Flynn was named a “2013 Champion of Free Enterprise“ Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas – Representative Dan Flynn (R-Van) was among the legislators endorsed by the Texas Association of Business’ BAC-PAC for his commitment to keeping Texas a pro-business environment. “I am honored to have the support of a group that represents such a large percentage […]

“Dan Branch is a proven leader.” Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas — Texans for Dan Branch announced that TEXPAC, the political arm of the Texas Medical Association, has endorsed Dan Branch for Texas Attorney General in 2014.  TEXPAC speaks on behalf of more than 47,000 Texas physicians and medical students, and nearly 5,000 alliance members.  […]

Video-Workshop to be held in Universal City, Floresville, Laredo,Mission, Texas Texas Insider Report:WASHINGTON, D.C. – “This is an excellent opportunity for local organizations to save money by acquiring repurposed federal goods,” said Cong. Henry Cuellar (D-TX 28,) of his Thursday, January 23rd free video conference for local government officials, K-12 schools, colleges and universities, and […]

By Star Parker It’s too early to predict where N.J. Governor Chris Christie’s “bridgegate” scandal will lead. What did Christie know and when did he know it about actions of operatives in his administration who engineered the closing of key traffic lanes, leading onto the George Washington bridge outside Fort Lee, New Jersey, as political […]

Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas — “Texas has been prone to cycles of drought for centuries, and there is no reason to expect that basic pattern to change,” said Texas Comptroller Susan Combs today, releasing a report examining the effects of the water challenges facing our state, and offering up several recommendations to the Legislature which […]

By John Cornyn and Kevin Brady ‘There has never been a more appropriate time to re-examine the Fed’s role in American life’ WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) and U.S. Representative Kevin Brady (R-TX) authored the following opinion piece in today’s Washington Times. Maintaining the purchasing power of the dollar is critical to a strong U.S. […]

By Cal Thomas Cal Thomas conducted an interview with Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon on Oct. 12, 2003 in which Sharon outlined the five conditions that must be met before the peace process can proceed. Also, Sharon commented on the security wall, which he continued to build in the face of U.N. disapproval, the probability […]

Sen. Cruz proposed expansion to all D.C. government workers Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON, D.C. — According to a new survey by the Congressional Management Foundation (CMF,) Capitol Hill staffers are worried about Obamacare. Nearly 4 in 10 senior staffers plan to look for new jobs in the next year in light of the recent changes […]

Facebook Nixes Privacy, puts onus on users. Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas – All Facebook users are now visible through the site’s search function after the social network shut down a privacy feature that had previously allowed users to decide whether they wanted to show up in search results. But, “[E]ven if it was only […]

By Avik Roy Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON, D.C. – During the 2012 election, the Obama Campaign fell back on a familiar trope; Mitt Romney was waging a ‘War on Women.’ Their evidence for this claim was thin. And today, as the nation as a whole is focusing on ObamaCare, the ’ topic is worth examining again, due to […]

Higher Academic Expectations Help ALL Texas Children By former State Rep. Dora Olivo Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas – With all due respect, the notion that not all students are college material, or that our school system should not have a college expectation for all students, is not something that is coming from African American and […]

By Jason Stverak Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, my employees opened their mailbox to find a letter informing them that the Blue Cross Blue Shield health care plan we had chosen to offer them had been discontinued – thanks entirely to the Affordable Care Act. Since President Obama signed this bill into law […]

By Lynn Woolley Texas Insider Report: Austin, TX – Dear people who wish logic still existed in government: Chris Christie had to be destroyed. History is waiting — in the form of “the 1st Woman Elected President,” and she must not be denied. Well, it was okay for her to be denied in order to […]

The NSA has undermined a fundamental social contract. By Bruce Schneier Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Government and industry have betrayed the internet, and us. The companies that build and manage our internet infrastructure, the companies that create and sell us our hardware and software, or the companies that host our data: we can no […]

By JoAnn Lewis Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Republicans have plans to introduce legislation this week that will require the Obama Administration to reveal the most intimate statistical information related to Obamacare.  H.R. 3362 will require weekly reports on the initiation of new accounts, unique website visitors, the exact number of enrollees in a […]

“Why are they hiding (information,) what do they have to hide? Maybe the data does not show, or prove what they say is does.” Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas – Texas’ Lamar Smith (R-San Antonio) chairs the House Science, Space & Technology Committee, which he says will aggressively continue to investigate the technology & personal […]

The Texas Insider will take a few days off during Christmas and the New Year. 2013 has been an exciting year, with the best still to come. We want to thank you for your continued support—it is truly our best gift. This Christmas season, let’s all continue praying for our country, for our leaders, and […]