This past Wednesday at Cafe Adobe to an overflow crowd, Paul Simpson, candidate for Harris County Republican Party Chair, officially kicked off his grass roots campaign. Surrounded by supporters and family members, in the heart of the Spring Branch Community, Paul reminded us of why he is the right person for the job of county chair. “We are in a fight for the future of Texas. Harris County is a key battleground. To win, the GOP needs to rebuild, ground up.

Like a thief in the night US Rep Steve Stockman Texas District 36 has challenged US Senator John Cornyn. With only a minute left on the 6pm deadline on Monday, December 9, Stockman filed in Austin for the Senate seat held by Cornyn. There are a total of eight candidates, including the incumbent Cornyn, who will struggle to win the Republican nomination. There are also two Libertarians who will certainly draw support from Texas Republican voters. That’s a pretty crowded field all scrambling for Cornyn’s seat. Read more about Cornyn's Nightmare Becomes Reality

All around Israel things are in tremendous turmoil.

To Israel's south, Egypt is experiencing its worst period of unrest in 50 years. There is no elected government, and there won't be until next year. The economy is on a ventilator in Egypt. It is propped up only by billions of dollars of aid from Gulf countries.

The Muslim Brotherhood is openly fighting the interim government with armed mobs. Terrorists and vagabonds in the always lawless Sinai Peninsula are only encouraged by the weakened state of Cairo. Read more about Israel QME Enhancement Act

House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA) today announced the witness list for next week’s field hearing on the Affordable Care Act in Dallas, Texas. This is the fourth in a series of field hearings on ObamaCare’s impact on Americans.

The hearing will examine recent reports of fraudulent activity related to the ObamaCare navigators program and how Texas officials are responding. The hearing will also discuss findings of the continuing Oversight Committee investigation and committee staff report on the navigators program

Being a photographer for most of my life, I well understand the outrage the photojournalists feel toward the Obama Administration. Photojournalists have been ‘locked out’ from going to the White House and official events to photograph the president during functions. It seems the photojournalists are at last feeling the ‘power’ pinch which is not in their favor. They should have known this was coming with Obama promising transparency and delivering none. Read more about Photographers Left Sightless by Obama

Yesterday, the House passed the FY2014 national defense funding bill, which included a provision that I have advocated for to require the Administration to increase its efforts to combat the Haqqani network, a designated Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO). Read more about Congressman Poe Hails Passage Of Defense Funding Bill Including Language To Combat The Haqqani Network

I issued the below statement following today’s House vote on the Bipartisan Budget Act (H.J. Res. 59). The budget passed by a vote of 332-94.

I supported the congressional budget agreement for a number of reasons. First, it reduces the deficit by $23 billion more over the next 10 years than current law. (Current law is the Budget Control Act known as sequestration.) The budget provides $33 billion more for defense over the next two years, which will help San Antonio’s military installations and the thousands of men and women who serve our country. Read more about Congressman Smith Statement on Budget Vote

The McClennan County GOP and KCENTV are hosting a debate tonight between the four candidates for the Republican nomination to be the next Lt. Governor of Texas.  The candidates are, Texas Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, Texas Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson, State Senator Dan Patrict and Texas Ag Commissioner Todd Staples.  Following is the live stream for the video.  Please watch it here and them talk about it in the Facebook comment stream below.

kcentv.com - KCEN HD - Waco, Temple, and Killeen Read more about McClennan County GOP Presents - Texas Lt. Governor Candidates Debate

You want to know why government has no ingenuity? Because ingenuity requires actual WORK…such as demonstrated by one wood chopper!

Check out how this guy solves his problem. One thing is for sure; you can bet his knowledge came from a long history of trial and error.

The real world requires solutions that work, and not theoretical solutions based on communist ideals. Read more about Obama’s Harvard education debunked by a wood chopper

The Texas 2014 Republican Primary Election has more hotly contested races than I have ever seen. From the race for Lieutenant Governor to the race for Attorney General all the way down to County Judge Races. One big race seems to always go overlooked though. The Texas Comptroller Republican Primary Race never gets much publicity, but it is a very important statewide office. Read more about How Could Debra Medina Support Joe Straus? - Texas Comptroller Race Update