Austin Tice is a Marine Corps veteran, freelance journalist, and Houston native who was abducted in 2012 while reporting on the unrest in Syria.
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US Sen. Ted Cruz Accuses ‘Barbie’ Movie of Propagating Chinese Disinformation
The “Barbie” movie has received significant criticism in the United States for including the nine-dash line.
Mayra Flores Announces Congressional Comeback Bid
“We made history last year, but there’s still work to be done here in South Texas,” Flores said.
Texas DPS Spokesman Warns Biden’s New Immigration Program Will Be Disastrous
Lt. Chris Olivarez says a new “Family Reunification Parole” program will lead to a surge of people attempting to enter the United States.
Texas Sen. Roland Gutierrez Enters US Senate Race to Unseat Ted Cruz
Cruz’ campaign says they look forward to seeing two Democrat candidates “slug it out.”
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Jocelyn: Trafficked and Afraid
The Biden administration’s disastrous policies are making it easy for cartels to make life miserable for children.
POLL: Voters Say Illegals Should Be Sent to ‘Sanctuary Cities’
Eighty-three percent of voters believe it is either “very important” or “somewhat important” to secure the southern border and end illegal immigration.
Texas GOP Voters Oppose Biden’s Student Loan Forgiveness Plan
In a poll released Tuesday, GOP voters voiced their opinions on different state and federal issues.
Border Patrol Encounters Record-Breaking 2.1 Million Illegal Aliens
The crisis continues as August numbers bring the fiscal year’s total number of encounters on the southern border to 2,150,244.
Attorney General Paxton Files Brief to Relieve Texas Taxpayers From Costs of Illegal Aliens
In Texas alone, taxpayers are paying more than $850 million each year to support illegal aliens.
National Security Threats Crossing the Unsecured Southern Border
“The systems that protect us are broken, faltering, or non-existent to do any of this national security work properly. That is the problem.”
Texas Republicans React to President Biden’s ‘Shameful’ Speech
In a divisive address, Biden called “MAGA Republicans” a threat to the country.
Parler CEO Blasts Big Tech for Limiting Free Speech
“We all need to leave traditional social media.”
Texas Federal Judge Blocks Biden’s Executive Order Protecting Abortion
“A WIN for mothers, babies, & the TX healthcare industry.”
Texas Attorney General Sounds Off on Weaponized Federal Agencies
Chris Salcedo talks with AG Ken Paxton about the federal government’s attack on Americans.
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New direction for the GOP
Now that the dust from the election has settled, we can see more clearly the direction in which we should proceed;or can we?
No Thanks
So the nation’s governors are asking for a collective bail-out. Their profligate spending, patterned after the excess of Washington, has left states gasping for cash. Well, not every governor or every state. Texas’ Rick Perry and South Carolina’s Mark Sanford are saying thanks, but no thanks.
California’s Possible Need for Federal Loan Shows Importance of Controlling Spending
In a disturbing development, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger sent a letter today to U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson saying the state may need to borrow $7 billion from the federal government to pay its bills. This indicates just how vital it is for Texas lawmakers to keep a lid on spending.
Bail-Out Sell-Out
Few things are more disgusting than having our principles sold-out by our political leaders. Make no mistake, the proposed federal “bail-out” of the credit market is a sell-out of our fundamental beliefs about freedom and the role of government. The action will burden us with debt and, worse, create horrific precedent for generations to come.
Noriega: More Federal Spending Is Needed For Public Education
According to the Dallas Morning News, State Rep. Rick Noriega who is currently campaigning to take over John Cornyn’s senate seat believes that the Texas education system needs to be overhauled How does he want to achieve this overhaul? He wants to spend more of your tax dollars on the federal level.
Freeing Health Care
That individuals find it all but impossible to find health insurance is a function of disfunctional public policy. Tax policy highly favors employer-provided health insurance, further removing individuals from seeing the real cost of the care they receive. It also ties people to their employer in ways that are economically unhealthy.
Got Freedom?
This week marked "cost of government day" — the date in which the average American has now paid the cost of taxes and regulations handed down from federal, state and local governments. The date, July 16, means Americans work more than half the year to pay for all the government we enjoy.
Leave Us Alone
The American Right and Left are each comprised of disparate groups, with a variety of priorities and objectives. What draws them together, into the Left and the Right? My friend Grover Norquist has developed a fairly convincing theory that’s at once obvious and obfuscated. In the title of his new book, “Leave Us Alone,” Grover provides what does, or should, unify the American center-right.
Big John
Hanging in Sen. John Cornyn’s office is a guitar signed by rockers ZZ Top. Pretty cool. More cool is the way Cornyn has been rocking the U.S. Senate. He forced the hand of the liberals on their global warming scam, and has become a consistent champion of free markets and budget reform in the gang of 100. It’s good to have Big John (video link) fighting in Washington.
New Pig Book Shows Congress is High on the Hog
Citizens Against Government Waste has just released their annual PIG Book cataloging Congress’ waste of tax dollars. It shows there were 11,610 pork projects approved this past year at a cost of $17.2 billion. Among them: $3 million for First Tee, a character-building golfing program, $1.9 million for the Charles Rangel Center for Public Service and $742,764 to fund olive fruit fly research.