Rep. Diane Patrick Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas –Following the end of the Second Special Session on Tuesday, July 30th the Governor immediately called the Texas Legislature back into a Third Called Special Session to meet on the unresolved issue of transportation. The Third and probably final Special Session ended August 6th. Two measures were […]

Michelle Malkin Finally. Four years after Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan walked into the Soldier Readiness Processing Center at Fort Hood, Texas, and perpetrated the bloodiest massacre ever on an American military base, the self-confessed jihadist’s court martial proceedings began this week. Have you forgotten? Americans obsessed over the O.J. Simpson, Casey Anthony and Jodi Arias […]

By Denise McNamara This week’s feud between Chris Christie and Rand Paul highlights the growing division in the Republican Party. It’s not just Conservatives and Libertarians, though. It’s also Establishment types and consultants. We are a fractured group. And the problem is that none of the factions can win an election on its own. We […]

By Ann Coulter After attacking Bill O’Reilly’s history last week, I’ll defend his sociology this week. On Monday, MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell ridiculed Fox News’ O’Reilly for saying that single motherhood is responsible for the the high black crime rate. O’Reilly said, quite correctly: “The reason there is so much violence and chaos in the black precincts […]

Amnesty Activists Push Discharge Petition for Non-Existent Bill By Conn Carroll – Washington Examiner Amnesty activists, frustrated by a lack of progress in the House, are pushing Democrats to sign a discharge petition that would force House Republicans to vote on the Senate Immigration Bill. Problem is, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV,) still hasn’t […]

“… Above all things, there’s unanimous consensus that we must adequately fund current and future transportation projects in Texas with an even distribution of funds.” Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas – “The passage of these Transportation Bills will now give us the opportunity to address rural transportation projects important to East Texas,” stated Rep. Flynn […]

By Susan Crabtree After closing a record number of embassies around the world because of a terrorist threat, the White House once again is falling back on a change in its counter-terrorism vernacular to explain how al Qaeda can both be “on the run,” as President Obama has so often said, and posing a serious worldwide […]

By SUSAN FERRECHIO  Sen. Lindsey Graham on Sunday endorsed President Obama’s move to close nearly two dozen U.S. embassies and consulates in the Middle East and Africa for the day, calling the terrorism threat behind the decision “scary.” Graham, R-S.C., said the administration’s awareness of the threats prove that the controversial surveillance by the National Security […]

Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Congressman Pete Sessions (R-TX-32), Chairman of the House Rules Committee, today released the following statement regarding the latest unemployment report: “Although today’s jobs report is good news for those who recently found work, there are still far too many Americans looking for a job or seeking full-time employment.

 “. . . the fact that we are increasing funding for transportation without raising taxes, which sends an incredibly strong message that Texas is committed to keeping the wheels of commerce turning, while protecting taxpayers.”  Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas – Gov. Rick Perry today issued the following statement regarding the final passage of HB1 […]

“This legislation does not raise taxes, yet it protects a healthy balance for future fiscal challenges, and divides future revenues between the Rainy Day Fund and the Highway Fund. . . ”  Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas – Today, Lt. Governor David Dewhurst congratulated the Texas Legislature for approving a plan to fund road construction […]

New Energy Department Reports Chronicle U.S. Wind Industry Growth WASHINGTON – The Energy Department released two new reports today showcasing record growth across the U.S. wind market — increasing America’s share of clean, renewable energy and supporting tens of thousands of jobs nationwide. In 2012, wind energy became the number one source of new U.S. […]

Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Comptroller Susan Combs reminds shoppers the annual sales tax holiday weekend is scheduled for this Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 9-11. Families can save money by not paying sales tax on most clothing, footwear and school supplies priced under $100. Lists of tax-free items can be found at www.TexasTaxHoliday.org.

By Michael Barone Nothing is free in politics, but there is some question when you pay the price. That’s been a saying of mine for many years, though I may have unconsciously plagiarized it from someone else. I think it applies to Obamacare. My American Enterprise Institute colleague Norman Ornstein has been shellacking Republicans for trying […]

By Thomas Sowell It is hard to read a newspaper, or watch a television newscast, without encountering someone who has come up with a new “solution” to society’s “problems.” Sometimes it seems as if there are more solutions than there are problems. On closer scrutiny, it turns out that many of today’s problems are a result […]

By Star Parker In a poll done by Gallup earlier this year, the biggest complaint lodged against the Republican Party was “inability to compromise.” When I read the daily headlines, I see this theme continue. Republicans, particularly tea party Republicans, are portrayed as obstructionist, extreme, unreasonable, and unwilling to compromise. But let’s get perspective.

By David Freddoso What is an economic recovery? Are we actually experiencing one? For most Americans, the economy and the labor market are synonymous – a healthy economy is one that creates jobs. And when journalists sit down to report the monthly jobs reports, that’s the question they try to answer. 

Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) today called on Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) to allow a vote on the “Keep the IRS Off Your Health Care Act of 2013,” his bill to prohibit the Secretary of the Treasury, or any delegate, including the IRS, from enforcing Obamacare. Identical […]