Thanks a lot, Bernie Sanders: the word “socialism” is viewed favorably by close to half of Americans, and even more by young people, in 2016.
That’s largely because most people have no idea what capitalism is, having heard about it only in caricature, and having seen it blamed for problems actually caused by government. Read more about The Argument That Smashed Socialism
Sunday I kicked off a three-day agriculture tour in West Texas and visited with cotton farmers at the Dahlen K. Hancock Family Farm in Ropesville. Monday I met with cotton industry leaders at the Meadow Farmers Co-Op Gin in Meadow. I toured the cotton farms and spoke with the farmers about solutions that can help Texas agriculture thrive. Read more about Sen. Cruz Meets with Cotton Farmers in West Texas
The top-ranked female chess player in the United States has said she would rather sacrifice her career than submit to demands to wear a hijab at the next world championship. That’s right: the chess champion refuses to wear a jihab.
It is with great pride that I recognize Pro Football Hall of Famer, Kenny Houston, and pay tribute to his contributions to his alma mater, Prairie View A&M University. Kenny is one of the best football players to ever play the game; he is an outstanding member of our community, on and off the field. Read more about In Recognition of Kenneth Ray Houston
Blue Bell Creameries is expanding its previously announced recall of its ice cream products containing chocolate chip cookie dough because of possible contamination by the Listeria monocytogenesbacteria. 
That’s largely because most people have no idea what capitalism is, having heard about it only in caricature, and having seen it blamed for problems actually caused by government. 
Sunday I kicked off a three-day agriculture tour in West Texas and visited with cotton farmers at the Dahlen K. Hancock Family Farm in Ropesville. Monday I met with cotton industry leaders at the Meadow Farmers Co-Op Gin in Meadow. I toured the cotton farms and spoke with the farmers about solutions that can help Texas agriculture thrive. 
A Fort Worth, Texas, man was arrested over the weekend for allegedly breaking into the State Capitol in Austin to deface a Civil War-era portrait. 
It is with great pride that I recognize Pro Football Hall of Famer, Kenny Houston, and pay tribute to his contributions to his alma mater, Prairie View A&M University. Kenny is one of the best football players to ever play the game; he is an outstanding member of our community, on and off the field. 
