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Terrorism Watch Update

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Three Pakistani police officers were killed and several more were wounded today in a failed police operation on a Pakistani Taliban hideout in Peshawar. Read more about Terrorism Watch Update

Three Ways to Improve Employment-Based Green Cards

Three ways to improve the legal immigration system that don’t require trust between Congress and the president

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Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) has already tweeted that he won’t pursue immigration reform while President Obama is in office. Ryan does not trust the president to enforce an amnesty or partial legalization for unauthorized immigrants. But that does not preclude improving the legal immigration system for other workers. Read more about Three Ways to Improve Employment-Based Green Cards

6 Slaughtered While Camping in Texas — Including 3 Children

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A total of two men and one woman and three children were killed over the weekend while camping on their land near Palestine, Texas. One woman survived the attack by hiding and called police Sunday morning. Read more about 6 Slaughtered While Camping in Texas — Including 3 Children

Appealing to the Middle Class

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This is the election that the Republicans become the party of the Middle Class. The Democrats are essentially the party of Oligarchies and the welfare state. While the Democrats promised their fidelity to the middle class and promise more freebies, the reality is that Middle Class will also pay heavily for the freebies. Read more about Appealing to the Middle Class

Matt McCall deceives prospective constituents

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“O, what a tangled web we weave when we first practice to deceive.” -  Sir Walter Scott Read more about Matt McCall deceives prospective constituents

House Sends Crucial Commercial Space Bill to President’s Desk

House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), Space Subcommittee Chairman Brian Babin (R-Texas), and I praised passage of crucial legislation that provides guidance and certainty for American commercial space partners. The bicameral, bipartisan agreement on H.R. 2262, the U.S. Read more about House Sends Crucial Commercial Space Bill to President’s Desk

Lessons To Be Learned

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The question after the recent terrorist attacks is met with gnashing of teeth and admonishments but will anything change? It begins at the top, and in the past century, we have been blessed with great leaders such as Churchill, FDR, Reagan, and Thatcher who could issue the clear clarion call defense of Western Civilization. Read more about Lessons To Be Learned

Veterans Center Opens in Victoria

The grand opening of the new Vets Center in Victoria was a huge success. It was great to talk to local veterans and hear their thoughts and concerns. Here I am with two members of Disabled American Veterans Chapter 169. It wasn’t that long ago when Veteran Service Officer Frank Torres at the Disabled American Veterans contacted my office and asked for help. He was frustrated in his efforts to get a local Veteran Center in Victoria. Read more about Veterans Center Opens in Victoria

Paris, What Now?

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Paris is a reminder that evil is always with us, and that is not the answer that most of us don’t want to hear. Many of the responses on Facebook expressed the horror and disbelief, with responses coming from folks who are rarely politicaly active but stunned at the carnage committed. Read more about Paris, What Now?

Will outside agitators follow the law in their next protest of Rep. Byron Cook?

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On Monday, some folks are once again planning to protest the reelection campaign of Texas House State Affairs Committee Chairman Byron Cook. Read more about Will outside agitators follow the law in their next protest of Rep. Byron Cook?

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