September 8th, 2015
I delivered the State of the Senate address to business leaders at the Great Houston Partnership’s annual luncheon recently where I discussed his legislative priorities and outlined upcoming battles in the Senate this fall....
September 6th, 2015
The debt we owe them can never fully be repaid. But the best way we can thank them is by ensuring they receive the care and services they were promised.
September 4th, 2015
Officials from the university of cop-killer apologist Monica Foy responded quickly to calls from across the state about the school’s student who said that Harris County Deputy Sheriff Darren Goforth deserved to be executed...
September 4th, 2015
Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris has offered his own solution to help solve the growing migrant crisis. Sawiris wants to buy a Mediterranean Island to allow refugees a temporary shelter until a long-term solution can be...
September 3rd, 2015
This December marks 40 years since Congress passed the crude oil export ban – an antiquated law created in response to disruptions in global supply in the 1970s.
September 3rd, 2015
National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden said on Thursday that 2016 Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton is likely aware her personal email server exposed sensitive national intelligence. Snowden added that...
September 2nd, 2015
The CIA and US special operations forces have launched a secret campaign to hunt terrorism suspects in Syria as part of a targeted killing program that is run separately from the broader US military offensive against Isis (...
September 2nd, 2015
In the Houston Mayoral race in 2015 there are 7 serious candidates, 13 candidates in all, and an estimated $7 million to be spent. A major factor in this race will be the bathroom ordinance, or as it is otherwise called by...
September 1st, 2015
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani vowed that the Islamic Republic would violate outstanding United Nations restrictions governing the country’s ballistic missile program and that the behavior would not violate the recent...
September 1st, 2015
On Friday, I visited my alma mater, Incarnate Word Academy, and spoke with students in AP government. They had great questions, including one I've never been asked before, “what do you think is the most important states'...
September 7th, 2015
Two years ago, I started the National Empty Chair Day as noted on the TexasGOPVote website.I wrote two years ago that the empty chair represented the failed economic policies of Barack Obama. I noted then that the empty...
September 5th, 2015
The Employment Situation Report for August 2015 by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported an increase of 173,000 nonfarm payroll jobs (140,000 in the private sector) and that the unemployment rate fell to 5.1%.
September 4th, 2015
Over the past few weeks, I’ve traveled across the Second Congressional District to meet with and listen to neighbors’ concerns about what’s happening in Washington and around the world. Hearing what’s most important to you...
September 4th, 2015
U.S. Congressman Pete Sessions (R-TX-32), Chairman of the House Rules Committee and a Member of House Republican Leadership, today released the following statement regarding the August unemployment report:
September 3rd, 2015
Trump may have stumbled into an immigration reform that could reach agreement with all spectrums of the Party. A few years back, Trump viewed Romney's self deportation plan as cruel and bad politics. He added that he would...
September 3rd, 2015
Conservatives are torn over the issue of legalization for illegal immigrants. Some, like Sen. Marco Rubio, support a path to citizenship for many illegal immigrants, while others, like political scientist Peter Skerry,...
September 2nd, 2015
If Sanders is waking up the nationalist socialists on the Democratic side, it is hard to say what Trump's long term goal for conservatism is or if he even has one. Trump has challenged the status quo and the Republican...
September 1st, 2015
Harris County Sheriff's Deputy Darren Goforth was executed because he wore the uniform of a Texas peace officer. May justice be swift and harsh for his killer. As a former prosecutor and Judge I have tried cases where peace...
September 1st, 2015
This election is seeing an evolution of what it means to be a liberal or if there is just a thing as a liberal.
August 31st, 2015
The escalation of anti-white and anti-cop rhetoric has been building since militant black activists began marching in support of #BlackLivesMatter after the suicide of Sandra Bland.