The 2016 convention was held in Dallas, at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center, Texas May 12 through May 14. There were a grand total of 8,994 delegates making it the largest in the country. Over 10,000 people were in attendance including pages, vendors, and guests. I’ve lost track as to how many Republican conventions I’ve attended, some good others not so good. Read more about TEXAS 2016 Republican State Convention has come and gone!
The VA is not the ‘‘Happiest Place on Earth.’’ It is not Disneyland, and our veterans are not living in a world of make-believe. Secretary McDonald should be ashamed of himself for belittling our veterans. Dying in line waiting for medical services is not the same as waiting for Mickey Mouse at Disneyland. Read more about Living in a World of Make Believe
The recent announcement by the IRS Commissioner that the agency is moving forward with hiring hundreds of additional agents has sparked a debate about exactly how those new resources should be utilized. Some leaders in the construction industry have told Construction Citizen that if the government has more people on hand to enforce the law, proper classification of workers should be a priority. Read more about IRS Hiring Additional Agents, Providing Additional Resources for Misclassification Enforcement
Recently I joined House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Michael McCaul and other Members of Congress on an overseas delegation to examine the spread of Islamic terror and other threats to the United States and its allies. The trip enabled us to assess the counter-ISIS campaign being conducted in Iraq and Syria and the emerging terrorist safe havens across North Africa, as well as examine the threat posed by foreign fighters, returnees, and homegrown radicals to the region and other parts of the world.
ISIS terrorists came to the house of a Christian family in Iraq to collect the religious tax imposed on all non-Muslims. ISIS told the mother of the home: You have two choices. You are to leave now or you are to pay the tax.
The mother pled: I will pay, but give me a few seconds because my daughter is in the shower. But the ISIS terrorists did not wait. Read more about ISIS Murders Christian Girl
Let me try to get to the essential point at the top, so everyone who will can do what is necessary. If you want more detail, you should read all of this, which I can shrink no more. A lot of terms are now used in a lot of ways. Donald Trump’s supporters call people like me “establishment” because I’m very opposed to Trump. Read more about Convention Delegates' Duty To Republicans And America
Click here to watch the results come in as Texas Republican Primary Runoff voters head to the polls Tuesday, May 24th. There will be some hotly contested races all the way from the district level to the state and national level. Which candidates are you rooting for? Read more about 2016 Republican Party Primary Runoff Election Results
Police in Austin, Texas, responded to a report of a man with a knife near the University of Texas campus. At least one person was stabbed and a second person was injured with an undisclosed injury. Read more about Stabbing Near UT Campus Leaves Two Injured