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Border, cybersecurity, trade top agendas of Texas lawmakers in 2012
U.S.-Mexico border security, increased international trade and cyber security are among the issues Texas lawmakers plan to tackle in 2012. Using technology, helicopters and airplanes is part of an...
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Rep. Ted Poe wants Iraq to buy American rice (from Texas) — not Indian basmati
A few politicians are searching for a way to repair Iraqi-U.S. relations and boost the U.S. economy simultaneously: rice. Rep. Ted Poe and 11 other congressional members recently sent a letter to the...
View ArticleSen. John Cornyn decries inadequate staffing at Texas-Mexico border crossings
Cornyn, a Texas Republican and a hawk on border security, used the opportunity to tout a bill he has pending in the Senate that would allow for more public-private partnerships to increase staffing at...
View ArticleMexican president-elect Peña Nieto praises Obama, wins bipartisan applause...
Mexico’s newly elected leader, Enrique Peña Nieto, praised President Barack Obama on Tuesday for seeking immigration reform and pledged to be a partner on border issues that enhance trade. Peña Nieto...
View ArticleTop Texan announces plans to leave Obama administration
U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk just made it official: He’s leaving his job as America’s top trade negotiator in late February. Kirk, a former Dallas mayor and Texas Secretary of State, was the...
View ArticleCongressional hearing highlights maintenance needs of ports, from Texas to...
Port and harbor maintenance needs across the country are not being met, while tax revenues designed to fund maintenance are drifting to other agencies, according to testimony by port and maritime...
View ArticleRep. Pete Gallego: Sequestration ‘one of biggest threats to border security’
Republicans are accusing Democrats of “crying wolf” by exaggerating the impact of the upcoming across-the-board budget cuts on average Americans. But to Rep. Pete Gallego, a freshman Democrat from...
View ArticleEx-Rep. Solomon Ortiz among U.S. pols to speak at government-sponsored...
A former Texas Democratic congressman has joined a controversial ultraconservative Republican on the speaking roster for a government-organized conference in a Middle Eastern country known for its...
View ArticleGAO report: Long wait times at border entry points could hamper U.S. economy
Inconsistent and unreliable data collection methods for wait times at the U.S.- Mexico border could hamper the economy according to a recent Government Accountability Office report. "I hope the Obama...
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