United States
April 8th, 2014
Last Week, I hosted the Annual Coastal Bend Veterans Summit in Corpus Christi. I appreciated the opportunity to discuss veteran’s issues with a group a veterans that spanned 7 decades of service. It continues to be clear to...
April 8th, 2014
Last week, I told you about legislation I’ve introduced to reform the Endangered Species Act (ESA) to make it work better for landowners, communities, and species. The law is in need of reform—in the 40 years since it was...
April 7th, 2014
If someone would tell you a decade ago that two big Republican donors who support same-sex marriage and non-interventionist foreign policy would become the most vilified Republicans by the left, I would say, really? I...
April 4th, 2014
It happened to Mazda in 2011, and now it's happening again. Mazda Motor Corp has issued a recall for their Mazda6 sedans due to... spiders! The problem here is that this particular spider, the yellow sac spider, likes the...
April 4th, 2014
Steve Guillen, a Mechanical Engineering student at UT-Austin, is attempting the unthinkable challenge. He will be running the Hell’s Hills Tejas Trail Run in Smithville, TX this Saturday. Why is this unthinkable? Because the...
April 4th, 2014
As GOP hopefuls view the 2016 political environment, they realize that the current conflicting messages given by the Grand Old Party will do nothing to help their political aspirations. It is time that Republicans develop a...
April 3rd, 2014
If anyone shed the blood of man, by man shall his blood be shed; For in the image of God has man been made. Genesis 9:6http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/gosnell-movieAs Christians we should take...
April 2nd, 2014
“The American Republic will endure until the day Congress discovers that it can bribe the public with the public’s money.” - Alexis De Tocqueville A March 27th Op-ed in the San Antonio Express News by Nicholas Kristof calls...
April 1st, 2014
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded nearly $700,000 to The Civilians, Inc., a Brooklyn, NY theatre company, for a play that is described as “a thrilling and timely production” that is “a highly theatrical look into...
April 1st, 2014
Very often libertarians have to be speculative in describing how the voluntary sector might solve this or that problem. Today I talked to Prof. Ed Stringham, author of the forthcoming Private Governance (Oxford University...
April 8th, 2014
The recent uptick in American energy production is one of those economic miracles not thought possible a decade ago. Oil and gas production will reduce the United States' dependence on imports, and we may be become an energy...
April 7th, 2014
I issued the following statement after introducing The Eliminating Improper & Abusive IRS Audits Act of 2014 to provide further accountability and greater taxpayer protection against IRS abuse:As we approach the deadline...
April 6th, 2014
The head cheerleader in charge held a pep rally this week. Standing in front of a boisterous pep squad of bureaucrats from HHS and Democrats who support ObamaCare, the President declared his mission accomplished.However, not...
April 4th, 2014
On Wednesday, I spoke at Liberty University’s Convocation. Freedom and faith are intertwined, as our rights come from God, not government. The most important revolution was not fought with guns or bayonets, but was a...
April 4th, 2014
Today I released the following statement regarding the Department of Labor’s March jobs report: While additional job creation is always welcome news, today’s report serves as a reminder that ObamaCare is holding back our...
April 3rd, 2014
I have always loved the Patriot Band, Madison Rising… but this new song they wrote, “Amazing America” is so spot on!It is the theme song for Sarah Palin’s new show on the Sportsman’s Channel that will premier April 3rd…If...
April 3rd, 2014
FORT HOOD, TEXAS--For the second time in five years, a military commander has stood before the media outside the gates of Fort Hood, Texas, to explain the details of a shooting of soldiers in the nation’s largest military...
April 2nd, 2014
The following article originally appeared on The Quorum Report and was republished with permission.Hoping to add a sense of urgency for Texas Republicans in Washington, business groups that represent thousands of...
April 1st, 2014
Libertarians within the Republican Party and Republicans who are called “moderate” because they aren’t social Conservatives claim that we will win over more voters and that it’s hypocritical of small-government Conservatives...
March 31st, 2014
The following is a press release:Austin, TX — Several associations – spanning hotels, restaurants, landowners, citrus growers, and retailers – today announced their joint effort to press Congress to pass immigration reform...