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As the Obama administration continues its push for a deal with Iran, the Emergency Committee for Israel released a one-minute TV ad (shown below) titled “Obama’s March to War.”

The Quorum Report recently featured a special report regarding the Harris County Republican Party’s efforts to adopt the 21st century technology pioneered in 2008 and 2012 by the Barack Obama campaign.

Almost five (5) years ago Annise Parker was elected Mayor of Houston. She promised many things, and for conservatives and Republicans none were more important than to run the city as a fiscal conservative, to be a nonpartisan Mayor, and to operate the city with transparency.

Last year the Houston Metro Area’s “Boom” economy created nearly an incredible 119,000 jobs, and the resulting “up” commercial and residential real estate market is the hottest one in the country.

As we look forward to the post-Perry era in Texas politics, it is important that conservatives ensure the next Governor is a Republican.

The major candidates for Mayor of Houston agree, we have a public pension problem.

Once again we are entering the primary season. It is important to remember that primaries are contests in the family.

Senator Ted Cruz (R) Texas and other Republicans have been urging that as part of any continuing resolution on spending in September that the ObamaCare bill be defunded. Is that a good idea for conservatives?

TCR Comment: Bob Lemer, retired partner of Ernst & Young LLP, describes our potential coming nightmare in an article you will find in this edition.

Rick Perry’s long service as an elected official in Texas is coming to an end. What it means for Rick Perry is for another day, but for Texas in 2014, it has profound implications.