By Star Parker We ought to think about the cultural roots of the budget crisis in Washington. The political left says the shut down is all about an ideological tantrum of a handful of Republicans. Certainly Tea Partiers have an ideology and vision about what ground rules would produce a more prosperous, freer, and fairer […]

By Sandra J. Saunders To some outside California, Gov. Jerry Brown always will be kooky Gov. Moonbeam, no matter what he does. To California Democrats, however, Brown is the political mastermind who persuaded voters to approve a ballot measure to increase taxes — no small feat, considering that 65 percent of voters rejected a similar […]

Gov. Perry, on Resignation of Chancellor Hance Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas – “Chancellor Kent Hance’s decision to step down as head of the Texas Tech University System marks the end of an incredible era, not just for the System, but for higher education in Texas. Thanks to his leadership, higher education is more affordable […]

Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Senate passed H.J.Res. 91, the Honoring the Families of Fallen Soldiers Act.  Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) called up the bill in the Senate and succeeded in passing it.  The bill passed the House of Representatives 425-0 and now awaits the President’s signature.

“The House continues to work to fund critical parts of the federal government. . . “ Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Since October 7, the House of Representatives has passed the Honoring the Families of Fallen Soldiers Act, the Flight Safety Act, the Head Start for Low-Income Children Act, the Federal Worker Pay Fairness […]

White House ‘Playing politics with our soldiers is disgusting’ Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON, DC – “Why would the White House refuse to pay families whose loved one died while serving our nation? Playing politics with our soldiers is simply disgusting,” said U.S. Congressman Kevin Brady, a Texas Republican whose brother is an Iraq war veteran […]

Radio talk-show host Rush Limbaugh attacked survey results released on Wednesday that blamed Republicans for the federal shutdown while burying the news that President Barack Obama’s approval ratings had plunged to 37 percent among Americans surveyed. 

Conn Carroll – Morning Examiner President Obama, Treasury Secretary Jack Lew, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi have described the consequences of the U.S. defaulting in the wake of a congressional refusal to authorize a hike in the debt ceiling as “catastrophic.” The scenario these worthies paint certainly looks catastrophic: Wall […]

Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas – (Fairfax, Va.) – Texas State Senator Glenn Hegar (R – Katy) received the Defender of Freedom Award from the National Rifle Association’s Institute for Legislative Action in recognition of his outstanding legislative accomplishments in support of the Second Amendment. He was presented the award at the Houston Gun Collectors […]

Congressman Cuellar appeared with the bipartisan No Labels group to call for a resolution to the ongoing government shutdown and raising of the debt limit Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX28) appeared with more than 40 colleagues from the bipartisan group No Labels to call for an end to the […]

Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Comptroller Susan Combs announced today that state sales tax revenue in September was $2.01 billion, up 2.7 percent compared to September 2012. “State sales tax revenue collections continued to grow at a moderate pace,” Combs said.

Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas – Lisa Fritsch today announced her intention to become the 48th Governor of Texas before friends and supporters at the beloved Austin burger establishment, Mighty Fine Burgers Fries & Shake, home of the Classic Texas burger.

By Michelle Malkin Could this be the end of Monument Syndrome? Across the country, ordinary Americans are rising up in revolt against the old Washington tactic of closing public parks and memorials during selective government “shutdowns” to score political points. Tax-paying tourists are tossing off the orange traffic cones and “Barrycades.” Enough is enough. The […]

By Ann Coulter In the current fight over the government shutdown, Republicans are simply representing the views of the American people. Americans didn’t ask for Obamacare, they don’t want it, but now their insurance premiums are going through the roof, their doctors aren’t accepting it, and their employers are moving them into part-time work — or […]

By Gary L. Bauer What’s Missing in Shutdown Showdown?  Last week a Park Service ranger dared to expose the Obama Administration’s government shutdown game plan. The ranger told the Washington Times, “We’ve been told to make life as difficult for people as we can. It’s disgusting.” The families of our fallen heroes in Afghanistan are […]

By Janice VanCleave & Jeanine McGregor Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas – CSCOPE is not gone, it has just changed names. The 20 Texas Education Service Centers (ESC’s) are a true example of morphism. What was set up as 20 regional agencies to provide “affordable” and free quality educational services to school districts has morphed into […]

Flynn has been recognized repeatedly, and awarded for his hard work Texas Insider Report: VAN, Texas – “My voting record speaks for itself. My legislative focus has been and continues to be the protection of individual rights through limited government policies that hold our state agencies accountable for their actions,” said State Rep. Dan Flynn, as his […]

By Jeanine McGregor & Janice VanCleave Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas – Texans by nature, design and heritage, are God-fearing, independent-minded, hard-working, individuals who stand for truth and justice.  When Texas turned down the highly-suspect federal program, Common Core, yielding to its own educational goals, parents and community leaders heralded our independent choice, little did […]