Fallon had already earned the endorsement of Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick for his planned return to the Texas Senate.
Federal
Federal Mask Mandate on Commercial Transportation Lifted
A U.S. district court judge ruled yesterday that the Center for Disease Control and Prevention lacked the authority to impose a mask mandate on commercial travel.
Inflation Skyrocketed to 40-Year High in March
Inflation reached 8.5 percent in March, the largest increase since December 1981.
Texas AG Condemns SCOTUS Nominee for Leniency Toward Child Porn Offenders
“Judge Jackson’s elevation to the Supreme Court would harm that institution, as well as children’s public safety nationwide.”
Border Encounters With Unaccompanied Children Surge in February
A 37 percent increase in kids crossing the border alone left an average of 520 children in custody per day and thousands more unaccounted for.
MOST RECENT
Cruz, Cornyn Sound Off on Second Impeachment Attempt
Both have called the impeachment “vindictive,” though Cornyn says he will “reserve judgment” until the case is presented.
How Biden’s Executive Orders Will Impact Texas
President Joe Biden just signed 17 executive orders affecting topics from immigration to energy. Here’s how some of them will impact the Lone Star State.
Texas GOP Condemns Second Attempt to Impeach Trump
“The second attempt to impeach President Trump shows that Democrats would rather play vindictive politics instead of engaging in the business of the American people.” – Allen West
Trump Celebrates Policy Successes at Texas Border
In Alamo, Texas, President Trump continued speaking about securing the border, immigration, and foreign policy advances with Mexico and Central American nations.
Cornyn Splits With Cruz, Will Vote to Certify Biden Victory
Cornyn says an emergency audit of the election proposed by Cruz is “designed to fail.”
Gooden to Challenge Electoral College Results
Terrell Republican wants Texas’ U.S. senators to do likewise.
Cruz Opposes ‘Taxpayer Funded Spending Spree’
Texas’ junior senator says a standalone relief package should have been passed months ago.
West: An Attorney’s (and Working Parent’s) 2020 Holiday Legal Wish List
It’s time for each state legislature to resume its proper rule-making authority and for governors (some who don’t even follow their own orders) to rightfully step aside.
Garcia & Retta: The Latino Vote in Texas
Latino voters went to the polls and finally voted for something different. If heavily Latino, deep blue South Texas can see such a shift, perhaps the urban centers are next.
Bovard: A New Coalition, If You Can Keep It
What the changing shape of the Republican base should mean for institutional Republicans.
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Cash Grab
Ronald Reagan said a government office “is the closest thing to eternal life we will ever see in this world.” Which is why the rush to grab the federal government’s so-called stimulus money is worrisome. Texas House members last week to a tentative step in reaching for the tainted dough — and straddling taxpayers with big ongoing costs.
Celebrating the Bill of Rights
It was 217 years ago today that our nation’s Bill of Rights went into effect, having been ratified by three-fourths of the states. These first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution, authored primarily by James Madison, were designed to accomplish two ends: firmly limiting the powers of the new federal government and clearly defining the rights of individuals.
New direction for the GOP
Now that the dust from the election has settled, we can see more clearly the direction in which we should proceed;or can we?
No Thanks
So the nation’s governors are asking for a collective bail-out. Their profligate spending, patterned after the excess of Washington, has left states gasping for cash. Well, not every governor or every state. Texas’ Rick Perry and South Carolina’s Mark Sanford are saying thanks, but no thanks.
California’s Possible Need for Federal Loan Shows Importance of Controlling Spending
In a disturbing development, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger sent a letter today to U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson saying the state may need to borrow $7 billion from the federal government to pay its bills. This indicates just how vital it is for Texas lawmakers to keep a lid on spending.
Bail-Out Sell-Out
Few things are more disgusting than having our principles sold-out by our political leaders. Make no mistake, the proposed federal “bail-out” of the credit market is a sell-out of our fundamental beliefs about freedom and the role of government. The action will burden us with debt and, worse, create horrific precedent for generations to come.
Noriega: More Federal Spending Is Needed For Public Education
According to the Dallas Morning News, State Rep. Rick Noriega who is currently campaigning to take over John Cornyn’s senate seat believes that the Texas education system needs to be overhauled How does he want to achieve this overhaul? He wants to spend more of your tax dollars on the federal level.
Freeing Health Care
That individuals find it all but impossible to find health insurance is a function of disfunctional public policy. Tax policy highly favors employer-provided health insurance, further removing individuals from seeing the real cost of the care they receive. It also ties people to their employer in ways that are economically unhealthy.
Got Freedom?
This week marked "cost of government day" — the date in which the average American has now paid the cost of taxes and regulations handed down from federal, state and local governments. The date, July 16, means Americans work more than half the year to pay for all the government we enjoy.
Leave Us Alone
The American Right and Left are each comprised of disparate groups, with a variety of priorities and objectives. What draws them together, into the Left and the Right? My friend Grover Norquist has developed a fairly convincing theory that’s at once obvious and obfuscated. In the title of his new book, “Leave Us Alone,” Grover provides what does, or should, unify the American center-right.