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Posted under Quotes
Insider TV’s Interview with Tom Pauken:Be sure not to miss Jim Cardle’s Inside Austin wrap up for an interview with TWC Chairman, Tom Pauken as he talks about what has made the Texas Economy a model for the country … And as always, remember … “You’re Either an Insider, or You’re Not!”
March 12, 2010
By Kelly Shackelford, Liberty Institute
What your kids learn about historical figures like Thomas Edison and Albert Einstein most likely depends on what happens in Texas in the next two days.
Everyone’s heard the advertisement that claims, “what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas.” While that’s questionable, one thing that is not questionable is that what happens in the Texas education battle will not just stay in Texas. More
March 12, 2010
By Loren B. Thompson, Ph.D.
The European media are in an uproar today following Northrop Grumman’s decision to pull out of the Air Force’s tanker competition. 
uch of the commentary accepts at face value the charge made by Northrop and European aerospace conglomerate EADS that the solicitation favored Boeing, and then jumps to the erroneous conclusion that Washington is practicing a form of protectionism. More
March 12, 2010
Women, Tribal Services Are Special Priorities
WASHINGTON – The Department of Veterans Affairs is allocating $39 million to fund about 2,200 new transitional housing beds through grants to local providers. More
March 12, 2010
By Michael Leahy – Washington Post Staff Writer
A year ago, members of the Congressional Black Caucus openly wept at Barack Obama’s inauguration. Slowly, that euphoria has given way to frustration that his administration has not done more for black America. Questions about how to elect him have been replaced by questions about how to prod him. More
March 12, 2010
By Dan Perrin
In the latest Mad-Magazine-like-Spy-vs.-Spy move, the House Dems have hatched a plan which reminds me of their ill-fated plan to delay seating Senator-elect Scott Brown until they had another ObamaCare vote on the Senate floor. More
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March 12, 2010
From Rep. Ken Paxton
I along with 29 of my colleagues submitted written testimony this week to the State Board of Education, which met in Austin to discuss public school curriculum standards. More
March 12, 2010
- Key pro-life advocacy group endorses Republican Larry Gonzales for State Representative -
Round Rock – Republican businessman Larry Gonzales, candidate for State Representative in House District 52, is proud to announce the endorsement of Texas Right to Life. This is the second pro-life organization to endorse Larry Gonzales, the other being Texas Alliance for Life. More
March 12, 2010
Members of the State Board of Education skirmish all day to create Texas social studies curriculum. One board member walks out.
AUSTIN — The State Board of Education’s Hispanic and African-American members clashed with its Anglo majority for hours Thursday over how to present history to the state’s 4.7 million public school children. More
March 12, 2010
Notes Perry, Staples Are Wrong On Global Warming
TYLER-Hank Gilbert, the Texas Democratic Party’s nominee for Agriculture Commissioner, on Thursday slammed Texas Governor Rick Perry for continuing to perpetuate the falsehood that the Environmental Protection Agency’s finding that greenhouse gases represent a public health threat will harm Texas agriculture. More
March 12, 2010
By Congressman John Culberson
Yesterday, Treasure Secretary Geithner testified before our subcommittee and I pressed him about our nation’s deficits and unfunded liabilities. I noted that the Obama administration and Nancy Pelosi had “spent more money in less time than any administration in history, [they] have driven the deficits to unprecedented levels, and [they're] trying to sell a bill of goods to the country claiming that [they're] going to create the mother of all entitlements, insure 30 million more Americans, and we’re going to save you money … Nobody believes that.” More
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9:42 am CST - March 12, 2010
Posted under Opinion
By Stuart Rothenberg, Roll Call
Democrats rode national political waves during the past two cycles. There will likely be another wave this year, but this time the beneficiaries will be Republicans.
The 2010 election cycle’s dynamics make difficult races even harder for two appealing House Democrats I interviewed recently, Suzan DelBene and Jon Hulburd. Continue Reading.
9:40 am CST - March 12, 2010
Posted under Opinion
By George F. Will
The increasingly puerile spectacle of presidential State of the Union addresses is indicative of the state of the union and is unnecessary: The Constitution requires only that the president “shall from time to time give to the Congress information of the state of the union.”
But a reaction may be brewing against these embarrassing events. Speaking in Alabama, Chief Justice John Roberts said “to the extent that” this occasion “has degenerated into a political pep rally,” he is “not sure why we’re there.” He was referring to Supreme Court justices. But why is anyone there?
9:40 am CST - March 12, 2010
Posted under Opinion
By John Stossel
The people of Louisiana must sleep soundly knowing that their state protects them from … unlicensed florists.
That’s right. In Louisiana, you can’t sell flower arrangements unless you have permission from the government. How do you get permission? You must pass a test that is graded by a board of florists who already have licenses. To prepare for the test, you might have to spend $2,000 on a special course. Continue Reading.
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