Texas Legislature
September 23rd, 2011
Houston, Texas Democrat, State Senator John Whitmire has written a letter to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice Director, Brad Livingston, demanding that the Texas Department of Criminal Justice end the practice of...
July 3rd, 2011
Happy 4th of July Independence weekend! Thanks to pro-life victories in the Texas Legislature this year, there should be many more innocent young babies who will get a chance to enjoy life and freedom just like us!
June 21st, 2011
At the most recent State Republican Executive Committee meeting, I was informed by the State Chairman that he was served papers letting him know of a lawsuit against the Republican Party over redistricting by Travis County,...
June 15th, 2011
A well known immigration activist has come under fire for suggesting the reason Texas hasn’t passed an Arizona-style immigration crackdown is there are too many Hispanics in the legislature.Rebecca Forest with the...
June 3rd, 2011
Should the Texas Legislature revive the debate over mandatory e-Verify bills in this special session of the Texas Legislature?
May 27th, 2011
(Austin) – Despite overwhelming support from the public for HB 1937, a bill to protect the Fourth Amendment rights of Texas citizens, the federal Department of Justice (DOJ) succeeded in intimidating the Texas Senate into...
May 25th, 2011
The following came in from State Representative David Simpson (HD-7):Yesterday, Tuesday the 24th, the Texas legislature was visited by federal agents from the TSA and the Dept. of Justice to lobby against HB 1937, my bill to...
May 20th, 2011
The following interview with Texas Representative Wayne Smith is one of a series of interviews conducted by VOCES Action and TexasGOPVote with members of the Hispanic Republican Conference in the 82nd session of the Texas...
May 19th, 2011
The following interview with Texas Representative Bill Callegari is one of a series of interviews conducted by VOCES Action and TexasGOPVote with members of the Hispanic Republican Conference in the 82nd session of the Texas...
May 16th, 2011
The following interview with Texas Representative Barbara Nash is one of a series of interviews conducted by VOCES Action and TexasGOPVote with members of the Hispanic Republican Conference in the 82nd session of the Texas...
July 15th, 2011
Contrary to what the main stream media would like you to believe, the 2011 Legislative Session was a huge success for the agenda of Texas Conservatives and Republicans. A strong Voter ID bill was passed and signed into law....
June 29th, 2011
AUSTIN—Today, Lt. Governor David Dewhurst praised legislators for their distinguished service and thanked them for their hard work in shaping a historic legislative Session."I want to congratulate all of our Members,...
June 20th, 2011
How many Hispanic legislators is too many? According to Rebecca Forest, 36. That is how many Hispanic Legislators currently hold office in Texas and the reason why passing an immigration law has been ineffective,...
June 7th, 2011
Under current Texas Law and Republican Party rules, Texas may be set to lose half of its votes in selecting the next Republican candidate for President of the United Staes if our election date is not moved to April, 2012....
June 1st, 2011
AUSTIN – The Hispanic Republican Conference (HRC) of the Texas Legislature has named John V. Garza “Freshman Legislator of the Year.” The Hispanic Republican Conference consists of 32 Representatives (17 of whom are freshmen...
May 27th, 2011
The following interview with Art Martinez de Vara, Chief of Staff for Texas Representative John Garza, was conducted during the series of interviews conducted by VOCES Action and TexasGOPVote with members of the Hispanic...
May 24th, 2011
UPDATE: For the record, I would be against any national regulations. This is a state level law. I would also be against any requirements to specifically target people who are bullied based on their sexual preference. I...
May 19th, 2011
Right now the Congressional redistricting map is being debated. Texas is receiving four new congressional districts and the battle is on! Wouldn’t it be great if the Republicans could make all four new districts Republican...
May 18th, 2011
The following interview with Texas Representative Todd Hunter is one of a series of interviews conducted by VOCES Action and TexasGOPVote with members of the Hispanic Republican Conference in the 82nd session of the Texas...
May 13th, 2011
The following interview with Texas Representative Kenneth Sheets is one of a series of interviews conducted by VOCES Action and TexasGOPVote with members of the Hispanic Republican Conference in the 82nd session of the Texas...