Texas border surge over tenfold cost sparks accountability doubt
The piece critiques Texas spending of 800 million on border policing, citing Gov. Abbott and former Gov. Perry. It argues DPS expansion lacks transparency, notes Obama era politics, and questions federal vs state roles while highlighting DPS gains and limited 2017 reporting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Greg Abbott
Google
Mexico
Law
Department of Public Safety
Abbott
Texas Guard
Barack Obama
Rick Perry
National Guard
DPS
Rio Grande Valley
Central America
Perry
Valley Region
Cesar Blanco
del Paso
Feds
Blanco
el Paso Times
Austin American-Statesman
Border Patrol
Zorba
Lawmakers and federal officials contact list
A compiled contact directory lists U S Representatives and Senators for Texas including Mike Conaway John Cornyn Ted Cruz and William Hurd with office addresses in Washington D C and local district offices in Odessa Midland Helotes and Lubbock plus phone numbers and email links for constituent outreach. It also includes partial fax and web contact details for several offices.
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U.S
Mike Conaway
Midland
Cannon
John Cornyn
Hart Senate
Washington
D.C
Cornyn
Senate
Ted Cruz
Dirksen
Randy Neugebauer
Lubbock
Cannon House
Washington, D.C
Randy.house.gov
Charles Krauthammer Pulitzer Prize Winning Commentator
Charles Krauthammer, a Fox News commentator and weekly political columnist, appeared nightly on Special Report with Bret Baier. He won the 1987 Pulitzer Prize for Commentary for his incisive national and international analysis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Krauthammer
Fox News
Bret Baier
Reflections on gun policy and Confederate symbols after Charleston
Column argues gun confiscation would curb mass shootings but is constitutionally and politically unlikely. It links removal of the Confederate flag to moral renewal spurred by victims families and cites civil rights gains, warning against overreach while noting Arlington's Confederate memorial as a cautionary example.
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Washington
Emanuel Ame Church
Charleston
Obama
Congress
Dylann Roof
Justice Department
Canada
Confederation
Nikki Haley
Namic
Statehouse
America
Arlington National Cemetery
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Texas View
Odess
Jeremy L. Halbreich
AIM Media Texas LLC
William R
Rick” Starks
Patrick Cant
Laura Dennis
Krauthammer
Washingtonpost.com
People
Charles -Krauthammer
John B
ANCH
Kirk Walters
TNO Nords
Kirk Exremeebels
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