic is a real question that we should begin to ask ourselves.     God Bless you during this week as we anticipate the joy that Easter Sunday always brings. Ple...

Ok, that hasn’t happened. Yet. But it should. Legislators in both parties, and in both chambers should not only be thanking Empower Texans, but also the handful of fiscally conservative legislators who have urged state leaders to hold the line on spending and keep their hands off of the rainy day fund. Conservatives haven’t always been successful in protecting our state’s savings account, but we’v...