By Star Parker A number of years ago I was between flights on a business trip and was sitting in an airport restaurant having lunch. It was right after the 2008 presidential election and I knew that the election of America’s first black president, a man of the hard left, would make my job bringing a […]

By Katie Kieffer Tired of depressing news? Smile, because here is some very positive news: 50 U.S. Senators—both Democrats and Republicans—have pledged to stop Obama’s latest attack on the Second Amendment. Last week, all 50 senators wrote a letter to Obama pledging not to ratify the United Nations’ Arms Trade Treaty. In order for this treaty […]

Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) called on President Obama to detail the total expected cost for the updates necessary to make the Obamacare website functional. “The roll out of the Obamacare website was exactly what its supporters predicted – a train wreck. 

Two Half Truths Equal a Misrepresentation  Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas – Last month the Tax Policy Center released its estimate of the percentage of people who will not pay any federal income tax this year. The number has fallen from 47 percent to 43 percent “thanks to an improving economy and the expiration of […]

“I voted ‘no’ because this legislation allows the debt ceiling to be increased without any much-needed reforms to fix our country’s critical fiscal challenges. . . “ Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Bill Flores (R-Texas) issued the following statement regarding the U.S. Senate’s proposed legislation to resume federal government funding and to raise […]

Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX28) released the following statement on his vote to end the Republican shutdown and increase the debt limit: “Today I joined my colleagues across the aisle and voted to end the Republican shutdown and increase the debt ceiling. 

Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON, D.C. – As you know, this week, Congress passed a measure to raise the debt ceiling and reopen the government. While I’m relieved the Senate proposal allows the country to pay its bills, that it keeps agreed upon spending levels, and that it requires income verification for those seeking subsidies under […]

“From 1836-45, the Republic of Texas and Great Britain pursued diplomatic and military relations. Texas opened a legation on this site in 1842. Great Britain opened a consulate in Houston.” Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas – (LONDON) – As a symbol of the enduring friendship and partnership between the United Kingdom and Texas, Gov. Rick […]

Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas – The United States Supreme Court agreed on Tuesday to hear six cases to determine if the U.S. Environmental Protection Administration (“EPA”) exceeded its authority to regulate greenhouse gases from stationary sources.  Texas has asserted that the EPA did not have the legal authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from […]

“In Texas, we firmly believe in the power of competition to make good things happen, and we also want to be home to successful new water projects. . . ”  Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas – (TEL AVIV) – Gov. Rick Perry addressed the Water Technology & Environmental Control Exhibition and Conference (WATEC) Israel 2013, a […]

Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON, D.C. – “I never thought shutting down the government was a good idea,” Kentucky Senator Rand Paul told the Boston Herald Radio Thursady afternoon, saying he was never in favor of shutting down the government as a way to fight Obamacare. “And I’ve always thought that really if you want to talk about […]

Students indoctrinated with false, biased information By Bill Ames & Jeanine McGregor Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas – CSCOPE creators have used their original “buzz words” over and over, as well as a few borrowed in order to either intimidate or establish their expertise with ‘new and progressive’ approaches. As you read the following article on Project-Based […]

U.S. supply projected to exceed sum of next 9 fastest-growing countries, combined Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas – The U.S. is expected to overtake Saudi Arabia as the world’s biggest total supplier of oil this year when natural gas liquids and biofuels are added to crude, said PIRA Energy Group earlier this week. “This is […]

Shutdown exposes government bloat Jenny Beth Martin Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON, D.C. – The message of the Tea Party Patriots from the beginning of discussions over this year’s budget was simply to delay funding of Obamacare. Our mantra was to defund Obamacare, but fund the government. The shutdown has shown Americans two key things.

From Congress Bill Flores  “. . . we are fighting to create a less costly, more efficient, and more accountable federal government. . . “ Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON, D.C. – The primary topics on most Americans’ minds at this time are the federal government shutdown that began on October 1st and the debt ceiling […]

Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON, DC . . . This morning, Rep. Ralph Hall (TX-04) attended the Million Veterans March at the World War II Memorial. The rally, with location points across the Nation, met to draw attention to the Administration’s unfair treatment of veterans with its decision to barricade open-air memorials during the government shutdown. […]

Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas – Gov. Rick Perry today visited Lake Travis to encourage public support of Proposition 6 to fund the state water plan. As a result of the current drought, Lake Travis now sits just six feet above its historic low level, leaving large swaths of land normally covered by water now […]

Date to be determined for release of all statistical employment data Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas — As a result of the federal government shutdown, the September labor market data for Texas, including the total nonfarm jobs and the unemployment rate, will be postponed from the previously scheduled date of Oct. 18, 2013, the Texas […]