By Guy Benson If you’re surprised by this administration’s poisonous rhetoric, you haven’t been paying attention. And once again, the self-appointed civility policy are strangely off duty. Go figure. Which brings us to Dan Pfeiffer, one of our beloved Post-Partisan Prince’s spokesmen. Pfeiffer’s name may sound familiar; he’s the brilliant messaging guru who informed the country […]

By Ken Blackwell We’re all paying more at the pump. It’s hurting consumers and dangerous for the fragile economy. And, it’s because of a Washington handout to corn farmers and big Wall Street banks – all disguised as a measure to promote renewable energy and clean-burning fuels. The Renewable Fuel Standards (RFS) mandates an ever-increasing floor […]

A Lifetime, Legacy of Leadership: 1930-2013 By Jim Cardle Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas — Its been a week now since friends & family gathered to pay their respect to James A. Leonard, who died September 12th, a month short of his 83d birthday. In 1960, Leonard announced his candidacy for the Texas Senate as a Republican, despite […]

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. — Don’t miss Miller’s update on the latest SBOE actions to address the […]

‘Report’ can’t hide premium increases for America’s families Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON, DC – “After years of delays and lack of accountability, the report released today contains nothing but bad news for American families – they will pay more for their health care, despite the President’s many promises otherwise. Texans will not see the $2,500 […]

Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) issued the following statement after it was reported that the IRS is unable to account for $67 million from a fund intended for implementing Obamacare: “This is disgusting but unfortunately not surprising. The fact that the IRS cannot even keep track of Americans’ hard […]

By Conn Carroll – Washington Examiner If conservatives are looking for someone to stand up and fight Obamacare, no matter the odds, then Sen. Ted Cruz is delivering that fight right now. Still standing Since a little after 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, the Texas Republican has been speaking continuously on the floor of the U.S. Senate. […]

Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON – Building on President Obama’s Climate Action Plan to continue America’s leadership in clean energy innovation, the Energy Department announced today $3 million to Texas institutions as part of a $60 million investment in nuclear energy research and improvements to university research reactors and infrastructure. The awards announced today will help […]

~ Highlights the Importance of Water to the State’s Economy ~ Texas Insidr Report: AUSTIN, Texas – (DALLAS, TX) –  On Monday, September 23, Texas State Rep. Roberto Alonzo addressed a group of students, faculty, and other guests at Mountain View College about Constitutional Amendment No. 6 which is one of nine amendments that will […]

Number Includes 1.3 Million Young Adults Making 400 Percent of Federal Poverty Level or Less Young People Less Likely to Receive a Subsidy than Older People – Newly-Released Federal Data Confirms National Center for Public Policy Research Study Showing the Subsidy Structure Will Likely Create an ObamaCare “Death Spiral” Washington, DC – Data on premiums in the federal […]

Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas – Gov. Rick Perry has appointed Kem Thompson Frost of Katy as chief justice of the Fourteenth Court of Appeals for a term to expire at the next general election. Frost is a current justice of the Fourteenth Court of Appeals, a position she has held since her appointment in […]

$27 billion collected during the Abbott administration Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas – “Thanks to the hard work and dedication of Child Support Division employees, child support collections continue to increase in the State of Texas. This success not only helps children all across the state, but also ensures that parents – not the taxpayers […]

By Ann Coulter If I could briefly interrupt the Republican firing squad aiming at Ted Cruz, let’s talk about something we all agree on. And by “we all,” I mean a majority of the American people, the Teamsters, many Democrats and every single last Republican. Obamacare is an unmitigated disaster. It was passed illegally without the […]

By Larry Elder Former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor is worried. In a recent speech at Boise State, O’Connor said: “Less than one-third of eighth-graders can identify the historical purpose of the Declaration of Independence, and it’s right there in the name. … The more I read and the more I listen, the more […]

By Debra J. Saunders When House Republicans voted to cut the food stamp program by $39 billion over the next decade, Democrats charged GOP cruelty. Strategist Donna Brazile wrote that the move was a “heartless act,” not “an example of government tightening its belt or making tough choices.” In fact, the proposed cut presents a classic […]

Voices Support for House-Passed CR that Defunds Obamacare Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) today outlined his support for the House-passed Continuing Resolution (CR) that defunds Obamacare and the reasons this flawed law must be completely dismantled and defunded to save Texans and Americans across the country from its detrimental impact: […]

The Wall Street Journal The freshman Texas Senator volunteers House Republicans for duty on his implausible defunding gambit. So House Republicans have passed and sent to the Senate a budget that includes no funding for the Affordable Care Act, setting up a political showdown that could result in a government shutdown. We wish the GOP […]

By Erick Erickson A curious moment happened on Fox News Sunday. Chris Wallace told Karl Rove that a number of Republicans in Congress had sent him opposition research on Ted Cruz once Fox announced Cruz would be on. Rove responded. He said this was all happening because Cruz and Mike Lee had not worked out strategy […]