The trial of the two men accused of murdering U.S. Border Patrol Brian Terry has been a long time coming. During the nearly five years since his murder, Terry’s family has been forced to endure unimaginable frustration, pain and other indignities from the federal government he swore an oath to serve and protect. Read more about Justice Has Been Slow for Family of Slain Border Patrol Agent
On the day Planned Parenthood president, Cecile Richards, testified before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, September 29, a counter-tactical national #pinkout was initiated in desperation to help Richards in her struggle to hoist her flailing Planned Parenthood. Richards’s salary is about $600,000.00 a year not including traveling expenses. Read more about Planned Parenthood and their Failed Counter-Tactical #PINKOUT
The House and Senate Rs really do need to figure out a way to run things. Lead. Take charge.
Break ALL of the funding bills into SMALL single-agency ones (the way it used to be done) and send them to the White House by the TRUCKLOADS. See if O' will withhold military pay--separately. See if he will shut down SS--separately. See if he will shut down the DoE, the DoJ, the EPA, or even a single agency--separately. Read more about Post-Conscience Washington
Throughout the anemic Obama “recovery,” one of the bright spots in the economy has been the oil and gas sector. At a time when many Americans were struggling with unemployment or underemployment, this industry has provided good paying jobs. In Texas, the oil and gas industry is responsible for nearly 2 million jobs and more than 20% of the state’s economy. Read more about An Open Letter to the EPA
Ted Cruz is playing a risky political game as he has yet to criticize Donald Trump directly, and in many cases, has acted like he is really running to be The Donald's VP selection. Cruz, who has never been afraid to take his fellow Republican to task, has refused to challenge Trump seriously on issues, and instead has made it a point to never say a negative word about Trump. Read more about Ted Cruz's Strategy: Why It Isn't Working
Texas Alliance for Life applauds the strong efforts of Republican leadership in Congress to move forward with a strategy of shifting funds from Planned Parenthood to better providers of women's health services -- providers who are not part of the abortion industry. The Texas Legislature and other states have already shown this can be done. Read more about Statement on Congressional Actions to Defund Planned Parenthood
Pope Francis finished his historical trip to America on September 27, 2015. One of the many important issues that he spoke about was the dignity of life. In his address to Congress he said, “Defend Life at Every Stage of Development.”Read more about Life Chain San Antonio 2015
Hello, TexasGOPVote readers! It's been a few months since my last piece and I missed you! Yes, all of you! I love writing, but there just hasn't been a whole lot of time for it lately. However, I'm dusting off my computer keyboard to bring you a special message. Read more about Apathy is Not Just For Politics