From everyone at the Texas Insider to you, our readers and loved ones, may this Christmas Season be filled with Blessings, Love, Joy, and Giving. May you cherish your time and memories together. We wish all a blessed Christmas, and may the Lord continue to bless us and bring us all a brighter, Happy New Year!

Builders, tradespeople, homeowners, even DIYers across the country depend on access to various Building & Safety Codes to ensure their projects meet nationally standardized legal and safety standards. But under Democrat Sen. Chris Coons's bill, Standard Development Organizations (SDOs) would be able to copyright the nation's technical standards, meaning they could charge for or control access. The consequences would extend beyond mere inconvenience – and is simply irresponsible.

After after a week of weak excuses, the Biden White House has finally confirmed actual drone sightings over U.S. Military Bases – something they downplayed or denied last week – while continuing to say they aren’t worried about the mysterious flights sparking increased levels of fear among the American public. “We have not identified anything anomalous, and do not assess the activity to date to present a national security or public safety risk,” read a statement from the FBI, the Homeland Security Department, and the U.S. Department of Defense.

"After 1,000s of hours of preparation and donated toys and clothing, we finally get to see the relief on parents’ faces. Its the hope, joy, and gratitude of knowing their children will have presents under the tree come Christmas morning,” said The Salvation Army's Austin Area Commander, Major Lewis Reckline, announcing the 8:45am Friday, Dec. 13th Kick Off Event at 6510 S. Congress Ave. in South Austin near William Cannon.

Gov. Abbott and our State Legislators have shown Texas can lead the way in creating life-changing medical innovations for Texans suffering from chronic afflictions like Sickle Cell Disease. And, our Texas State Agencies have been working expeditiously to expand access to potentially curative treatments. Our medical teams are ready, families are waiting – let's finish what we started and make Texas a national leader in Sickle Cell Treatment.

“Let’s just say the quiet part out loud,” said outgoing Democrat Cong. Dean Phillips – who spoke for many Americans when he posted on X, "Certain Americans are indeed above the law." Joe Biden began his presidency with a series of lies about his son’s influence-peddling and international business dealings, and is ending his career by leaving the White House with a stunning broken promise to the American people. One Senator said he believes Biden will go down in history as not only the worst president ever – but also as the most corrupt.

The cover-up and focus on Hunter Biden's years of illicit international influence-peddling and "Family Business" was never really about Hunter Biden – it was, is, and forever will be about covering up the criminal actions of President Joe Biden. ​​​​​​​Every president hands out pardons – but not like this. Joe Biden pardoned his son before he was even sentenced. The U.S. Justice System that has been weaponized against so many other Americans was, for Joe Biden and his son, used as their protection. And, that means particularly for Joe Biden.

Hunter Biden was scheduled to be sentenced on three Federal Gun Charges just 10 days from now, and also on Dec. 16th after pleading guilty to nine Federal Tax Evasion Charges prior to being pardoned Sunday by his 82-year-old father-president near the end of a controversial presidential term that now ensures Hunter spends no time in federal prison. “President Biden is a hypocrite,” said one of many critics. “It makes a mockery of the Democrats,” said another. Presidential pardons are absolute, and cannot be overturned by the courts or Congress.

As the Special Counsel who had sought to bring down Donald Trump moved today to abandon both the "Election Interference" and the "Classified Documents" Cases, “I persevered, against all odds, and WON,” said President-Elect Donald Trump, as a momentous finale to an unprecedented chapter in U.S. political & Federal Law Enforcement history closed with Trump emerging indisputably victorious.

"We will focus on driving change through Executive Action, based on existing legislation rather than passing new laws. ​​​​​​​Our North Star for reform will be the U.S. Constitution," said Elon Musk & Vivek Ramaswamy, having been named by President-Elect Trump to serve as Co-Leaders of the Dept. of Government Efficiency, or "DOGE" for short. And according to Musk & Ramaswamy, DOGE will present a list of recommendations to President Trump, who can by Executive Action immediately take action.

Rest assured, efforts to derail Donald Trump’s election mandate are already underway within a high-level group of Government Employees & Biden-Harris Staff known as "Political Appointees." Many of what is referred to as "The Swamp" start their careers there, and subsequently 'burrow in" for a lifelong career of benefits and perks in future administrations. There are 7,000+ such people in each administration, and Trump should get rid of every single one of them if he's serious about draining The Swamp. They all need to go.

No matter how much money Kamala Harris and the Democrats spent on advertising, it turns out you can't convince American Voters – particularly women – that "the cost of living" and "the economy" are not that bad after a long bout of the highest rate of inflation in 40 years. According to exit polls, Donald Trump won: 45% of the overall Women's Vote; 53% of White Women voters; 38% of Latino Women; 37% of Women aged 18-29; 43% of Women aged 30 to 44; and 50% of Women from ages 45 to 64.

Republicans everywhere should pay attention to what defeated Pennsylvania Democrat Sen. Bob Casey is trying to pull off. His lawyers are in court arguing for: 1.) Ballots of NON-Registered “voters”; 2.) Un-Signed Mail-In Ballots; 3.) Mail-In Ballots without Dates; and 4.) Ballots cast in a County where the Voter does NOT Live, to be counted. While he has no chance, this is a warning of Democrat's future Game Plans. They want people who aren’t registered, who don’t have IDs, or who live Out of State to be counted.

What seemed unthinkable right up until early, early Wednesday Morning, is now in fact reality. It's brought shock and self-degradation from seemingly stunned Democrats – and euphoria from Republicans who can't believe the size and scope of Donald Trump’s "historic" victory. The clear-cut results and resounding defeat of Joe Biden’s vice president has quickly reset the political landscape in Washington, D.C. – its upended the national media's narratives, the pollsters predictions, and Democrat Party elite's desperate hopes.

The Republican Party is now firmly committed to putting American interests first. And Tuesday voters sent a clear message they want their government run for the benefit of its citizens, not for foreigners – and not for ideologies unconnected to their belief in America. An entrenched liberal-elitist, Democrat Ruling Class has been roundly rejected, and the depths from which Americans of all political stripes rose to defend themselves is both a searing indictment of Democrat's leftward lurch, and a demand for the country's problems to be fixed.

"31 states in this country have Voter Registration by Political Party – and in the past four years, 30 of them have seen movement toward Republicans. We’re missing something, and its because they give us the same polls over and over again,” said Republican consultant Alex Castellanos, who's previously worked for Jeb Bush & Mitt Romney. “What they’re missing is a massive shift in Voter Registration underneath all of this," he said. Two out of every three days since roughly early October, Democrats and Kamala Harris have lost ground in polling forecasts.

"Saturday Night Live" may have been crushing her for months with satire & jokes about her inability to answer questions from the press, but allowing Democrat Kamala Harris to appear on the last show before Tuesday's Election has many questioning NBC Entertainment's scheduling of the appearance. FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr said Harris' appearance on "SNL" alongside her on-screen doppelgänger was a "clear and blatant effort to evade" the rule that's designed to "avoid exactly this type of biased and partisan conduct."

The Washington Post, USA Today, the Los Angeles Times – some of the nation's major Daily Newspapers that routinely give out their stamp of approval to Democrats and liberals during election years – are suddenly deciding to pass on endorsing Democrat Kamala Harris. The choice not to endorse Harris has provoked substantial outrage in liberal Media & Political Circles – but as The Washington Post's owner Jeff Bezos said in a rare public response, the decision is rooted not in partisanship, but in a commitment to genuine independence.

Fueled by recent polling trends that show Donald Trump in a stronger & improving position than just weeks ago – and better positioned today than at the same point during 2016's winning campaign – the rapidly growing concerns among Democrat insiders confirms Mr. Trump has captured the momentum going in the final 10-days of his race against Kamala Harris. The latest polls show just 28% of Americans believe the country is "headed in the right direction" – and voters trust Trump over Harris to handle the single largest issue in the campaign.

In Nevada – where Democrats have relied for decades on Early Voting to counter the GOP's Election Day advantage – some 6,000 more Republicans have cast Early Ballots this year than Democrats, according to The Associated Press. To date, early-voting data shows Republican participation rates across the country represent a clear reversal of previous patterns – so much so records are being broken. Over 20 million ballots have been cast thus far, but, “We don't know yet if this is a shifting of furniture, or an added strength for Republicans.”