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TexMessage: Sheila Jackson Lee outlines her accomplishments while in office
TexMessage: Sheila Jackson Lee outlines her accomplishments while in office
TexMessage: Rep. Jeb Hensarling embraces GOP’s Violence Against Women act
Hensarling’s statement likely came in response to pushback from Democrats on the bill yesterday, including criticism from President Obama and Houston Mayor Annise Parker.
TexMessage: Reyes announces a halt to planned post office closure
Congressman Silvestre Reyes (D-Texas) announced yesterday that the U.S. Postal Service is no longer proceeding with its plans to close the Socorro U.S. Post Office, a facility that Reyes said on his website serves “thousands of people and businesses in several surrounding areas.”
TexMessage: Texas one of friendliest states to launch a business
Thumbtack.com, an online marketplace for local services, and the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation released the findings of a survey yesterday that named Texas one of the “friendliest” states in America to launch a small business.
TexMessage: News Quiz: University attack, legal tax evasion, campaign comrades and Ron Paul’s most recent success
How closely did you follow the events this weekend? Take our news quiz and find out (answers on the bottom of the TexMessage).
Read MoreTexas lawmakers await landmark Arizona immigration case; oral arguments at the Supreme Court start Wednesday
Arizona v. United States is an impending Supreme Court case that is a collision of two controversial topics: immigration and federal versus state authority.
Immigration has traditionally been handled by the federal government, but what happens when states take matters into their own hands?
On Wednesday, April 25, the Supreme Court will present oral arguments, in which the justices will determine the constitutionality of Arizona’s controversial immigration law.
Read MoreTexMessage: Eddie Bernice Johnson asks if ‘it’s appropriate to talk about expanding the federal role in technology development for the oil and gas industry?’
On Tuesday, Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson gave the opening statement at the U.S. House Science, Space, and Technology hearing, “Tapping America’s Unconventional Oil Resources for Job Creation and Affordable Domestic Energy: Technology and Policy Pathways.”
Read MoreTexMessage: John Cornyn says the Buffett tax is ‘the wrong thing at the wrong time’
On Monday, Rep. John Cornyn told Bloomberg that the Buffett tax is “the wrong thing at the wrong time.”
Congress is back in session after a two week “spring break,” and the Republican from San Antonio voiced his opposition to the Buffett Rule.
Read MoreJury selection in Roger Clemens’ trial has begun
Clemens remained silent as he entered the courthouse this morning with his six-member team of lawyers. Presiding the trial is U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton. He has started reading questions to the pool of roughly 80 potential jurors.
Read MoreAnn Romney defends never earning a salary
Mitt Romney spent his first full day as the presumptive Republican presidential nominee making a direct appeal to women, part of an effort to repair the political damage caused by a combative primary contest.
Houston resident attends ‘White House Forum on Women and the Economy’
On Friday, a Houston resident participated in a forum at the White House to promote fairness and equality for women in the economy.
Victoria Rockwell of the Galleria area attended the White House Forum on Women and the Economy in the capacity of president of American Society of Mechanical Engineering.
Read MoreHipster Jesus? Well, that’s Newsweek’s new take on His story.
Newsweek Magazine’s most recent cover features Jesus of Nazareth… as a modern-day hipster.
The cover is a reflection of Andrew Sullivan’s article, “Christianity in Crisis.” Sullivan explains the evolution of Christianity, more specifically the drifting from the roots of what Jesus intended in his teachings.
Read MoreTexMessage: John Cornyn believes that the Founders did not intend the government control that Obamacare entails
Today is the third day of the Obamacare, Supreme Court hearings. Are you for or against?
Sen. John Cornyn said that with Obamacare “there will be no meaningful limit on Washington’s reach into the lives of American people. That is not what the Founders intended.”
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TexMessage: Cornyn says Obama ‘AWOL’ on taxes and defense issues
Senator John Cornyn appeared on CNN’s “State of the Union” Sunday and criticized President Barack Obama for appearing silent on taxes and defense issues facing the nation.
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