Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas – TEXPAC, the political advocacy arm of the Texas Medical Association (TMA), has announced its endorsement of Harvey Hilderbran for Texas comptroller in the Republican primary.

Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas –  In the race for Texas Comptroller we are very lucky t o have one candidate who has been a consistent champion of liberty, limited government and political reform. 

Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas –  The Texas Governor’s Commission for Women is seeking nominations of outstanding women for the Texas Women’s Hall of Fame. A proud tradition since 1984, the Hall of Fame celebrates the accomplishments of Texas women who have made significant contributions in areas such as business, education, philanthropy and public service.

Straus appoints 4 to Sunset Advisory Commission Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas – More than 20 State Agencies will come under Sunset Review during the 2014-2015 Biennium. And, three members of the Texas House have been named by House Speaker Joe Straus to the Sunset Advisory Commission. The new members include Reps. Cindy Burkett, Larry Gonzales & […]

By Michael Barone Henry Waxman and George Miller are retiring from the House and not running for re-election after 40 years as congressmen from southern and northern California. Also retiring and not running for re-election is Sen. Tom Harkin of Iowa. Sen. Max Baucus of Montana will resign if, as expected, he is confirmed as […]

By Cal Thomas At a time when Republicans have Democrats playing defense on Obamacare, jobs and the economy, the GOP is inexplicably ceding political ground to the Democrats on an issue that can only provide more votes for that party and possibly lead to a permanent Democratic majority. Meeting in Cambridge, Md., last weekend for […]

Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas – “We just did a surge in September that showed we (Texas) can shut the border down. And before I became Lieutenant Governor only one pro-life bill had ever been passed out of the Texas Senate – since I’ve been Lt. Gov, we’ve passed 7 big, big pro-life bills,” said Lt. […]

42,000 direct & indirect jobs long overdue Texas Insider Report: Washington, DC – “Today’s recommendation by the State Department only reinforces what supporters of this project have been saying for the last 1,960 days since the application was first submitted,” said Cong. Pete Olson (TX-22) following the State Department Final Environmental Impact Statement, which recommends approval […]

By Greg Richter President Barack Obama twice blamed Fox News Channel for misinforming the public on issues that have bedeviled his presidency in the past year during a pre-Super Bowl interview with the network’s Bill O’Reilly.

By Susan Crabtree – Washington Examiner President Obama said the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya occurred because “not all the precautions that should have been taken were taken’ and denied any effort in the immediate aftermath to downplay the role terrorism played.

Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas —  At the Department of Texas Veterans of Foreign Wars Mid-Winter Conference, Lt. Governor David Dewhurst added to his list of Interim Charges created to guide the Senate Committee on Veteran Affairs and Military Installations in preparation for the Legislative Session in 2015.

Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas –Speaker Joe Straus issued interim charges Friday to every standing committee in the Texas House of Representatives. The charges highlight some of the issues that the House will study and investigate to prepare for the next legislative session, which will begin in January 2015.

Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas –  Gov. Rick Perry issued the following statement regarding the U.S. State Department’s environmental impact study on the Keystone XL pipeline:

Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association PAC selects Branch Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas –  Earlier today, TSCRA PAC, the political arm of the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association, the largest livestock organization in Texas, which represents over 16,000 ranching families, cattle operations and businesses, announced its endorsement of Dan Branch for Texas Attorney […]

By Michelle Malkin The freedom-enhancing, life-improving power of school choice is more than a theory for me. It’s more than a talking points memo or teleprompter speech. Unlike many of the politicians paying lip service to National School Choice Week this week, the issue of expanding educational opportunity and freedom for all is something I […]

By Star Parker The president’s annual state of the union address is another example of how dysfunctional our government in Washington has become. Article 2, section 3 of the US Constitution says that the president “shall from time to time give to the Congress Information of the State of the Union….”

By Washington Examiner  “The budget system has been broken since Obama took office, and he’s a big reason why.” This is the day when Americans are supposed to find out how much the Obama administration wants to spend on the federal government in fiscal year 2015. Once again, they’ll be disappointed.

By Ben Barrack Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas – We recently launched three journalistic torpedoes from Shoebat.com.  Each of them should do irreversible damage to the Barack Obama administration but the explosiveness of those torpedoes must be determined by either Congress, the media, or the American people. IF Congress does its job, this very well […]