The Wyndham Garden Hotel in Austin was the setting for the election of the Texas Republican Party Chairman on Saturday, June 3rd. The standing room only crowd filled with State Republican Executive Committee (SREC) members, state party elected officials and countless supporters for both candidates, James Dickey, Travis County Republican Party Chairman, and Rick Figueroa, a businessman from Brenham, all waited anxiously for the secret Read more about Texas Has a New Republican Party Chair - James Dickey
On Thursday, I joined local Texas radio hosts to discuss tax reform, and my efforts to repeal and replace Obamacare and lower health care premiums. I also praised the reports that President Trump was expected to withdraw the United States from the Paris Climate Pact later that day.
Below are excerpts of my comments to WBAP's Chris Salcedo and AM 1070's Sam Malone:
Early voting is underway in San Antonio and will end on Tuesday June 6. The Run-Off Election will be on June 10, 2010. It’s been a long time since San Antonio conservatives have had an opportunity to win, allowing for a more balanced council.
Incumbent Mayor Ivy Taylor is being challenged by Ron Nirenberg, who resigned his District 8 position to run. Julian Castro has thrown his support to Nirenberg ensuring Read more about San Antonio City Council Election
A lot has changed in Houston, Texas over the past 100 years.
For one, the city’s population is now about seventeen times what it was in 1917. We’ve found better ways to beat the year-round heat than 300-pound blocks of ice, thankfully. And you don’t see too many horses and buggies riding down Houston’s Westheimer Road anymore. Read more about Celebrating 100 Years of Ellington Field
I co-sponsored the Palestinian International Terrorism Support Prevention Act, introduced by Congressmen Brian Mast (FL-18), Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5), Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (CA-39) and Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Eliot Engel (NY-16) introduced The bipartisan bill imposes sanctions on foreign persons, agencies and governments that assist Hamas, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad or their affiliates. Read more about Rep. Poe Supports Palestinian International Terrorism Support Prevention Act
I'm a mom. A Christian. A conservative. I know Governor Abbott is on the verge of making a decision about whether to call a special session of the legislature and whether to include a "bathroom bill" in such a session. I know he has not engaged in the dangerous rhetoric against transgender people - like my six-year-old - that we have seen from other elected officials. So I have hope. Read more about Conservative Christian Mother of Transgender Child Seeks Meeting With Governor Abbott
Monday, May 29, marked the 2- year anniversary of the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act, called the JVTA. Democrats and Republicans in the House of Representatives and the Senate worked together in a bipartisan manner to write this comprehensive, massive law to fight human trafficking. Read more about The Scourge of Human Trafficking