Clock is ticking on D’s chances of retaining control of Senate. Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senate Democrats may be raising a king’s ransom to hold on to Congress’ upper chamber — but despite the big fundraising hauls, 14 different races can (and likely will) be affected by President Barack Obama’s decision whether or not to permit the Keystone Pipeline […]

By Charlie Cook – NationalJournal Democrats and Republicans are ready for November, but it’s not clear that either of their story lines will resonate across the spectrum. The gavel has been struck on what has been widely judged to be the least productive session of Congress in history, and now a new one with few, if any, […]

  Teachers’ union attack with name-calling as Texas’ 2014 “Textbook Wars” begin By Bill Ames Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas — During 2014, the Texas State Board of Education (SBOE) will be monitoring reviews of publisher-submitted textbooks for use in Social Studies Classrooms across the state. Current textbooks in use were approved back in 2002, during […]

Party leaders say he will run on it, but hasn’t committed yet.  Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Two weeks ago, the National Republican Congressional Committee asked Pete Gallego to sign a pledge that he would campaign on ObamaCare in 2014. He still has yet to commit. So we ask yet again: Will Pete Gallego pledge […]

By Joseph Lawler   Treasury Secretary Jack Lew once again tried to provoke action on the debt ceiling Wednesday afternoon, warning congressional leaders by letter that he would run out of measures to create headroom under the limit by late February if it is not raised before then.

 – Slams Administration’s Efforts to Block Keystone Texas Insider Report: WICHITA FALLS, Texas – “The production of 700,000 barrels of oil daily, and the creation of 1,000’s of jobs is proof of what can happen when the federal government is kept from interfering in the growth of private industry,” said Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX), after TransCanada […]

Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas —  In response to harsh winter conditions gripping most of the country and an accompanying shortage of essential resources, Texas is joining other states in declaring a liquefied petroleum gas emergency.

238-page report, finds bulk collection program illegal, 73% say reforms will have no effect on people’s privacy,  Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON, D.C. – “While we appreciate the reassurances that this bulk data is rarely accessed, what many (American citizens) don’t fully understand is that’s not the only threat to them. The basic gathering of data, and […]

Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Comptroller Susan Combs announced today plans to support high quality research by state-funded universities on three species, which cover nearly three-fourths of the state and could potentially be listed by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) as endangered or threatened.

By Michelle Malkin Not so fast, Andrew Cuomo. We see what you did there. After publicly bashing conservative New Yorkers as “extreme” people who have no place in his state, the intolerant Democratic governor wants to blame the media for his unmistakable contempt for those who oppose abortion, support gun rights and defend traditional marriage. Newsflash: […]

By Ann Coulter Wendy Davis, the Texas state senator running for governor, became a liberal superhero last June when she filibustered a bill to prohibit abortions after 20 weeks. (This was the good filibuster, not that awful filibuster three months later by Ted Cruz — that was just grandstanding.) Apart from her enthusiasm for abortion (and […]

By Michael Barone What do young Americans want? Something different from what they’ve been getting from the president they voted for by such large margins. Evidence comes in from various polls. Voters under 30, the millennial generation, produced numbers for Barack Obama 13 percentage points above the national average in 2008 and 9 points above in […]

Today’s Logic Letter By Lynn Woolley, Syndicated Texas Talk Show Host Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas –Dear Lojiks: Down in Austin, your school district has sued you for more money, and you are now back in court. Good luck, but here’s the bigger story. Schools are not failing in Texas because there is not enough money.  They […]

Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON, D.C. – (DALLAS)—U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, today issued the following statement regarding the Texas Department of Insurance’s adoption of state-specific rules for Obamacare navigators in Texas:

By Congresswoman Kay Granger Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON, D.C. – There are countless reasons why we love living in Texas. One of those reasons is that as residents we don’t pay a state income tax. Since we don’t have a state income tax, Texans have been able to, over the last several years, deduct state […]

New Bill Provides Fraudsters with Opportunity to Steal, Nullify Votes of Law-Abiding Americans Washington, DC – Legal experts with the Project 21 black leadership network are highly critical of new legislation introduced in Congress meant to overturn and pervert reforms to the Voting Rights Act that were instituted by the U.S. Supreme Court just a few months […]

By Susan Crabtree Meghashyam Mali  The Obama administration on Monday welcomed the United Nations‘ decision to withdraw an invitation for Iran to participate in Syrian peace talks. The invite to Iran to join negotiations on ending the nearly three-year civil war sparked international concern, with world powers — led by the U.S. — questioning Tehran’s commitment to […]

 From “The Rothenberg Political Report Last summer, the Republican National Committee promoted Marilinda Garcia as one of the party’s Rising Stars. But her next challenge looks like winning a Republican primary for a seat in Congress. Garcia was first elected to the New Hampshire state House in 2006, when she was 23 years old. She […]