South Texas Politics
September 26th, 2012
While in Washington, DC this month, I sat down with South Texas Congressman Blake Farenthold from Corpus Christi, TX. Farenthold sits on the House Oversight Committee which has been looking deeply into an issue I have been...
June 17th, 2012
Who would have thought, but South Texas actually has an interesting race on the Republican side for Congress! Of course we are still in the middle of a runoff, but now that we are getting close to November we must look at...
May 25th, 2012
During my exploration of South Texas Politics, I talked with McAllen Tea Party President Chuck Stewart about some of their local races and what his group is doing to find the best conservatives to run for office. He told me...
May 17th, 2012
Dear Fellow Voters,Early Voting has begun in Texas and will run through May 25, with Primary Day being May 29. We have a responsibility to be informed voters and choose the candidate who will best represent our values and...
May 15th, 2012
Adela Garza is a longtime resident of the Rio Grande Valley and a true servant to her community.Having served on various school and community boards on a volunteer basis, it is clear she understands the uniqueness of the...
May 11th, 2012
Wednesday, Fernando Trevino and I had the pleasure of spending the day with congressional candidate Adela Garza before a political forum hosted by various local media outlets. Garza is in the race to be the first...
May 7th, 2012
In the past couple of weeks, I have been looking at politics in South Texas and the changing demographics as more and more people in the Rio Grande Valley have been moving away from the Democrat party to the Republican Party...
May 7th, 2012
Cameron County deserves better than this!In a press conference Monday morning, Armando Villalobos, Cameron County District Attorney and Democrat Candidate for Texas Congressional District 34, confirmed that hes under federal...
May 1st, 2012
Government Should Get Out of the Way of U.S. Jobs and Energy Say RepublicansThe Republican Club of Bee County (Patty Johnson, President) held its 3rd Annual Republican Roundup in Beeville this past...
July 26th, 2012
This week, CD-34 Run-off CandidateAdela Garza's campaign was hit from her opponent, Jessica Puente Bradshaw Robinson (JPBR) (or whatever her name is) with an email blast packed with lies about Garza's positions on the...
May 28th, 2012
Democrats could easily challenge her eligibility to be on the ballot - AND WIN!Trust is an important thing for our elected officials to earn. It doesn't take much to destroy that trust. Remember...
May 23rd, 2012
During my trip through South Texas this month to talk about the changing political scene, a couple of issues rose to the top. The first being energy. Energy is HUGE in this region of Texas. The entire economic engine has...
May 16th, 2012
The South Texas Politics series continues with another interview with Adela Garza, candidate for the newly formed Congressional District 34. In a prior interview with Garza and State Rep. Jose Aliseda, we discussed the...
May 13th, 2012
Our series of interviews exploring South Texas Politics continues in McAllen Texas as I interview Mr. Chuck Stewart, President, McAllen Tea Party Association. I was surprised to learn this, but the Tea Party is strong and...
May 9th, 2012
As part of exploring South Texas Politics, I had the opportunity to visit with outgoing District 43 Texas State Rep. Jose Aliseda in Beeville just before the Bee County Republican Round-Up. Aliseda is a great public servant...
May 7th, 2012
The South Texas Politics series continues with another interview with Adela Garza, candidate for the newly formed Congressional District 34. In a prior interview with Garza and State Rep. Jose Aliseda, we discussed the...
May 6th, 2012
"The Texas Democratic Party is no longer the party of Texas," according to Texas State Rep. J.M. Lozano. "They are the party of San Francisco." These are comments from Texas newest Republican state legislator during an...