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ICE Apprehends Illegal Alien Who Assaulted Law Enforcement
The Venezuelan national entered near El Paso and was apprehended and released on six different occasions before being caught by ICE.
US Sen. Ted Cruz Leads Democrat Challenger
The Texas Hispanic Policy Foundation poll shows Cruz leading Allred by five percentage points.
Colin Allred Skips Vote on Border Security Legislation
Allred was present, however, for the $95 billion foreign aid bill for funding to Ukraine and Israel.
Gov. Abbott Slams DHS Secretary Mayorkas as Impeachment Heads to US Senate
The U.S. House recommended the top federal border security official to the Senate for removal on Tuesday.
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Tax Relief, Not Stimulus Money, Needed In Texas
A group of Democratic legislators just concluded a press conference calling on Texas Gov. Rick Perry to accept and use more of the federal stimulus money. But the president of Texans for Fiscal Responsibility says this "California-based prescription" will make things...
Cash Grab
Ronald Reagan said a government office "is the closest thing to eternal life we will ever see in this world." Which is why the rush to grab the federal government's so-called stimulus money is worrisome. Texas House members last week to a tentative step in reaching...
Celebrating the Bill of Rights
It was 217 years ago today that our nation's Bill of Rights went into effect, having been ratified by three-fourths of the states. These first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution, authored primarily by James Madison, were designed to accomplish two ends: firmly...
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? While there are many ideas and opinions being bantered about, I am hearing two major schools of thought. One viewpoint is that we should get...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...