Texas lawmakers urged to evaluate border surge effectiveness
Speaker Joe Straus directed the House Appropriations Committee to study the $800 million Operation Strong Safety border surge. Critics say the effort served political aims, with DPS troopers and National Guard deployed without clear roles while border security definitions remain undefined and measurable outcomes elusive.
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Texas House
Joe Straus
House
Appropriations Committee
Texas-Mexico
Rick Perry
Department of Public Safety
Rio Grande
Texas National Guard
DPS
Texas Legislative Budget Board
Dan Patrick
Straus
U.S
Border Patrol
Texas
Lawmakers and officials contact list for Texas lawmakers
A compiled directory lists U S representatives and senators along with Texas state officials and their contact details. It includes addresses in Midland Odessa Lubbock Amarillo and Austin, plus phone numbers and web emails for Conaway Cornyn Cruz Hurd Neugebauer Craddick Landgraf Seliger Uresti and others.
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U.S
Mike Conaway
Midland
Cannon
John Cornyn
Hart Senate
Washington, D.C
Cornyn
Senate
Ted Cruz
Dirksen Senate
Cruz
William Hurd
Helotes
Cannon House
Washington
D.C
Hurd
House
Randy Neugebauer
Lubbock
Randy.house
Tom Craddick
Republican
Capitol
P.O
Austin
Tinyurl
Brooks Landgraf
Odessa
West 4Th St
Capitol Extension
Brooks.landgraf
House State
Sen
Kel Seliger
Amarillo
E. University
Senate State.tx
Obama’s aim to leave a lasting legacy in foreign policy
Krauthammer argues Obama pursues a trilogy of deals for legacy with the Paris climate accord and Iran nuclear deal, while defying Congress on Guantanamo. He criticizes the climate pact as nonbinding and the Iran agreement as legally weak, predicting future U.N. style enforcement and continued resistance to closing Guantanamo.
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Washington
Barack Obama
Paris
Iran
Guantanamo
Obama
Senate
John Kerry
Kerry
Fox News
NASA
James Hansen
America
China
Germany
U.S
India
European Union
State Department
Mike Pompeo
House Intelligence Committee
Ian
U.N. Security Council
United Nations
U.N
Samantha Power
Permian Playhouse Earns Thumbs Up for Holiday Show
The Odessa American endorses the Permian Playhouse holiday production, inviting ideas and comments. Readers may email onletters 0a0a.com to submit thumbs nominations.
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Permian Playhouse
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