One of the challenges government faces is applying century’s old legal concepts, like the Fourth Amendment, to rapidly changing technology. This week, the House will be voting to pass the Email Privacy Act, which passed 419-0 last Congress, but never got a vote in the Senate. Read more about Protecting Email Privacy
Before I came to Congress, I spent my other life in the criminal justice system, first as a prosecutor in Texas, and then as a criminal court judge for over 22 years. I heard about 20,000 to 25,000 felony cases during that time, everything from stealing to killing. I saw a lot of people come to the courthouse, and most of those individuals did not want to be there. That included defendants, but it also included victims of crime. Read more about Don't Rob Victims of Crime
The proposed Trump economic plan resembles the Harding/Coolidge economic plans of the 1920s. The Harding and Coolidge era is often overlooked or considered a cause of the Great Depression. Did Harding/Coolidge economics cause the Depression? Challenging this notion, Amity Shlaes noted, “Can one assign Coolidge any blame for the Great Depression? Some, especially when it came to tariffs, which Coolidge’s Republican Party supported.Read more about Trump’s Plan: Does it Resemble Calvin Coolidge’s Plans of the 1920s?
After months of work, it looks like the last federal stumbling block to the new Harbor Bridge has been dealt with. On Feb. 3, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) entered into a letter agreement that moves the project forward. I have been working with TxDOT, the Port of Corpus Christi, federal agencies and President Trump’s team to make this happen. Read more about Moving Forward With The Harbor Bridge
It should be appalling to everyone how President Donald Trump’s nominees are being treated and how the mainstream media is handling this very critical procedure. There will always be naysayers but this is over the top. Democrats should know that elections have consequences since Obama was so eager to tell the world that he had after all ‘won’. Read more about School Choice, Betsy DeVos and the Impact of Her Appointment
Texas House Speaker Joe Straus has suggested Gov. Greg Abbott should articulate a clear position on one of Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s top priorities for the legislative session: Restrictions on bathroom access based on gender. “The governor’s opinion on this can make a big difference,” Straus said diplomatically during a speech at the Texas Association of Business conference in Austin.
One of the challenges government faces is applying century’s old legal concepts, like the Fourth Amendment, to rapidly changing technology. This week, the House will be voting to pass the Email Privacy Act, which passed 419-0 last Congress, but never got a vote in the Senate. 
Before I came to Congress, I spent my other life in the criminal justice system, first as a prosecutor in Texas, and then as a criminal court judge for over 22 years. I heard about 20,000 to 25,000 felony cases during that time, everything from stealing to killing. I saw a lot of people come to the courthouse, and most of those individuals did not want to be there. That included defendants, but it also included victims of crime. 
Yesterday I addressed the decision from Senate Democrats to delay and slow-walk the nominations of the President’s choices to fill his Cabinet even though they can’t stop them. 
The proposed Trump economic plan resembles the Harding/Coolidge economic plans of the 1920s. The Harding and Coolidge era is often overlooked or considered a cause of the Great Depression. Did Harding/Coolidge economics cause the Depression? Challenging this notion, Amity Shlaes noted, “Can one assign Coolidge any blame for the Great Depression? Some, especially when it came to tariffs, which Coolidge’s Republican Party supported. 
After months of work, it looks like the last federal stumbling block to the new Harbor Bridge has been dealt with. On Feb. 3, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) entered into a letter agreement that moves the project forward. I have been working with TxDOT, the Port of Corpus Christi, federal agencies and President Trump’s team to make this happen. 
It should be appalling to everyone how President Donald Trump’s nominees are being treated and how the mainstream media is handling this very critical procedure. There will always be naysayers but this is over the top. Democrats should know that elections have consequences since Obama was so eager to tell the world that he had after all ‘won’. 
