HOUSTON, Texas–State Representative Allen Fletcher (R-Cypress) called upon Texas House Homeland Security and Public Safety Committee Chairman Joe Pickett (D-El Paso) to add issues related to the Texas border crisis to the agenda of the committee’s meeting scheduled for July
HOUSTON, Texas–Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) sent a letter to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Jeh Johnson to secure the border and put an end to the “humanitarian crisis.” Cruz’s letter to Johnson comes less than twenty-four hours after
HOUSTON, Texas–Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Greg Abbott launched his first statewide television ad against his Democrat opponent Wendy Davis during the World Cup game between the Brazil and Mexico on Tuesday night. The ad was produced and broadcast in Spanish language.
UPDATE: Texas Governor Rick Perry, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, and Speaker Joe Straus today directed the Texas Dept. of Public Safety (DPS) to immediately begin law enforcement surge operations on the Texas/Mexico border. The DPS will attempt to combat the
HOUSTON, Texas–Governor Rick Perry is working with Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) to identify options that can immediately address the Texas border crisis. Earlier today Gov. Perry said Texas doesn’t have “the resources, nor the manpower to be able
HOUSTON, Texas–State Senator Dan Patrick (R-Houston) called on the current leadership of the Texas government to provide emergency funding to secure the Texas/Mexico border. Patrick, who recently won the Republican nomination for Lt. Governor, reiterated Texas Department of Public Safety
HOUSTON, Texas–Governor Rick Perry (R-TX) appeared on Fox News’ Fox and Friends show and said Texas lacks the resources and manpower to secure the 1,200 mile Texas border with Mexico. The comment sent shock waves through a Texas grassroots discussion
HOUSTON, Texas–JoAnn Fleming, a leader of the Texas constitutional conservative movement for over twenty-two years is bringing her political expertise to the readers of Breitbart Texas. Fleming is the two-term chair of the Texas Legislature’s Tea Party Caucus Advisory Committee
HOUSTON, Texas–Senator Ted Cruz called upon President Barrack Obama to “suspend assistance to the Palestinian Authority (PA) until the PA recognizes Israel’s right to exist as a Jewish state and takes specific and affirmative steps to renounce and eradicate terrorism.”
HOUSTON, Texas–State Representative James White (R-Woodville) responded to the growing Texas border crisis by sending a letter to Governor Rick Perry (R-TX) asking for a special session of the state legislature to provide funding for immediate and effective border control.
HOUSTON, Texas–Michigan Congresswoman Candice Miller (R-MI) called on President Obama to deploy the National Guard to the Southwestern borer to assist the U.S. Border Patrol with the recent surge of illegal immigrant children. In a letter to the President, Miller
HOUSTON, Texas–Activist Texans are petitioning Texas Governor Rick Perry to call a special session of the Legislature to deal with the growing crisis on the Texas border with Mexico. The petition asks Gov. Perry to bring the Texas Legislature back
HOUSTON, Texas–Just last Saturday, Daniel McCool was elected by the delegates of the Senate District 11 to be their representative on the Republican Party of Texas State Republican Executive Committee (SREC). Less than one week later, his family, friends, loved
HOUSTON, Texas–The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is taking select Members of Congress on a secret tour of the temporary children’s shelter set up to house the children who entered the country illegally as part of the Texas
AUSTIN, Texas–Polls show Texas statewide Republicans are holding or expanding their lead over their Democrat opponents while the Wendy Davis Gubernatorial Campaign announced it is shaking up its management tree again. This time Davis is replacing the campaign manager, Karin
AUSTIN, Texas–Responding to the Texas border crisis, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott called on Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson to fund the state of Texas to secure the border. This request for immediate assistance comes on the heels
Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) appeared on Fox News and blamed the current humanitarian crisis involving a flood of children and older minors entering the U.S. illegally on President Barrack Obama’s failure to secure the U.S. border with Mexico and the
Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) questioned the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary over the ever growing number of unaccompanied children flooding into South Texas as a result of Obama’s immigration policies. DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson appeared before the Senate Judiciary
Breitbart Texas contacted Gov. Perry’s office to request his comments about the growing humanitarian crisis underway in South Texas. Perry’s press secretary, Lucy Nashed, responded to a series of questions from Breitbart Texas about the issue stating, “Texas has been
HOUSTON, Texas — President Barack Obama is proposing to send some of the illegal immigrant children currently being warehoused in South Texas to Baltimore, Maryland. The Obama Administration is getting pushback from Maryland officials on this proposal. A federal proposal
HOUSTON, Texas–The House Majority Leader, Eric Cantor (R-VA), fell from a 34 point lead to defeat after reports of illegal immigrant children flooding into South Texas and being kenneled like dogs in federal facilities. Cantor’s internal polling showed him up
HOUSTON, Texas–As U.S. Border Patrol agents are struggling to deal with the humanitarian crisis of unaccompanied minors flooding into South Texas, unsubstantiated allegations of abuse have been published by the national news and entertainment website Buzzfeed.com. The website states in
HOUSTON, Texas — The refugee crisis involving large numbers of unaccompanied children crossing the Texas/Mexico border is catching White House officials off-guard — they claim. Between October, 2013 and May, 2014 over 47,000 unaccompanied children have crossed the border and
FORT WORTH, Texas–“What’s the line for?” someone asked about the seemingly endless line meandering through the exhibit hall of the 2014 Republican Party of Texas (RPT) biennial convention. Attendees were wondering if it was a food line, or if someone
