Barack Obama Wants These People To Handle Your Healthcare Posted by Erick Erickson on RedState Please take just two minutes to watch this video. This video, actually a news story, tells you everything you need to know about the government and bureaucrats. … [Read more...]
Texas News – June 25, 2011
June 25, 2011 By
Home School Leaders Lambert, Farris Endorse Ted Cruz - Both strongly encourage home school families to actively support Cruz campaign Ted Cruz for Senate announced endorsements today from Tim Lambert, President of the Texas Home School Coalition, and Michael Farris, Chairman of the Home School Legal Defense Association, providing a boost with the support of an extensive statewide home school … [Read more...]
National News – June 18, 2011
June 18, 2011 By
The Fordham Foundation Yet Again Pretends to Lean Right to Attack Rick Perry From the Left Posted by Erick Erickson on RedState Yesterday on National Review Online, Checker Finn took one pot shot after another at the state of Texas and publicly displayed his hand-wringing over Texas Governor Rick Perry’s potential influence on national education policy. You see, Mr. Finn tries - quite … [Read more...]
Texas News – June 18, 2011
June 18, 2011 By
In Ted Cruz, a candidate as good as it gets By George F. Will For a conservative Texan seeking national office, it could hardly get better than this: In a recent 48-hour span, Ted Cruz, a candidate for next year’s Republican Senate nomination for the seat being vacated by Republican Kay Bailey Hutchison, was endorsed by the Club for Growth PAC, FreedomWorks PAC, talk-radio host Mark Levin and … [Read more...]
Judicial Assault on Parental Rights Continues
June 14, 2011 By
As the first Special Session of the Texas Legislature begins to draw to a close, the chances of passing the Texas Parental Rights Restoration Act (TPRRA) are diminishing. HB 2557 made it further through the process this session than our bill in the last session. More legislators understand the problem facing fit parents in the abuse of the Grandparent Access Statute, and the support for addressing … [Read more...]
UIL Bill Killed
June 13, 2011 By
Last week the Texas House considered numerous amendments to SB 1 regarding the budget and “fiscal matters.” One of those amendments was the one by State Rep. John Garza that was the same as HB 54 that would have mandated that UIL allow private schools to compete against public schools and that home school students would be able to participate in the school district in which they … [Read more...]
National News – June 11, 2011
June 11, 2011 By
Newt Gingrich; Ames, Iowa; and Rick Perry. What It All Means. Posted by Erick Erickson Had you tuned in to my radio show two nights ago, you would have heard me tell the world that Newt Gingrich’s campaign was disintegrating. Had you jumped over to RedState yesterday at noon for my Presidential horserace post, you’d have seen again that sources were telling me Newt’s campaign was in … [Read more...]
Texas News – June 11, 2011
June 11, 2011 By
Taxpayers Savings Grants without Strings - Why Parental School Choice Is Possible Without Government Control of Private Schools By The Justice Foundation Taxpayers Savings Grants, House Bill 33 by Sid Miller, is funded entirely by state money, and specifically excludes federal funds. This means that private schools do not have to comply with federal special education regulations. R.G.’s Take: … [Read more...]
UIL in Special Session
June 8, 2011 By
The Special Session of the Texas Legislature continues to move ahead as the governor adds issues to the agenda that the legislature may address. Rep. John Garza has filed HB 54, which is the UIL participation bill from the regular session with additional language that will allow home schooled students to participate in UIL activities in the school district in which they live. The language in this … [Read more...]
Texas News – June 4, 2011
June 4, 2011 By
Bill Clements Dies at 94; Set Texas on G.O.P. Path By James C. McKinley Jr. - The New York Times Bill Clements, a brash oilman who founded an international drilling company before going into politics and breaking the Democrats’ stranglehold on the Texas governor’s office in 1978, died Sunday at a Dallas-area hospital. He was 94. Dems Face Hurdles Winning Over Public By Jim Henson - The … [Read more...]
