Texas, South Carolina & Utah victimized by significant data breaches. By Mary Scott Nabers Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas — In Midland earlier this week, officials of the Midland ISD were contacting parents of students saying Social Security numbers and birth dates of about 14,000 current & former students had been compromised. Those parents were advised to take […]
S. 2024 preserves ability of states to define marriage consistent with citizens Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON, D.C. – “I support traditional marriage. Under President Obama, the federal government has tried to re-define marriage, and to undermine the constitutional authority of each state to define marriage consistent with the values of its citizens,” said Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) […]
By Ellen Nakashima A National Security Agency employee has resigned from his job after admitting to FBI investigators that he allowed Edward Snowden, then an NSA contractor, to use his personal computer credentials to gain access to classified information, according to an agency memo.
By Michelle Malkin On Feb. 17, 2009, President Obama promised the sun and the moon and the stars. That was the day, five years ago, when he signed the $800 billion “American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.” President Modesty called it “the most sweeping economic recovery package in our history.” He promised “unprecedented transparency and accountability.” He […]
By Timothy P. Carney After 40 years in Congress, California Democrat Henry Waxman is calling it quits. His legacy includes a toxic fuel additive (a boondoggle known as ethanol), a failed pork-fest of a climate bill and the devastation of small businesses — to name a few of his legislative accomplishments. Washington Post correspondent Karen […]
Today’s Logic Letter, By Lynn Woolley Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas – Dear Lojiks: If you have a valentine, say a word of thanks to God. Not everyone does. A valentine, to me, is an intimate person of the opposite sex that you do everything with. Someone you trust. Someone who has your back. Someone […]
GOP says FCC study violated freedom of the press Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Communications Commission is quietly changing course on a controversial study after parts of its methodology were roundly criticized by GOP lawmakers and FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai for encroaching into editorial decisions and content at TV stations. “The government has no […]
WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, released the following statement regarding today’s debt ceiling vote: “Today’s vote is yet another example that establishment politicians from both parties are simply not listening to the American people.
Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON, D.C. “After five years of out-of-control White House spending, including a jobless, trillion-dollar stimulus, now is hardly the time to give the President carte blanche to continue his spending spree,” Sen. John Cornyn after voting against raising the debt ceiling. Cong. Lamar Smith also Voted against raising Debt limit, saying…
Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas – “Lawmakers passed a conservative budget that meets the needs of the state, puts us on a sound financial footing, and cut taxes and fees by $1.4 billion,” said the Texas Taxpayers & Research Association’s (TTARA) President Dale Craymer (right) today, releasing an analysis of Texas’ 2014-15 budget, finding it to be one of […]
By Paul Kane and Wesley Lowrey After a dramatic vote, the Senate cleared the critical 60-vote threshold Wednesday that allowed for passage of legislation to suspend the Treasury’s borrowing limit. The cliffhanger vote was scheduled for 15 minutes, but it lasted an hour. It ended when Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and his leadership […]
Comptroller Combs Returns $802 Million in Monthly Sales Tax to Local Governments Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas — “Sales tax revenue has increased in Texas now for 46 consecutive months. Increases were seen across all major sectors of the Texas economy,” said Texas Comptroller Susan Combs today, reporting state sales tax revenue in January was $2.3 billion, up 8.3% compared […]
Today’s Logic Letter, By Lynn Woolley Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas – Dear Lojiks: Politicians often seem to think they are better than the rest of us. Remember, we have massive inequality, according to President Obama. Here’s HOW unequal we are: the Presidential dogs eat out of fine china and crystal — according to the […]
By Cal Thomas “If at my convenience I might break them (laws), what would be their worth?” — Charlotte Bronte, “Jane Eyre” We’ve come a long way since Justice Charles Evans Hughes remarked a century ago, “…the Constitution is what the judges say it is.” Or have we?
By George F. Will Many “Downton Abbey” watchers are nostalgia gluttons who grieved when Lord Grantham lost his fortune in Canadian railroad shares. There are, however, a discerning few whose admirable American sensibilities caused them to rejoice at Grantham’s loss: “Now perhaps this amiable but dilettantish toff will get off his duff and get a […]
By Thomas Sowell Some supporters of President Obama may be worried about how he and the Democrats are going to fare politically, as the problems of ObamaCare continue to escalate, and it looks like the Republicans have a chance to win a majority in the Senate. But Democrats may not need to worry so much. Republicans […]
Democrats who oppose Keystone invested $1,000’s in competitors By Timothy P. Carney Any time government intervenes in the economy, somebody’s making money. Environmentalists’ efforts to block the Keystone Pipeline will be good news for those who own the alternative means of shipping oil. Lachlan Markay at the Free Beacon poked around and found this interesting tidbit.
Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas – BASF Corp. has partnered with Brazosport College to provide job training using a $510,834 Skills Development Fund Grant from the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC).
