Federal

Federal Archive

Poe’s Swamp Gas?

Unwilling to take heat from the GOP leadership after the implosion of RyanCare, a Houston Republican has resigned from the conservative Freedom Caucus. Widely recognized as being the home of the U.S. House of Representatives’ most conservative lawmakers, the Freedom...

,

Konni Burton to Congress: Fully Repeal Obamacare

FORT WORTH, TX - Today, State Senator Konni Burton sent an open letter to her federal Congressman, Kenny Marchant, and both United States Senators, John Cornyn and Ted Cruz, urging them to support full repeal of Obamacare. The following was sent to each of their...

GOP’s New Entitlement For Illegal Aliens

Illegal aliens might be the biggest beneficiaries of the GOP “replacement” to ObamaCare proposed by the Republican leadership in the U.S. House. Is your Republican congressman going to let that happen on Thursday? Very possibly. Members of Congress are poised to vote...

A Challenger For Cruz?

A successful challenge to U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R) is "a long shot, at best" writes campaigns and elections analyst Jim Ellis in a new report. 2016 presidential candidate Ted Cruz (R) stands for re-election, and is drawing challenge interest from two Democratic US House...

Texas Redistricting – The Redux

After the 2003 Texas redistricting saga became synonymous with internal partisan political strife, a three-judge federal panel appears to have ordered the state to again become engulfed in another such battle. The special panel ordered a re-draw of three districts,...

Is US House GOP Keeping ObamaCare Mostly Alive?

Republican members of the Texas congressional delegation won't be living up to their campaign promise to repeal and replace ObamaCare if they pass the measure being promoted by the House leadership. That’s the charge from experts who say a measure promoted by the...

Reaction to Trump’s Address

Members of the Texas delegation to Congress offered their reactions to President Donald Trump's address to a joint session of Congress. I support @POTUS's plan to finally end the negative impact sequestration has had on the brave men & women who sacrifice to...

,

Congressional GOP Gives Earmarks New Look

A controversial budgeting practice banned a decade ago could get new life in the House as a tool to circumvent federal bureaucracies, but not everyone agrees it’s a good idea. Meanwhile, Republicans in the Senate have chosen to keep their ban on earmarks in place for...