Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON, DC . . . Today Rep. Ralph Hall (TX-04), Chairman Emeritus of the Science, Space, and Technology Committee, questioned witnesses at a Full Committee hearing titled, “Examining the Science of EPA Overreach: A Case Study in Texas.” The hearing addressed the scientific justification and collective impacts of regulations, polices, and practices […]
Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas – Sen. Donna Campbell was named by the Texas Conservative Coalition as one of the top five “Courageous Conservatives” in the Texas Senate for her voting record during the 83rd Legislative Session.
Defendant Worked as a Pediatric Dental Provider at Kool Smiles and Personally Benefitted From Scheme Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas – (ABILENE, Texas) — Dr. Tuan Truong, aka “Terry Truong,” of Abilene, a dentist who practiced pediatric dentistry at Kool Smiles in Abilene, was sentenced this afternoon, by U.S. District Judge Jorge A. Solis, to […]
Urges Student Applicants to Look into the Program –DEADLINE to APPLY: March 31, 2014 Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas – Texas State Representative Roberto R. Alonzo of Dallas today joined a growing list of policymakers throughout the country in announcing a first- ever of its kind and exciting scholarship program geared specifically for DREAMers (or Development, […]
Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas – “We are excited to see so many conservatives running for office in 2014,” said YCT State Chairman Jeff Morris. “If we are successful this cycle, we could hit a critical mass necessary for conservative change in the Texas Legislature.”
Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas – Today, the Texas Veterans Commission will be awarding Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst the Texas Veterans Commission Leadership Award in recognition of his leadership on Veterans’ issues as the Lieutenant Governor of the State of Texas.
By Michelle Malkin Fraudsters on the inside, hackers on the outside. Here we are, stuck in the middle with the security nightmare called Obamacare. Can it get any worse? Yes, it can. After the spectacular website crashes during last fall’s federal health insurance exchange rollout, enrollees will soon wish the entire system had stayed down and […]
By Michael Barone America succeeds because Americans fail and forgive. That’s the intriguing message — or part of it — of Megan McArdle’s new book The Up Side of Down: Why Failing Well Is the Key to Success. McArdle, a Bloomberg blogger and columnist, stands out among economic writers, and not just because she’s the […]
By Washington Examiner The proposal prompted more than 70,000 comments last year and that total may be exceeded this time around. Remember in 2010 when President Obama imposed a moratorium on all offshore drilling in Gulf of Mexico waters deeper than 500 feet following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill? U.S. District Court Judge Martin Feldman […]
Hispanic, Black students gain 14+ days of learning attending charter schools. Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas – ‘‘The results reveal that the charter school sector is getting better on average, and that charter schools are benefiting low-income, disadvantaged & special-education students,’’ said Director Margaret Raymond of the Center for Research on Education Outcomes (CREDO) language learners more […]
“The Congressional Budget Office said the number of full-time workers will go down by two million in the coming years as a result of the Affordable Care Act.” Texas Insider Report:WASHINGTON, D.C. –U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) spoke on the Senate floor today on the Congressional Budget Office’s latest report showing Obamacare will result in […]
Speaks on Senate floor to present realistic account of issues impacting U.S. overseas Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, today spoke on the Senate floor to offer an accurate account of issues impacting our nation abroad. Contrary to President Obama’s claims in his State of the Union address last Tuesday, […]
By Timothy P. Carney A trillion-dollar, pork-filled farm bill stuffed with corporate welfare passed the House last week and cleared the Senate on Tuesday — thanks in part to a little-noticed maneuver by the bipartisan leadership in both chambers.
H.R. 3555 requires death data to be shared between federal agencies Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX28) has recently co-sponsored the Improper Payments Agency Cooperation Enhancement (IPACE) Act which aims to improve the accuracy of government death records as well as the access federal agencies have to the master death list. […]
Center for Public Policy Priorities Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, TEXAS — “All of us know the people being left out of coverage; they are the working poor, and we work with them every day,” said Sister JT Dwyer of Seton Healthcare Family earlier today as more than 40 Texas health care advocacy organizations, faith & […]
Dr. Merrill Matthews – IPI President The news stories are filled with anticipation: The U.S. State Department has confirmed, yet again, there would be no appreciable negative environmental impact from approving the Keystone XL pipeline. Would that finding, journalists want to know, persuade President Obama to finally approve Keystone XL construction?
Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas – In response to Gov. Rick Perry’s challenge to Texas institutions of higher education to develop affordable college degree alternatives, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) announced the launch of the Texas Affordable Baccalaureate Degree Program. This innovative initiative creates a low-cost, competency-based bachelor’s degree for college students and […]
Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON, D.C.– Rep. Joe Barton (R-Ennis/Arlington) recently signed on as a co-sponsor of H. Res. 442, the Stop this Overreaching Presidency Resolution or STOP Resolution. “This is a nation of laws, not executive orders. Many of the President’s recent actions represent a clear overreach.
