March 2nd, 2011
U.S. Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) questioned U.S. Department of Education Secretary Arne Duncan on the Administration’s refusal to release $830 million in Education Jobs funds for Texas teachers and students due to the Doggett...
March 2nd, 2011
Wisconsin Lt. Governor Rebecca Kleefisch went "On the Record" Tuesday to discuss Governor Scott Walker's Budget Repair bill and the issue of collective bargaining.Lt. Governor Kleefisch explained that the reason public...
March 2nd, 2011
Ken Mercer has been appointed as the Chairman of the committee on school initiatives. This committee handles many policies regarding charter schools and will play an integral role in Texas education reform over the next...
March 1st, 2011
Over the weekend, there were rallies held across the nation as part of Van Jones's "American Dream" movement in support of the Wisconsin protesters and all other public employees and middle class workers. In light of these...
March 1st, 2011
Monday, I issued the following statement in response to an U.S. Department of Interior (DOI) announcement that it has approved the first new deepwater drilling permit since last April:For nearly nine months the Obama...
February 28th, 2011
NRCC - On Friday, House Republicans introduced a temporary government funding measure that cuts federal spending based on proposals endorsed by Senate Democrats: “House Republicans began rolling out Friday a novel stop-gap...
February 28th, 2011
If You Cannot Answer These Questions, Then You Have A Moral Responsibility To Vote Against A ConconHow would delegates from Texas be selected or elected to a Con Con?How would delegates from other states be selected or...
February 27th, 2011
There has been extensive dialogue on the use of economic sanctions during the course of international diplomacy, but I struggle to understand how the President of the United States has applied a unilateral approach to...
February 26th, 2011
In New York City, Black women abort 60% of their pregnancies.Pastor Stephen Broden mounted an unsuccessful run against Eddie Bernice Johnson for Dallas-area Congressional District 30 last year. He is one of the founders and...
February 25th, 2011
That is exactly what happened in the Texas SenateAfter visiting the offices of every Texas Senator, providing them with factual information as to the risks to our God-given constitutional liberty, all of the...
March 2nd, 2011
Raymond Davis in Pakistan Police Station
March 2nd, 2011
As we know, death came to the defenders of the Alamo, but victory later came for the people of Texas. And today 25 million Texans can celebrate our liberty, and honor the founding generation of Texans who secured it for us....
March 1st, 2011
On February 17, the School Board for the Lumberton Independent School District (LISD) held a meeting. The School Board recently authorized an internal financial audit costing LISD $40,000 at a time when Texas public schools...
March 1st, 2011
A sad moment in history was noted yesterday with the passing of the last surviving Veteran of the World War I era. Frank Buckles died at his home in West Virginia yesterday, a little more than a month after his 110th...
February 28th, 2011
Friday, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar was in Houston examining new technology while gasoline prices are rising and deepwater drilling permits pile up in his Washington office.Recent events in the Middle East have...
February 28th, 2011
“If we should vote next week on whether to begin producing cheese in a factory on the moon, I almost certainly would oppose it...On the other hand, if the government decided to institute the policy, it would be my objective...
February 27th, 2011
I came across a blog that tells the story about the world today; the old order is breaking down world wide. In the United States, the political class is collapsing before our eyes as the old order is fighting to hold on to...
February 26th, 2011
Will House Republicans Stand Firm?During the last days of the lame duck session of Congress in 2010, the House and Senate passed a compromise Continuing Resolution (CR) to fund the government on a temporary...
February 25th, 2011
Republican Party of Texas - As we keep you up to speed about our RPT priority legislative items, we want to bring your attention to the next stage of action for the Voter ID bill. Two weeks ago, the Texas Senate passed...
February 25th, 2011
Illegal immigration from what Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) refers to as OTMs (Other than Mexican) has grown rapidly in the past ten years. One of the fastest growing numbers is illegal immigrants from India. In...