Senator Glenn Hegar – Press Release
Texas State Senator Glenn Hegar (R, Katy) sent a letter to the acting Executive Commissioner of Health and Human Services, Albert Hawkins, asking him to clarify his intentions regarding Governor Perry's executive order mandating that 11 and 12 year old girls be given multiple doses of the Gardasil HPV vaccine before they can attend Texas public schools.

House Rebuts Perry Order on Cancer Vaccine; Veto Showdown Ahead?
Texas House members Tuesday edged the GOP-majority Legislature toward a spring confrontation with Republican Gov. Rick Perry by tentatively voting to unplug his order requiring preteen girls to get a vaccine that can prevent some cases of cervical cancer.

Texas Toll Roads -- the Good, Bad and Ugly
Few issues have become as emotionally or politically charged over the past few years as toll roads.

TYC Board Ousted Amid More Abuse Allegations
Under pressure from the Legislature, Gov. Rick Perry announced Wednesday that the Texas Youth Commission board will resign amid new criminal allegations involving TYC staff and revelations that the juvenile corrections health care system is in shambles.

Under the Dome
Sen. Rodney Ellis said Tuesday that he has enough votes to kill measures that would require photo identification and proof of citizenship to register to vote or cast a ballot.

GOP Asks: Where’s Ronnie?
The New York Times paints a picture today of Republicans discontented over the 2008 presidential election, saying a new poll shows voters are dissatisfied with their candidate choices and feel the party has drifted away from the principles of Ronald Reagan, their most popular figure in 50 years.

Tennessee’s Griscom Says Thompson’s “4-to-5 Out of Ten” on Running
One of Fred Thompson’s oldest political friends from Tennessee said that the former Volunteer State senator and movie and television star is “at this time, 4-to-5 on a scale of ten” on seeking the Republican nomination for President next year.

GOP on Offensive Already for 2008
Fewer than 100 days after Rep. Jerry McNerney, California Democrat, knocked off a Republican incumbent and captured the seat in a historically conservative district last year, the attack began.

Reports of the GOP's Death ...
Months before the first votes are cast in the campaign of 2008, some in the media are conducting last rites for the Republicans.

Time to Turn Newt Leaf? Ex-ally Says No
Newt Gingrich's attempted phoenix-like rise from his own political ashes to a presidential candidacy next week will run into a harsh assessment by his former House Republican colleague, Tom DeLay.

Harry Reid's Plan to Withdraw U.S. Troops From Iraq by March 2008 Fails in Senate
Republicans handed Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid a defeat on the Iraq issue Thursday, voting down a proposal that would withdraw U.S. troops from Iraq by March 31, 2008.

Shooting Elephants in a Barrel
by Ann Coulter
Lewis Libby has now been found guilty of perjury and obstruction of justice for lies that had absolutely no legal consequence.

Whatever Happened To The Surge?
by Gary Bauer
When President Bush decided to send a "surge" (previously known as reinforcements) of new troops to Iraq, he was roundly condemned by the legions of the "wise" that reside in Big Media, academia and Congress.

Showdown at the Constitution's Last Frontier
Most presidential elections contain an issue that acts as a third gunman, ultimately stacking the odds against one of the main two combatants

I Hate to Say I Told You So, But ...
Last year, I wrote “MySpace, Your Kid, and Someone Else’s Responsibility,” a column which discussed the lawsuit filed in Austin by the family of a 14-year old girl who was allegedly sexually assaulted by Pete Solis, a 19-year old MySpace user whom the girl had met online.

Court Rediscovers 2nd Amendment, Liberals Fear Other 'Rights' May Soon be Found
Tragedy struck leftists all across America last week when a federal appeals court reviewing the District of Columbia’s handgun ban, ruled that the right of the people to keep and bear arms cannot be infringed upon by the District.

Dozens in GOP Turn Against Bush's Prized 'No Child' Act
More than 50 GOP members of the House and Senate -- including the House's second-ranking Republican -- will introduce legislation today that could severely undercut President Bush's signature domestic achievement, the No Child Left Behind Act, by allowing states to opt out of its testing mandates.

Funds Sought After Firings
Democrats smell blood -- and campaign cash -- in the uproar over the Justice Department's firing of eight federal prosecutors last year.