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Illegal Aliens Processed ‘Virtually’ at Southwest Border
Former Border Patrol Chief Rodney Scott says this is “unsustainable and a huge threat.”
New Poll Shows Trump Increasing Lead in Texas
The former president is leading the field of Republican presidential candidates, with 61 percent of the vote among primary voters.
US Rep. James Comer Blasts Biden Administration in Houston
U.S. Rep. James Comer told Harris County Republicans that the Biden family has more suspicious activity reports “than any family in the history of America.”
Kyle Rittenhouse Corrects False Media Narratives in New Book ‘Acquitted’
Rittenhouse says he believes readers will be most surprised by the fact that he was just “a normal kid.”
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Commentary: Texas Polling vs. Delegates
Quinnipiac University released their latest Texas poll (5/29-6/4; 1,159 TX registered voters) and it finds former Vice President Joe Biden doing well in opponents Beto O’Rourke and Joaquin Castro’s home state. According to the results, Mr. Biden heads the Lone Star...
Commentary: Chip Roy Wants Debate on a $19B Spending Bill
Last week, a member of Congress exercised his right to have a vote. Based on the media's reaction, you would have thought D.C. was burning down. But if you care about fiscal responsibility, believe members of Congress should vote on billion-dollar bills before they...
Commentary: Trump’s Immigration Pitch Has Real Merit
President Trump on Thursday rolled out his administration’s first, substantive take on immigration reform, and the reactions have been what you’d expect. Democrats and some Republicans immediately panned the proposal because it doesn’t provide amnesty to recipients of...
Democrat Announces Rematch Against Will Hurd
After coming within a thousand votes of unseating Congressman Will Hurd (R-TX) in last year’s general election, Democrat Gina Ortiz Jones has announced she’ll be taking another crack at winning the seat. On Tuesday, Jones announced via a campaign video that she would...
Commentary: Senate Republicans Use New Rules to Save a Crony Institution
After nuking their debate rules for nominations last month for the stated reason that they wanted to push the confirmations of more Republican judges, the Senate this week used the rule change instead to waste precious floor time expanding corporate cronyism. The...
Letter: Pelosi’s Congress Must Adhere To Law, Cap Spending
Members of Congress are urging House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to put a tight lid on federal spending. Among those leading the charge is Republican Chip Roy of the 21st congressional district, petitioning the California Democrat to “work on a bipartisan basis” in...
Commentary: The Case for Congressional Term Limits
In January of this year, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) introduced a joint resolution with Rep. Francis Rooney (R-FL) to amend the Constitution to include congressional term limits. If the amendment is passed and ratified by the states, senators would be limited to two...
Commentary: Cruz Introduces Bipartisan Space Frontier Act
Despite the polarization which seemingly defines Washington, D.C., Texas' lawmakers are working to get things done. Earlier this month, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on Aviation and Space, introduced the bipartisan Space Frontier Act...
Democrat MJ Hegar Announces US Senate Run
The Democrat Minority Leader has found his candidate to challenge U.S. Sen. John Cornyn in 2020: Air Force veteran and unsuccessful congressional candidate MJ Hegar. Announcing her campaign via video this morning, Hegar has decidedly taken a play out of failed Senate...