Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Comptroller Susan Combs reminded Texans today that applications are now  being accepted for the 2013-2014 Texas Match the Promise Foundation℠ scholarship awards. The foundation, in cooperation with the Comptroller’s office, encourages Texas families to save for college by offering competitive matching scholarships and tuition grants to Texas students who participate […]

By David A. Díaz, Legislative Media Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas — Valuable legislative information in Spanish that could help millions of Texas residents understand the key workings and major actions of state lawmakers could be added to the websites of the House of Representatives under administrative action being requested by Rep. Terry Canales, (D-Edinburg.)  

Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas — “The one I thing that has upset most people is having the audacity to blame America for 9-11,” noted former SBOE chair, and current Texas State Board of Education member Tincy Miller tells Insider’s Jim Cardle. “CSCOPE is not research based, it gives only one view of history, and […]

Traces to Verizon Data Center 20 miles NW of Capital Beltway. Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON, D.C. – It wasn’t ever seriously in doubt, but the FBI earlier this month acknowledged it secretly took control of Freedom Hosting last July, days before the servers of the largest provider of ultra-anonymous hosting were found to be serving custom malware designed […]

Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON, D.C. –Congressman Joaquin Castro [TX-20] released this statement following the passage of the Continuing Resolution: “Yesterday, in the name of making ‘ends meet,’ the House Republicans made a false choice in sabotaging our nation’s safety net for the hungry in America. The most powerful nation in the world should not let its […]

FoxNews House Speaker John Boehner, in an abrupt turnaround, plans to let Tea Party lawmakers have a vote on de-funding ObamaCare as part of a politically risky strategy which Democrats warn could result in a government shutdown. GOP leaders unveiled their plan to members on Wednesday morning, teeing up a vote for Friday — the […]

Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON, D.C. – With the U.S. government expected to hit its borrowing limit in early October, Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX), Chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, today called upon President Barack Obama and Congressional Democrats to the “come to the negotiating table” and “find a bi-partisan solution that puts Washington on a […]

House Passes Continuing Resolution   Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.J. Res 59, a continuing appropriations resolution (CR) for fiscal year 2014. Following passage of this resolution, Congressman Bill Flores (R-Texas) released the following statement: “With passage of this continuing resolution, the House keeps post-sequester level spending […]

Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas — Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst today announced the following appointments to the Sunset Advisory Commission: Senator Jane Nelson, Chair Senate District 12 Senator Charles Schwertner   Senate District 5 Senator Juan “Chuy” Hinojosa Senate District 20 

By IPI Resident Scholar Dr. Merrill Matthews.  Constitution Day occured earlier this week, and thanks to President Barack Obama, more Americans than ever are returning to the document for inspiration as the foundation and guarantor of our rights and freedoms. Unfortunately, the newfound interest is in part a result of the president’s constitutionally questionable actions. 

Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas – Rep. Jason Isaac (R-Dripping Springs) was recently appointed to the Energy Council, an organization dedicated to facilitating the discussion of energy policy matters among energy-producing regions in the United States and Canada.  With years of experience in the natural gas industry, and as a sitting member of the House Environmental […]

Named a Rising Conservative Leader by American Conservative Union  Two-term State Representative and Republican candidate for Texas Railroad Commission, Stefani Carter (R-Dallas), has been named to address the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) gathering in St. Louis next weekend. Carter was also named one of “10 under 40” rising stars in the conservative movement […]

By Michael Barone Presidents tend to set the agenda for their parties. Most of the party’s members of Congress tend to go along. This has been increasingly the case as Americans over the last two decades have got out of the habit of splitting their tickets and have voted, in proportions not seen since the […]

By Guy Benson Good question, and it half-applies to government shutdown, too. Republicans have stated publicly and privately that they have neither the intention nor desire to shut down the government when Washington’s temporary budget expires at the end of the month. By contrast, “giddy” Democrats are openly rooting for a shutdown, secure in the […]

From Congressman Michael McCaul Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON, DC – (Houston) Two weeks away from the new fiscal year, I am taking actions to defund Obamacare and delay further implementation of this law. Defunding Obamacare Today I signed on as a cosponsor of legislation that zeroes out funding for Obamacare.  The president’s healthcare law continues […]

Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON, DC – (SAN ANTONIO) – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) issued the following statement after co-sponsoring an amendment to delay both the employer and individual Obamacare mandates: “As we have seen with delay after delay, the president has acknowledged that a significant portion of his health care law is broken.  It’s […]

Cruz co-sponsors Cornyn Bill to Designate Fort Hood Shooting as Terrorist Attack Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) has introduced a resolution, S.R. 225, to create a joint select committee to investigate the Benghazi terrorist attacks from one year ago, last September 11, 2012. On Wednesday, Sen. Cruz requested unanimous […]

By Cong. Randy Neugebauer Mass Shooting at the Washington Navy Yard I am shocked and saddened by the shooting at the Washington Navy Yard Monday morning.  While many details are still unclear, we do know that at least a dozen people lost their lives in this act of senseless violence. Dana and I are praying for […]