Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas – The time is here for Texans to take a stand for life! Please join us for a pro-life rally on Monday July 8 at 7 p.m. on the south steps of the Texas State Capitol. We are asking every Texan supportive of life to come to Austin to stand […]
By Star Parker A Fourth of July Gallup poll presented an interesting picture about our country. Americans overwhelmingly express pride in being American, yet the division is wide and deep about what being an American means. Eighty-five percent of respondents say they are “extremely” or “very” proud to be an American. Yet, 71 percent say they […]
By Conn Carroll As the immigration debate in Congress moves from the Senate to the House, the Republican pointman for those who want to give citizenship to illegal immigrants is also switching from the Senate’s most-likely White House 2016 candidate, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., to the House’s, Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis. “We need to enforce our […]
By Ken Blackwell Dear Mr. President: Recent events in Egypt show the failure of your administration’s policies toward this largest of Arab countries. You helped in the overthrow of dictator Hosni Mubarak. Very well. Americans should shed no tears for Mubarak’s departure. He stayed in power for thirty years the way the Tsar did: by […]
By Phillip Klein In a stunning development, the Obama administration announced on Tuesday it is going to delay the implementation of the employer mandate, a major aspect of President Obama’s health care law initially set to go into effect on Jan. 1, by a year. In a blog post, the Treasury Department wrote that it has […]
“The President wants to delay implementation until after the 2014 elections. . . “ Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) today issued the following statement regarding the Obama Administration’s decision to delay implementation of Obamacare’s employer mandate:
Conn Carroll – Morning Examiner In what even The New York Times is describing as a “significant setback for President Obama’s signature domestic initiative,” the Treasury Department announced Tuesday that it would be delaying implementation of Obamacare’s employer mandate for an entire year.
By Rep. Ralph M. Hall (TX-04) WASHINGTON, DC . . . This week Americans across the country will gather together to celebrate our nation’s independence and all the freedoms we enjoy. As we reflect on the contributions of our forefathers and the sacrifices of our servicemen and women, I think about America’s pursuit of energy […]
Nearly $1 million awarded for Medicaid and CHIP outreach and enrollment Texas Insider Report: Washington, DC – Today, the Department of Health and Human Services announced that Houston-based Gateway to Care has won a $998,784 grant under the Connecting Kids to Coverage Outreach and Enrollment Grant program to continue outreach and enrollment efforts for children […]
From Lt. Governor David Dewhurst Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas – 237 years ago, a group of leaders who valued freedom over life itself cast aside anonymity to take a stand. By signing their names to the Declaration of Independence, 56 were potentially signing their own arrest warrant, but they still took pen in hand. […]
Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas – (Amarillo) — Local restaurant owners and managers will share their concerns about Obamacare, immigration reform, and other federal regulations with area Congressman Mac Thornberry (R-Clarendon) on Wednesday, July 3, during a roundtable discussion at Macaroni Joe’s, 1619 S. Kentucky, Suite 1500-D, Amarillo, TX 79102.
Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Congressman Pete Sessions (R-TX-32), Chairman of the House Rules Committee and a Member of House Republican Leadership, today released the following statement regarding the Obama Administration’s announcement that it will delay the employer mandate until 2015:
Texas Association of Business Lauds Increasing Momentum Behind Health Insurance Tax Repeal; 50 Percent of U.S. House Sponsoring Repeal Bill Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas — The following statement on the increasing number of House sponsors for repeal of the Affordable Care Act’s Health Insurance Tax (HIT) should be attributed to Bill Hammond, president and CEO […]
Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas – (ROUND ROCK) – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott’s Cyber Crimes Unit officers, in collaboration with the FBI and the Round Rock Police Department, conducted an undercover investigation in Williamson and northern Travis counties during the month of June and arrested eight suspected online sex predators.
By Michelle Malkin As we celebrate our nation’s 237th birthday, a crucial facet of American life has all but vanished. We have forsaken, in a systematic and deliberate public manner, one of our most fundamental duties: fostering civic virtue in each and every one of our citizens. What does it mean to be an American? Politicians […]
By Walter E. Williams Recent opinion polls demonstrate a deepening distrust of the federal government. That’s not an altogether bad thing. Our nation’s founders recognized that most human abuses are the result of government. As Thomas Paine said, “government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil.” Because of their fear of abuse, the […]
By Byron York In the end, immigration reform really was a done deal in the Senate. Debates come down to numbers on Capitol Hill, and the Gang of Eight reform team had the numbers. Needing 60 votes to overcome a filibuster, they started with the Senate’s 54 Democrats and then added the four Republican Gang members. […]
“Immigration reform is a nationwide challenge, and immigration reform should promote the national interest – not the special interest of individual Senators. . . “ Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) addressed the de facto earmarks and accounting tricks that have been included in the immigration reform bill today on […]
