Texas GOP Vote

As for all of the candidates on this year's ballot, this election cycle has been a very long, frustrating, rewarding and exhausting road.  An extended primary thanks to some federal judges and the Democrats, a July runoff election and then a shortened sprint to the finish line.  Former Texas Solicitor General Ted Cruz will cross that line sometime after 7 pm tonight and become Senator-elect Ted Cruz. That is a very hard-fought and well-earned title for him and a great victory for conservatives in Texas.   Read more »

Today is the last day for early voting in Texas. Polls are open from now until 7 pm. You can vote at any early voting polling location in your county. If you haven't voted yet, please do! If you have, spend a day calling your like-minded friends and getting them to vote. Let's don't just win - Let's send a message across this state and all over this country!  The socialist agenda of the Democrat Party shall not stand.

Some of the most import races on the ballot, the one that directly impact your daily lives are on the bottom part of the ballot.

Nearly two years after U.S. Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry was murdered by a gang of Mexican thugs in the desert night of southeastern Arizona, the federal government has finally secured a conviction. Yesterday, Manuel Osorio-Arellanes, plead guilty to the murder but denied being the shooter.   Read more »

President Obama told the Des Moines Register (where I always go to make my immigration announcements) that Immigration Reform is his biggest "long-term" priority for a second term. That really is a "long-term" priority since in 2008 he said it would be passed during his first year in office. President Obama is really starting to look like Lucy pulling the immigration reform football out from under Charlie Brown.

Monday night was the last presidential debate before election Day. It was in Boca Raton, FL and just as I had the opportunity to be in Denver, CO for the first debate, I traveled to Boca Raton to be with the people of Florida. In both states there was a large population of Hispanics watching the debates. They, like most Americans, are interested in an America with a better economy and more employment.   Read more »

There is no question that the lack of proper border security is a threat to our national security and to our national sovereignty. We must secure the border for a great many reasons. Not the least of which is to stop the flow of drugs across our borders that has led to a disastrous war on the southern side of our border. But securing the border is not enough.   Read more »

Perhaps the most lawless act of the Obama Presidency has been its role in Operation Fast and Furious. The National Rifle Association (NRA) has been out front in keeping this story in the public's eye. While in Washington, DC, last month, I spoke with NRA Spokesperson Jacqueline Otto about Fast and Furious.   Read more »

As President Barack Obama and Govenor Mitt Romney prepare for Wednesday's debate on domestic policy, I certainly hope they have spent some time looking at immigration. President Obama's policies have been extremely hostile to Hispanics. His administration has deported more Hispanics than any in history. And, at the same time, he failed to deliver on any of his promises for much needed immigration reform, despite his promises to the Hispanic community that immigration reform would be a first-term priority.   Read more »

This morning, two US Border Patrol Agents station in Naco, AZ at the Brian Terry Border Patrol Station were shot.  One of the agents was killed and a second was injured. I spoke this morning with Michelle Terry-Balogh, sister of Agent Brian Terry who was murdered nearly two years ago during a mission very similar in nature and location to this morning's shooting.  

Michelle told me the following on behalf of her family,

Fox News is reporting that two US Border Patrol Agents were shot this morning at the recently named Brian Terry Station near Naco, AZ. One of the agents was killed. The second was airlifted to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries to the ankle and buttocks.

The shooting occurred about 2 am while three USBP agents were on patrol. The third agent was not injured.