By Thomas Sowell There are no winners in the trial of George Zimmerman. The only question is whether the damage that has been done has been transient or irreparable. Legally speaking, Zimmerman has won his freedom. But he can still be sued in a civil case, and he will probably never be safe to live his […]
By Dennis Prager The greatest hope most Americans — including Republicans — had when Barack Obama was elected president was that the election of a black person as the country’s president would reduce, if not come close to eliminating, the racial tensions that have plagued America for generations. This has not happened. The election, and even […]
By Charles Krauthammer Republicans should focus on serious tax reform and insist on real border control. The conventional wisdom evolves. Yesterday, Washington was merely broken, gridlocked, dysfunctional. The passive voice spread the blame evenly. Today it’s agreed that Republican obstructionism is the root of all evil — GOP resistance having now escalated to nihilism and […]
Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas – “Amnesty for 11-12 million people in the country illegally is occurring in 6 months (in the Senate’s recently passed bill,) and we might never, ever get to Border Security. “Basically the Senate Immigration Reform Bill is unconstitutional, unworkable, and I cannot believe it would be supported by the American […]
Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Bill Flores (R-Texas), along with a substantial bipartisan majority of the Texas Congressional Delegation, including U.S. Senators Cornyn and Cruz, sent a letter to President Obama urging him to support Texas Governor Rick Perry’s major disaster declaration appeal for West, Texas.
Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas – The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) today announced that Sharon Breckenridge Thomas of San Antonio was sworn in to serve on the Texas Commission on Human Rights. The ceremony took place at TWC’s main building in Austin on Thursday and was conducted by Chief Justice Wallace Jefferson.
Highlights Legislation to Assist Texas Veterans and Efforts to Reduce VA Backlog of Texas-Based Disability Claims Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas – Gov. Rick Perry today highlighted legislation signed into law this session to assist veterans and their families, and discussed the state’s efforts to help clear the backlog of Texas-based disability claims made through the […]
“We launched extensive outreach efforts and streamlined processes to help reunite more owners with their money.” Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Comptroller Susan Combs announced today she has returned $1 billion in unclaimed property to rightful owners since she took office in 2007. This is the largest sum of money ever returned by a Texas […]
Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas – Gov. Rick Perry today set Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, as the special election date to fill the Texas State House District 50 seat formerly held by Rep. Mark Strama. Candidates for this special election must file applications with the Secretary of State no later than 5:00 p.m. on Sept. […]
Proposes Bill to Fully Defund Obamacare Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) is today introducing legislation to fully defund Obamacare. Co-sponsors of the bill include Sens. Jim Inhofe (R-OK), Jim Risch (R-ID), Mike Lee (R-UT), Rand Paul (R-KY), Roy Blunt (R-MO), John Barrasso (R-WY), Marco Rubio (R-FL), Paul Isakson (R-GA), […]
Texas Republicans unite to achieve a long time conservative goal Texas Insider Report: Washington, DC – The U.S. House of Representatives achieved the unthinkable by passing a farm-only farm bill that divorces the controversial food stamp program from U.S. agriculture policy. The long time goal of House conservatives passed 216 to 208.
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. 2642, the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013:
Merchandise exports totaled a record $110.3 billion Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration (ITA) announced new data that show the Houston metropolitan area became the top metropolitan area for exports in 2012. Houston had been in second place for metropolitan area with the greatest exports since […]
Initiative Targets 120,000 Homeless and At-Risk Vets and Families WASHINGTON – Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki announced today the award of nearly $300 million in grants that will help approximately 120,000 homeless and at-risk veterans and their families. The grants have been awarded to 319 community agencies in all 50 states, the District […]
By Michelle Malkin I would like to declare a war on women — namely, all those cringe-inducing ninnies who lust after every celebrity criminal defendant with big muscles, tattoos, puppy-dog eyes or Hollywood hair. You know who I’m talking about, right? America’s Bad Boy groupies. They’re on the courthouse steps with their “Free Jahar” signs, cooing […]
By Michael Barone On Obamacare, as on immigration enforcement and welfare requirements, Barack Obama is following the course that cost King James II his throne. He is dispensing with the law. James II was ousted in the Glorious Revolution of 1688-89, in large part for claiming that he could in particular cases dispense with — that […]
By Ann Coulter This week, instead of attacking a Hispanic senator, Marco Rubio, I will defend a Hispanic citizen, George Zimmerman, on trial for the murder of Trayvon Martin. (Zimmerman would make a better senator.) It’s becoming painfully obvious why no charges were brought against Zimmerman in this case — until Al Sharpton got involved. All […]
To Pro-Abortion Foes: “We’re Protecting Women’s Health, and Babies.” “We’re here today because life is precious. We’re here today because we want to help protect women’s health and babies. “And I’ve got a message for all those people out there that don’t agree with us – and it may surprise you – it’s ‘we love you.’ […]
