Texas Insider Report: Washington, D.C. – Texas Congressman Joaquin Castro [TX-20] released this statement following the announcement by U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder that the U.S Department of Justice will challenge changes to voter rights laws in Texas:

The Voting Rights Act is still there to protect people from discrimination and protects every citizen’s right to vote. Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON, D.C. –  Rep. Joe Barton (R-Ennis/Arlington) released the following statement Thursday after U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder announced he was targeting Texas’ voting laws. He is asking a federal court to make the […]

By David A. Díaz – Legislative Media UT Medical School and Increased Funding for Health and Education Secured for House District 40 With the new “Super University”, a new South Texas University of Texas Medical School, and increased funding for health and public education secured for House District 40, Rep. Terry Canales, D-Edinburg, on Tuesday, June […]

By Michelle Malkin Yes, there’s a war on women in America. But it’s not the phony “war” that tampon-hurling feminists are always shrieking about — as they did last week in Texas to protest tougher regulations on dangerous late-term abortion clinics. No, I’m talking about a real war on women waged by Saudi royals and […]

By Byron York When Washington conservatives gather to talk among themselves, and the discussion turns to Obamacare — it happens pretty frequently — it’s not unusual to hear predictions that the president’s health care law will “collapse of its own weight.” It’s a “train wreck,” many say, quoting Democratic Sen. Max Baucus. It’s unworkable. It’s going […]

Why Cong. Amash’s Effort Wouldn’t Have Protected You By Cong. John Culberson Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Wednesday’s Amash Amendment to the Defense Appropriations Bill took the wrong approach to an issue of national importance. I voted for the Pompeo Amendment after carefully reading the full text of both amendments. The Pompeo Amendment, unlike the Amash Amendment, it will […]

Trouble for the White House? Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Later today, the U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote on an amendment to defund the National Security Agency’s (NSA) blanket collection of millions of Americans phone records. The NSA held 4 hours of “top secret” briefings Tuesday to lobby members against the amendment in […]

Bill will close loophole in ‘Motor Voter’ law recently created by U.S. Supreme Court Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON, DC — “The right to vote is a fundamental building block of our nation’s democratic process and it is crucial that we have the measures in place to uphold the integrity of our elections,” said U.S. Senator […]

Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas — U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) was in Austin today to meet with veterans and veteran service organizations regarding the ongoing VA claims backlog. Central Texas veterans experience some of the longest delays in the nation. At the meeting, he announced he has sent a letter to President Obama to express […]

Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON, DC — Congressman John Culberson (TX-07) issued the following statement after the House passed his amendment to H.R. 5, the Student Success Act by a vote of 227 to 196. “My amendment restores State sovereignty over public education and parental rights over the education of their children by giving States the […]

Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Science, Space, and Technology Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-Texas) and Environment Subcommittee Chairman Chris Stewart (R-Utah) today sent a final letter to newly confirmed Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy demanding the release of “secret science” that the agency has used as the basis of costly regulations.  The […]

Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 5, the Student Success Act. This legislation will reduce federal interference in education, restore control to local school districts and states, empower parents and support effective teachers. Following passage of H.R. 5, Congressman Bill Flores (R-Texas) issued the following statement:

His Vote Puts Washington Bureaucrats Ahead Of Our Students Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the House voted on the Student Success Act, a common-sense measure that puts control and oversight back into the hands of parents and teachers instead of Washington bureaucrats.

Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas – (SULPHUR SPRINGS) – Representative Dan Flynn (R-Van) is pleased to announce the recipient of the Texas Armed Services Scholarship from House District 2. Clayton Jones, a resident of Sulphur Springs, has been awarded the scholarship that covers up to $10,000 per year.

Capitol Steps – From State Senator Ken Paxton Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas – Today, the Texas Senate passed its version of HJR2, which will take steps toward addressing our state’s transportation funding needs. This legislation is a constitutional amendment that would require voter approval to take the oil and gas severance taxes that are […]

The McCaul Minute – From Congressman Michael McCaul The Boarder Secutiry Results Act Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON, DC – AT RIGHT: Chairman McCaul speaks with members of the Washington press corps after presenting his border security bill to a meeting of all House Republicans last week.  H.R. 1417, the Border Security Results Act, which passed […]

By Mark Davis If you’re wondering whether my Governor is going to try to become our President, I have no magic window to that, even though I have known him for nearly twenty tears. But from here in Texas, where all kinds of political plotlines are getting attention, there are some insights I can share as […]

By Michael Barone You can get agreement from almost all points on the political spectrum that the worst aspect of our political system is the presidential nomination process. It is perhaps no coincidence that it is the one part of the system not treated in the Constitution. That’s because the Founding Fathers abhorred political parties and […]