By Brent Bozell The central criticism of the George Zimmerman trial is that there was one. It was simply impossible to convict him of anything beyond a reasonable doubt. The central criticism of the coverage of this trial was that there was any. How did this story merit consideration as national news? Why was the death […]

Sends letter to White House with Cruz, Flores Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON, D.C. – (MIDLAND)—U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, has joined Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Rep. Bill Flores, R-Texas, in sending a letter to President Obama supporting Texas Governor Rick Perry’s recent appeal for a Major Disaster Declaration for West, TX. Perry’s original request […]

‘Millions have benefitted from Senator Hutchison’s efforts,’ says Brady Texas Insider Report: Washington, DC – Today, the U.S. Senate passed the Kay Bailey Hutchison Spousal IRA Act, legislation introduced by Senators Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) and John Cornyn (R-TX) in the Senate and Congressman Sam Johnson (R-TX) in the House, that renames Section 219 (c) of […]

Texas Insider Report: Washington, D.C. – Congressman Lamar Smith (R-Texas) today introduced legislation to reduce frivolous lawsuits that plague our legal system. The Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act (H.R. 2655) imposes mandatory sanctions on lawyers who file frivolous lawsuits in federal courts. The bill holds attorneys accountable for lawsuit abuse.

Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON, DC . . . Yesterday evening, Rep. Hall (TX-04) voted in favor of H.R. 2609, The Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2014, which passed the House 227-198.  

By Susan Crabtree Sen. John McCain and Sen. Charles Schumer, the two leaders of the Senate Gang of Eight immigration negotiators, cast House Republicans’ stubborn refusal to take up the Senate-passed bill in a positive light Thursday. Instead of cajoling them to take up the upper chamber’s comprehensive bill, McCain, R-Ariz., and Schumer, D-N.Y., said […]

Ceremonially signs SB 24 at UT-Pan American, UT Brownsville Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas – (EDINBURG, Texas) – Gov. Rick Perry today was joined by The University of Texas System Chairman Gene Powell, Chancellor Francisco Cigarroa, The University of Texas-Pan American (UTPA) President Robert Nelson, The University of Texas at Brownsville (UTB) President Juliet Garcia […]

Grassroots, Social Media & Financial Support Rising Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas — “Each new day brings fresh momentum to our campaign,” said Dallas State Rep. Dan Branch, announcing that Texans for Dan Branch will report over $4 million cash on hand prior to his much anticipated step into the Attorney General race to replace Greg […]

Proudest of Welfare Reform, Nursing Home Reform, Parks Restoration & Tax Cuts Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas – (KERRVILLE, TX) – House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Harvey Hilderbran, R-Kerrville, announced today in a Personal Privilege Speech on the floor of the Texas House that he will not seek reelection next year.

Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas – (Kerrville, TX)– Kerr County Attorney and native Rob Henneke has announced his intention to run in the 2014 Republican Primary to replace Harvey Hilderbran following Hilderbran’s announcement that he will not seek reelection. Describing himself as a Ted Cruz Republican, Henneke has served as Kerr County Attorney since 2010 […]

Agency to receive up to $2.1 million in grants to provide re-employment services Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas – The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) announced today that it has received $1.1 million of the funding it requested in National Emergency Grants (NEG) from the U.S. Department of Labor to assist workers displaced by the recent […]

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 […]