Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas – (BELTON, Texas) — Today Congressman John Carter (R-TX31), Chairman of the Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, met with faith and business leaders from his district and heard their support for broad immigration reform.
By Brian Hughes The White House on Monday reiterated President Obama’s claims that Americans are not being spied on by the federal government, even though a new report showed the National Security Agency was violating privacy laws thousands of times each year.
Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas – Gov. Rick Perry will travel to Missouri on August 29 to tout the low taxes that allow hardworking families and employers to keep more of what they earn, and help make Texas’ economy a national example for job creation. Ahead of the governor’s trip, a 30-second TV spot begins […]
Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas – Today, Texas Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson has launched a new and redesigned website in his race for Lieutenant Governor in the 2014 Republican Primary. “If you’re weak in your convictions or don’t like facts,” Patterson continued, “then don’t go to this website.”
Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas –Verona, PA – Former Republican Presidential Candidate and Patriot Voices Chairman Rick Santorum announced today the endorsement of State Senator Ken Paxton for Texas Attorney General. Rick Santorum offered the following statement about the endorsement.
Free vaccines and entertainment for children at 3 local schools Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas – Houston – Just in time for the new school year, Congressman Gene Green invites media and members of the community to his upcoming 18th Annual Immunization Day where free vaccines will be provided to school-age children. The event will […]
Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas – The Glenn Hegar Campaign announced today that it has received the endorsement of several pro-life leaders and organizations. “Over the last several months, I have stood shoulder to shoulder with these conservative leaders to increase protections in women’s healthcare in Texas and to make Texas the leading pro-life state […]
By Byron York Republicans are buzzing about a new Gallup poll showing public approval of President Obama’s handling of the economy has fallen to 35 percent, while disapproval has risen to an astonishing 62 percent. With showdowns coming over Obamacare, spending, and debt, the president’s weakness could create a huge opportunity for the GOP. But the […]
By Thomas Sowell Nothing symbolizes the Utopianism of our times like both liberals and some conservatives calling for us to cut off aid to the Egyptian military, because of the widespread killings in what is becoming a civil war in Egypt. Such utter lack of realism from the left is not new, but hearing some conservatives […]
By Dan Weil Democrats have little chance of winning control of the House in next year’s elections, says Republican strategist Karl Rove. Indeed, the odds are better for Republicans to increase their advantage, he claims. The Republicans now hold a 234 to 201 majority, meaning Democrats need to pick up a net 17 seats to […]
By Robert Romano Rick Perry may be on to something. In a June ad campaign that ran in New York, California, and Illinois, the Texas governor makes the case for businesses to check out Texas as a landing spot to escape the high taxes, regulations, and generally inflated cost of doing business of these blue […]
Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas – Gov. Rick Perry today announced Carlos Rubinstein, Bech Bruun and Mary Ann Williamson will serve as the new full-time, three member board of the Texas Water Development Board pursuant to House Bill 4 of the 83rd Legislative Regular Session, effective Sept. 1, 2013. Rubinstein will serve as chair of […]
Warns Texans About False, Misleading Voter ID Advice Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas – “A recent news article stated that the attorney who advises the Mexican American Legislative Caucus on voting rights and redistricting issues is encouraging Texans to violate or ignore the law. “It is always unethical for a lawyer to advise someone to violate […]
By Paul Bedard – Washington Examiner The Republican National Committee, already threatening to block CNN and NBC from hosting 2016 primary debates if they air planned features on Hillary Clinton, is also looking to scrap the old model of having reporters and news personalities ask the questions at candidate forums.
By Charles Krauthammer, As a reaction to the crack epidemic of the 1980s, many federal drug laws carry strict mandatory sentences. This has stirred unease in Congress and sparked a bipartisan effort to revise and relax some of the more draconian laws. Traditionally — meaning before Barack Obama — that’s how laws were changed: We […]
By Kevin Brady The bickering over Bernanke’s successor is a sideshow. What’s really needed is a debate about Fed policy. President Obama ignited a contest over who will be the next Federal Reserve chairman when he hinted in a June television interview that Ben Bernanke would be replaced when his term expires at the end of […]
By Star Parker The purging of Grammy Award winner Donnie McClurkin from performing at a concert commemorating the 50th anniversary of the 1963 civil rights March on Washington and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech should serve as yet another wakeup call to Christian black Americans. McClurkin, a black pastor and gospel […]
By Katie Kieffer Janet Napolitano’s TSA agents won’t keep their blue, latex-covered paws to themselves. The TSA is now expanding its grope to rodeos, sports stadiums, music festivals and train stations. The TSA’s signature move is like the signature move of a guy who “accidently” brushes his hand against a woman’s buttocks or chest—a woman he’s […]
