July 1st, 2010
The Scientist reports on the controversial "23andMe" home gene test for "playful" characteristics (link requires free registration) such as curly hair and the ability to smell certain metabolites of asparagus (in the urine...
June 30th, 2010
There are numerous sources of bad information, misinformation, intentionally distorted information, and even outright lies circulating in media and government circles regarding the accidental BP Macondo blowout in the...
June 29th, 2010
With all the furor over the Arizona Illegal Immigration Enforcement Law recently passed, another new law in Arizona passed without much fanfare. Effective July 29th of this year, Arizona citizens will be allowed to carry a...
June 28th, 2010
I am the future!Well, not necessarily me personally, but people like me certainly are.The future of the Republican Party lies in the hands of my generation and of my ethnicity.
June 28th, 2010
You’ll be hearing that quite a bit over the next few days because President Obama’s administration has tapped former Houston Police Chief Harold Hurtt (pictured) for a key position at the Immigration and Custom’s Enforcement...
June 28th, 2010
The Texas Border Volunteers assist law enforcement officials with securing the border, upholding the rule of law, and educating the general public with regard to immigration issues. The Texas Border Volunteers regularly...
June 27th, 2010
Tomorrow, Monday, June 28, 2010, at approximately 7:00 a.m. EDT (also 7:00 a.m. CDT due to tape delay), U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, will be on NBC’s “Today Show” to preview...
June 27th, 2010
Speaker of the Texas House, Joe Straus, explains that the first thing he plans to do in the upcoming session is to balance the budget. He estimates Texas to have a $18 billion shortfall, but he is committed to balancing the...
June 26th, 2010
I certainly can’t recall 2 years when I’ve seen an administration barrel its agenda directly into the wing, whether political or judicial. George W. Bush resolutely prosecuted the war in Iraq, even as its public popularity...
June 25th, 2010
I attended the 2010 Republican Party of Texas Convention in Dallas this past week as a reporter, blogger, and as part of the campaign team for former State Chairman Cathie Adams.Shortly after the hectic floor race for...
June 30th, 2010
Following the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) final disapproval of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality's (TCEQ) flexible permit program today, I released the following statement:
June 29th, 2010
Milton Friedman was the preeminent American giant of economics of the past 100 years. In response to those who presumed him “conservative,” Friedman would assert that he was not. He was for liberty, which his expositions...
June 29th, 2010
I made the following opening statement during the committee’s hearing on the nomination of Elena Kagan to be an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. Below is the full text of his remarks, as prepared for delivery:...
June 28th, 2010
It is quite evident from this year's Texas Democratic Party Convention, that the Obama bubble has burst!
June 28th, 2010
Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher, better known as Joe the Plumber, will be in Austin this July 4th weekend to help empower citizens to take back America at the Texas Defending the American Dream™ Summit.
June 28th, 2010
I issued the following statement after the United States Supreme Court issued its ruling in McDonald v. City of Chicago:I applaud today’s Supreme Court decision that ensures every individual in our society has the...
June 27th, 2010
In a move reminiscent of the looters in Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged, President Obama’s Department of Labor announced a far-reaching change to the 1993 Family Medical Leave Act in a well publicized media event and News Release...
June 27th, 2010
Some dear friends, wonderful Conservative Republicans made me recently aware of the situation of two wonderful ladies: Olivera "Oli" Snyder and her sister, Jelena Boldt.Oli and Jelena were brought from Yugoslavia 25 years...
June 26th, 2010
National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) Chairman U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX), National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) Chairman U.S.
June 25th, 2010
The United States is a nation that promotes freedom of speech and freedom of expression for all...unless you're the leader of U.S. forces in Afghanistan.Wednesday, President Obama ordered General Stanley McChrystal to resign...