By Don Zimmerman Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas – Progressives cleverly misappropriate the civil rights argument to sexual preference, knowing they can demand civil rights remedies like quotas for hiring and adoptions that give preference to SSM couples. The argument for the oxymoronic “Same Sex Marriage” (SSM) is a stool with two flimsy legs. One, that homosexual […]

By César Martinez & Gebe Martinez Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas – Looking ahead to further possible Congressional debate on common-sense Immigration Reform, we have not forgotten the legislative missteps of the past decade, when many were excited by the prospect of real reform only to be disillusioned by its failure at the hands of political miscalculations and […]

This Week’s Congressional Vote & the Administration Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas –  “Number one, we have to know beyond a doubt that chemical weapons have been used. But second, we also have to have a purpose before we take any action … just to go in with a quick military strike that doesn’t accomplish anything significant is not the […]

Texas Insider Report: FORT WORTH, Texas – “Make no mistake: Flextronics and Motorola could have put this facility anywhere in the world, but they chose Texas. By freeing people to create, experiment and innovate, we truly bring out their best. And they bring out the best in Texas,” said Gov. Rick Perry earlier today, while […]

By Guy Benson Kerry’s accidental gambit in London — the details of which we’ll discuss in a moment — may have opened up a face-saving escape route for the president, and not a moment too soon.  It’s not like it’s been smooth sailing for Obama since his re-election, but let’s face it: Drawing a red line, […]

“If you oppose Obamacare, don’t fund Obamacare.” Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON, D.C. – “Last night, news reports surfaced that the House of Representatives might vote to ‘defund Obamacare’ in a way that easily allows Senate Democrats to keep funding Obamacare. If House Republicans go along with this strategy, they will be complicit in the disaster […]

By Byron York Lindsey Graham, perhaps the Senate’s leading hawk on military intervention in Syria, says the most important part of U.S. strategy there is “supporting vetted opposition forces.” Bob Corker, ranking Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, says he is dismayed by “the lack of support we are giving to the vetted moderate opposition.” […]

The 27th District unanimously opposes involvement in Syria –  why I will vote “No” on approving a U.S. military strike Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON, DC – This week marked the end of a productive Constituent Work Period. Over the last several weeks, I traveled the 27th District to hear your concerns and gain your input […]

Director Venable to shift focus to nationwide policy role, new state director search ensues. Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas – Americans for Prosperity announced today that current State Director Peggy Venable will be elevated to the newly-created role of Senior States Policy Advisor, where she will share her wealth of experience to help other AFP […]

By Chuck Norris While President Barack Obama and Congress pontificate over whether Syrian President Bashar Assad used chemical weapons on his own people and whether a limited U.S. attack on Syria would be justified, what Washington needs to realize is this: Assad launched sarin on its citizens in hopes of moving the U.S. like a chess […]

By Stephen Tryon This week, Congress will vote on a resolution to use military force to respond to the Assad regime’s use of chemical weapons against its own people.  Congress should vote no on the immediate use of force because it is not the strongest, most effective way America can respond to the Assad regime’s […]

Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas – (EDINBURG) – Gov. Rick Perry today was joined by the Rio Grande Valley Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse and members of the medical community to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the passage of landmark medical liability reform in Texas.

By Loren Thompson Sometime this week, Congress will begin voting on a resolution that would support President Obama’s proposal to launch limited strikes against the military forces of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad as retribution for their use of chemical weapons.  Although Washington is divided on the advisability of carrying out the strikes, there is virtual unanimity […]

By Michael Barone   Hovering over the congressional debate on whether to authorize the use of military force in Syria is the specter of Iraq. It was hovering even more menacingly over the debate in the British House of Commons on Aug. 29, when a 285-272 majority voted against granting the government such authority.

Washington Examiner More than 250 employers have eliminated jobs or decreased employee hours due to the costs associated with Obamacare, according to a report compiled by the research staff of Investor’s Business Daily. The business daily compiled a list of all known employers that have adjusted their workforces as a result of the thousands of […]

Congress Starts to Tackle Mortgage Finance Reform Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON, D.C. – “It’s been nearly five years since the financial crisis, which was caused in large part by Washington policies that incented, mandated and browbeat financial institutions to loan money to people to buy homes they ultimately could not afford,” said Texas Congressman & […]

Web pages provide easier way to find information regarding state and local government debt Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas – To make it simpler for Texans to look at the finances of local governments in their area — and the magnitude of their outstanding debt — Texas Comptroller Susan Combs today announced the rollout of new […]

GOP Group Includes Former United States Attorney General and Former Chief Justice of the Texas Supreme Court Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas – Former Texas Supreme Court Chief Justice Thomas R. Phillips as well as former Texas Supreme Court Justices Craig T. Enoch, Harriet O’Neill and Alberto Gonzales joined a growing list of conservative judges, attorneys, […]