Tech billionaire Elon Musk blasted those who oppose the act, labeling them as “traitors.”
Federal
Texas Republican Congressmen Support Impeaching DHS Secretary Over Border Invasion
Candidates running for re-election in Texas were asked if they would support an effort to impeach DHS Secretary Mayorkas if Republicans gain a majority in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Analysis: Twitter Is Still Censoring Conservatives
Despite claims the social media giant will tilt right on Musk’s leadership, the company is still censoring opinions that dissent from the liberal narrative.
Ken Paxton Joins Forces With Other State AGs to Protect Children
“Nothing matters more than protecting our children.”
Congressional Hispanic Caucus Rejects Mayra Flores for ‘Extreme MAGA Values’
“This denial once again proves a bias towards conservative Latinas that don’t fit their narrative or ideology.”
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Texas Association of School Boards Supports Control Over Board Members’ Speech
In an amicus curiae brief to the U.S. Supreme Court, the Texas Association of School Boards supports censoring board members’ free speech.
Supreme Court Taking Time on Texas Heartbeat Act Decision
Although numerous media outlets speculated the Court would issue a decision regarding the controversial Texas law on Monday, they did not.
Biden’s Department of Education Investigating a Texas School District Fighting Critical Race Theory
Southlake’s Carroll ISD has been embroiled in the fight against CRT in schools since 2020 and is now under investigation for possible civil rights violations.
9 Texas Congressmen Press Texas Association of School Boards to Leave National Organization
The Texas Association of School Boards maintains its membership in the National School Board Association, which called parents “domestic terrorists” in September.
Federal Agency Halts Vaccine Mandate Implementation Amid Court Proceedings
The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals stayed OSHA’s Emergency Temporary Standard mandating vaccinations. OSHA has suspended mandate activities.
Van Taylor Draws GOP Primary Challengers
Two Republican rivals are courting conservative voters who say Taylor changed after going to Washington.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Files Motion to Halt President Biden’s Contractor Vaccine Mandate
Paxton requests a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction to stop Biden’s “unlawful vaccine mandate against federal contractors.”
Federal Appeals Court Calls Biden’s Vaccine Mandate ‘Staggeringly Overbroad’
Following the Biden administration’s challenge of the stay, the 5th Circuit ordered that OSHA shall not take steps to implement or enforce the mandate pending future court order.
Federal Judge Blocks Abbott School Mask Ban
Order blocks state officials from prohibiting mask mandates issued by local schools.
U.S. Reopens Mexican Border to Vaccinated Travelers
Despite the unknown vaccination status of illegal aliens pouring across the border, travelers with legal visas will have to present their vaccination card for entry.
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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.
Big John
Hanging in Sen. John Cornyn’s office is a guitar signed by rockers ZZ Top. Pretty cool. More cool is the way Cornyn has been rocking the U.S. Senate. He forced the hand of the liberals on their global warming scam, and has become a consistent champion of free markets and budget reform in the gang of 100. It’s good to have Big John (video link) fighting in Washington.
New Pig Book Shows Congress is High on the Hog
Citizens Against Government Waste has just released their annual PIG Book cataloging Congress’ waste of tax dollars. It shows there were 11,610 pork projects approved this past year at a cost of $17.2 billion. Among them: $3 million for First Tee, a character-building golfing program, $1.9 million for the Charles Rangel Center for Public Service and $742,764 to fund olive fruit fly research.
March Lobbying Madness with Public Funds
The Center for Responsive Politics has a new bracket comparing the Sweet 16 universities by their federal lobbying expenditures. By this measure, UCLA ($560k) will play UNC ($31Ok) in the Finals – UT-Austin at $200k would be on the sidelines. The bracket is at: https://www.capitaleye.org/img/lobbying_16.gif.
Moore Conservative
One of the strongest voices for fiscal conservativism, and commonsense governance, is Steve Moore. He founded the Club for Growth, and now serves as senior economics writer at the Wall Street Journal, and a writer on the vaunted editorial page.