From Senator Donna Campbell Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas – As I travel across the district, many people approach me with questions about toll roads. Since there’s some misinformation out there, allow me to set the record straight. Funding for our roads and highways has been neglected for years. I ran for office last year […]

By David A. Díaz – Legislative Media First Major Phase of Upcoming University of Texas Medical School in Edinburg Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas – Edinburg leaders, along with state legislators and top officials with The University of Texas System, were on hand in Harlingen at the UT Regional Academic Health Center on Wednesday, November 20, […]

Congressman Henry Cuellar Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON, D.C. – I would like to share with you several updates during my work week in Washington, D.C. Standing up in Support of HR 2728 On Wednesday, I spoke in support of H.R. 2728, the Protecting States’ Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act, a bill I co-sponsored. 

By Star Parker I have lined up my Christmas presents this year for our President, Barack Obama, and for his Secretary of Health and Human Services, Kathleen Sebelius. I will send them both a copy of the last book written by one of greatest economists of the last century, and winner of the Nobel Prize in […]

The Wall Street Journal Tehran can continue to enrich uranium at 10,000 working centrifuges. President Obama is hailing a weekend accord that he says has “halted the progress of the Iranian nuclear program,” and we devoutly wish this were true. The reality is that the agreement in Geneva with five Western nations takes Iran a […]

By John C. Goodman The idea that John F. Kennedy was really a conservative, rather than the liberal icon he is so often depicted as, is the thesis of a new book by Ira Stoll. The idea is seconded by George Will in a column in The Washington Post. Are they correct? Before examining the case, […]

“Ideal Power’s IPO exemplifies the fulfillment of the Texas Emerging Technology Fund’s mission . . . “ Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas – Texas Emerging Technology Fund (TETF) awardee Ideal Power today launched a successful initial public offering (IPO) on the NASDAQ capital market, raising over $15 million from its IPO. Ideal Power is the […]

By Sally C. Pipes Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON, D.C. – America’s doctor shortage is quickly becoming a crisis. No less than 14 states have introduced legislation or created new programs to deal with the problem, and ObamaCare is only making things worse. Physicians are responding to the health reform law’s intrusive regulations and insufficient payments […]

Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON, D.C. – The House of Representatives today approved the Protecting States’ Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act (H.R. 2728) to limit duplicative federal regulations on hydraulic fracturing where the states already have environmental protections in place. The bill, which protects American jobs and promotes American energy production, passed by a […]

“While we have a sunny economic story to tell, it is our responsibility as leaders to ensure state government is helping our citizens prepare for and deal with the storms that occasionally blow through life. . .” Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas —  In a week marked by natural disasters in the Midwest, Lt. Governor […]

“The Protecting States’ Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act . . . takes an important step toward reaffirming state’s rights in determining energy production and protecting America’s shale energy revolution. Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. House of Representatives has passed H.R. 2728, the Protecting States’ Rights to Promote American Energy Security […]

“It’s simple: we keep taxes low, maintain fair and predictable regulations, and protect our citizens from frivolous lawsuits. Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas – Texas cities continue to catch the attention of national business and economic publications for their economic strength and job creation, taking top marks in recent rankings by Forbes and The Business […]

Vote No on H.R. 2728 to Prevent State Law from Preempting Federal Law Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON, D.C. –Today, Congressmen Gene Green (D-TX), Filemon Vela (D-TX), and Pete Gallego (D-TX) voted against H.R. 2728, which would require the Department of Interior, a federal agency, to defer to state regulations for all activities related to hydraulic fracturing used to produce oil and gas […]

By Charlie Spiering Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio thinks Democrats might be ready to repeal Obamacare in eight weeks. “Look, this law cannot be saved. It will have to be repealed and the question is how long will it take for Democrats to realize that and cooperate in that endeavor,” Rubio told Bill O’Reilly on […]

By Conn Carroll – Washington Examiner Political shock waves from the exploding Obamacare myth that “if you like your plan, you can keep it” are laying waste to all in a concentric path through American liberalism. The latest casualties are the credibility of dozens of major liberal nonprofit activist groups that originated and then helped […]

Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX), Chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, today released the following statement in regards to allegations concerning the Bureau of the Census: “I am troubled by allegations that one or more individuals at the Bureau of the Census may have falsified input data for the monthly […]

Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Congressman Pete Sessions (R-TX), Chairman of the House Rules Committee, today released the following statement regarding House passage of H.R. 2728, H.R. 1900, and H.R. 1965: “I’m committed to advancing an all-of-the-above energy strategy to spur job growth, lower energy costs for American families, and to move our […]

By Katie Pavlich The Supreme Court will not block Texas legislation requiring abortion clinic doctors to have admitting privileges at local hospitals. More from the AP: A sharply divided Supreme Court is allowing Texas to continue enforcing abortion restrictions that opponents say have led more than a third of the state’s clinics to stop providing […]