All of my political predictions about Donald Trump were wrong. I predicted that he wouldn’t get the Republican Party nomination despite all of the polls to the contrary. I followed the polls closely during the election and thought Trump would lose. I was wrong again. While certainly no mandate, Trump won the election. Read more about Trump’s Real Immigration Policy
It has been said that discretion is the better part of valor, but when it comes to judicial discretion, how much latitude is appropriate? Let's take attorneys' fee schedules regarding indigent defense, for instance. Are there situations that occasionally warrant a variance from the norm? Possibly. However, it then becomes necessary to have a policy in place that will both allow for that Read more about Judicial Discretion VS. Separation of Powers
Today I sent a letter to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Shaun Donovan and Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) Administrator Howard Shelanski expressing concerns regarding the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) pending Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) rule. Read more about Sen. Cruz Works to Protect the Agriculture Industry from Harmful Regulations
In case you missed it, Hillary Clinton is a woman. That fact might have been lost in the campaign, if you were blind, deaf, and dumb.
However, if you were paying attention during the election, you might have noticed that Hillary Clinton ran her campaign on a few pro-woman tenets. Apparently Clinton knew that she in order to break the glass ceiling, she needed to destroy women’s “internalized misogyny.” Read more about Internalized Misogyny: Clinton Campaign Blames Women for Loss
One hot summer day in Houston, a single mother (we will call her Amy) met a man. At the time, Amy was lonely and struggling to make a life for her young children. He was charming, funny and a talented member of the music industry. He told her he loved her and it made her feel valued and safe. Read more about Sex traffickers should be shamed
It was a decade ago that then-Gov. Rick Perry stood on the banks of the Rio Grande in his Carhartt jacket, promising in 
In their wisdom, our Founding Fathers gave us a Republic, not a Democracy, under the Twelfth Amendment to the Constitution, which protects the minority from an oppressive majority. 
All of my political predictions about Donald Trump were wrong. I predicted that he wouldn’t get the Republican Party nomination despite all of the polls to the contrary. I followed the polls closely during the election and thought Trump would lose. I was wrong again. While certainly no 
It has been said that discretion is the better part of valor, but when it comes to judicial discretion, how much latitude is appropriate? Let's take attorneys' fee schedules regarding indigent defense, for instance. Are there situations that occasionally warrant a variance from the norm? Possibly. However, it then becomes necessary to have a policy in place that will both allow for that 
Today I sent a 
In case you missed it, Hillary Clinton is a woman. That fact might have been lost in the campaign, if you were blind, deaf, and dumb.
One hot summer day in Houston, a single mother (we will call her Amy) met a man. At the time, Amy was lonely and struggling to make a life for her young children. He was charming, funny and a talented member of the music industry. He told her he loved her and it made her feel valued and safe. 
