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Kim Ogg Joins ‘Democrats for Cruz’ Coalition, Endorses Senator’s Re-election
The Harris County District Attorney cited Cruz’ response to the brutal murder of 12-year-old Jocelyn Nungaray.
Border Security Advocates Criticize Kamala Harris’ Record
Harris’ supporters claim that she was only tasked with addressing the “root causes” of illegal immigration, but border security advocates argue even that shows her ineffectiveness.
Thousands of Unaccompanied Minors Encountered at Border Despite Drop In Overall Crossings
It has been suggested that the drop in overall border crossings is due, in part, to a deal President Biden struck with Mexico as the November election season nears.
Biden-Harris Administration Freezes Illegal Alien Parole Program
Lawmakers have already been questioning whether the U.S. Department of Homeland Security can adequately monitor more than 1 million parolees.
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Dispatch from Detroit: Netroots Nation 2014
The nation’s largest annual gathering of liberal-progressive activists took place this past weekend in a paragon city of liberal “progress:” Detroit, Michigan. As an attendee of the Netroots Nation conference, I gained unscripted, unedited, and unpolished access to...
Cruz: Oppose “Pernicious Laws” Attacking Political Speech
U.S. Sen Ted Cruz issued a statement earlier today decrying legislative action in Texas similar to rules being pushed nationally by the Obama Administration. The comments came in advance of the Texas House State Affairs Committee's invitation-only hearing supporting...
The Crimean Crisis
In the Crimean War, 1853-54, over 750,000 Soldiers died and countless civilians. This conflict, involved Russia, France, Britain, The Ottoman Empire and many other countries. The match that lit that struggle was Russia. In an excerpt from: Figes, Orlando. “The Crimean...
Blurred Understanding
Turn on the TV, listen to the radio, or read a news article online, and odds are you’ll encounter something about healthcare in America. The Affordable Care Act. Obamacare. Medicaid expansion… they’re all terms at the forefront of people’s minds, and rightfully so....
Who Stands With Ted Cruz?
The last 21 hours have been truly inspiring. U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz has been standing against not only the specifics of ObamaCare, but—almost more importantly—the Republican and Democratic establishment. We know why the Democrats are supporting ObamaCare and opposing Sen....
Straus Seeks Sugarcoat for Medicaid Expansion
Say NO to Expansion! A month after confessing his desire for the Legislature to have a conservation about Medicaid expansion, Speaker Straus now says it’s time to “get our heads out of the sand” in order to find a “Texas solution.” The problem? His idea of a solution...
Medicaid Fight Isn’t Over
Austin insiders were buzzing yesterday about the level of input lawmakers were getting from citizen-leaders, conservative activists and taxpayers in advance of a House Republican Caucus meeting. As you know, the meeting was set to discuss whether or not the GOP body...
Congressional GOP Weaselship
While I expected nothing less from lame-duck tax-and-spender Kay Bailey Hutchison, Sen. John Cornyn's decision to vote for a tax hike on 77 percent of American households is like a kick in the gut. (The Texas delegation votes are found in Update 2, below.) All those...
Cliff? Behold Obama’s Fiscal Tsunami
With all the "fiscal cliff" talk, it seems like everyone has forgotten about the tsunami scheduled to hit our economy tomorrow: the $1 trillion Obamacare Tax. Well, not everyone. The helpful folks at Americans for Tax Reform have a list of just some of the the new...