Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas – The newly formed Texas Rising Star (TRS) Workgroup will hold a public meeting in Austin on Wednesday, October 9 at 9 a.m. to begin reviewing the TRS child care provider certification program guidelines and formulating its recommendations to be presented to the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) next spring. The […]

By Michelle Malkin The families of two slain Marines from Camp Bastion finally got some answers this week. But their battle for full accountability in the 9/14/12 Taliban attack is far from over. Two top U.S. military leaders will get early retirement and full pensions for their fatal negligence. But one American mom wants to know: […]

By Thomas Sowell Even when it comes to something as basic, and apparently as simple and straightforward, as the question of who shut down the federal government, there are diametrically opposite answers, depending on whether you talk to Democrats or to Republicans. There is really nothing complicated about the facts. The Republican-controlled House of Representatives voted […]

By Michael Reagan Let the crisis continue. Let the standoff between the Democrats and the Republicans over Obamacare drag on for as many weeks or months as necessary to wake up the American people. Let millions struggle daily to sign up online for the government health care that they — but not their elected representatives in […]

By Rebecca Berg Day Two of the government shutdown ended Wednesday with congressional lawmakers no closer to a funding deal needed to reopen it. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on Wednesday told House Speaker John Boehner that Democrats would negotiate over changes to Obamacare and the federal budget — but only after House Republicans reauthorized […]

Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON, D.C. –  Today Rep. Ralph Hall (TX-04) introduced H.R. 3234, The Pay Accountability Act. This bill prohibits the President, Vice President, and Members of Congress from being paid during any lapse in appropriations or federal government shutdowns. Salaries for the President, Vice President, and Members of Congress also would be withheld […]

Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON, D.C. –  Rep. Pete Olson (TX-22) today asked why Democrat Leaders in Washington are willing to shut down the federal government instead of holding themselves to the same laws as the rest of America.

Honor Flights From Texas And Across The Country Should Be Able to Visit Their Memorials Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON, D.C. – World War II and other veterans visiting Washington this week as a part of the Honor Flight Network have been told their war memorials will be closed during their visit due to the federal […]

Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON, D.C. –  U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) made the following statement today regarding Obamacare, the government “shutdown,” and the World War II Memorial: “President Obama is so fixated on forcing Obamacare on the American people that he’s even willing to deny World War II veterans the right to access the memorial […]

Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas – (SAN ANGELO) – Gov. Rick Perry today visited O.C. Fisher Reservoir in San Angelo to highlight the importance of meeting Texas’ growing water needs and funding the state water plan through Proposition 6. O.C. Fisher Reservoir is just 0.8 percent full and without additional rainfall, San Angelo has just […]

Texas Insider Report AUSTIN, Texas – Today, Representative Tryon Lewis announced his approval of the settlement which Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott reached with American Airlines and U.S. Airways regarding the effects of their proposed merger on air service in Texas, and especially West Texas. There was concern that the merger could decrease competition, increase […]

East Texas Representative Joins Conservative Colleagues Backing Paxton Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas – (McKinney, Texas) – Today, State Senator and Republican Candidate for Attorney General Ken Paxton announced an endorsement from Texas State House Member James White. In endorsing Senator Paxton, Representative White stated, “I fully and enthusiastically support Ken Paxton for Attorney General. 

Klick receives across the board support from local and statewide conservative activist Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas – (FORT WORTH, TX) – State Representative Stephanie Klick (R-Fort Worth) officially announced this morning that she will run for re-election to the Texas House of Representatives. Klick said, “I am grateful to continue to receive tremendous support […]

By Michelle Malkin Like an estimated 22 million other Americans, I am a self-employed small-business owner who buys health insurance for my family directly on the individual market. We have a high-deductible PPO plan that allows us to choose from a wide range of doctors. Or rather, we had such a plan. Last week, our family […]

By Todd Starnes Elderly veterans will not be allowed to pay their respects at the World War II Memorial’s outdoor plaza in as a result of the government shutdown, angering a Mississippi congressman who is calling on President Obama to accommodate the aging warriors. “I’m angry and I’m heartbroken,” Rep. Steven Palazzo told me. “This is […]

Thursday, October 3rd, Senator Wendy Davis, whose fame stems from her filibuster of a ban on abortions after 5 months, is expected to declare her candidacy for Governor in Haltom City (Tarrant Co).  The most pro-abortion candidate for Governor in Texas history will undoubtedly be flanked by abortion advocates for her launch.

By Cal Thomas If Republicans were smart (I know, but stay with me) their focus during the Obamacare debate should have been less on blocking its implementation and more on a page they might have taken from the Democrat’s playbook, which is to rally the country to its side by use of sentimentality and the threat […]

By Hugh Hewitt The memorable line from Monday’s debate about Obamacare? The president’s astonishing declaration that “I shouldn’t have to offer anything.” Thus did the American public get a very candid glimpse of the president whose contempt for duly elected Republican opponents is exceeded only by his fecklessness in the face of America’s enemies abroad. To […]