Boehner praises bipartisan work of Texas Reps. John Carter, Sam Johnson on...
"I’ve said before and I’ll say it again: we need immigration reform," House Speaker John Boehner said today. "It’s good for our country, and frankly it’s the right thing to do."
View ArticleRep. Pete Gallego: Border enforcement proposal could hurt region’s economy
In a Spanish-language interview with CNN Español, Rep. Pete Gallego of Alpine said the majority of Americans would rather focus on finding guns and drugs in cargo by adding officers at ports of entry...
View ArticleJohn McCain predicts ‘terrible’ consequences for GOP if House kills...
"I'm no bleeding-heart liberal; you know that," McCain told Bloomberg TV's Al Hunt. "But, my God, we need to resolve this issue."
View ArticleTexMessage: Joaquin Castro says immigration reform’s ‘window’ could close at...
In the past, Joaquin Castro said that in order to pass a comprehensive immigration reform, Democrats would need to swallow some "bitter pills" in order to ultimately pass the bill that they wanted. Now...
View ArticleAmericans equally divided on Senate immigration plan, want House to vote on...
Foes can be encouraged by the fact that the Senate-passed immigration bill has more strong detractors than strong backers. Republicans will take solace in the Americans prefer that the House vote on...
View ArticlePoll: Latino voters in battleground districts unhappy with GOP on immigration...
Nearly 80 percent of respondents supported a path to citizenship for all 11 million undocumented immigrants currently residing in the U.S. -- which is unlikely to be included in the House Republican's...
View ArticleTexas Republicans lead the way in condemning Iowa GOP Rep. Steve King for...
"Everyone has a right to their own opinion, but no one is served by offensive and biased comments," said Rep. Pete Olson, R-Sugar Land. "Sadly, this won’t be the last time an elected official makes a...
View ArticleTexMessage: Evangelical leaders flood Capitol Hill pressuring House to pass...
“This is a moral issue that requires moral action,” said Noel Castellanos, CEO of the Christian Community Development Association.
View ArticleTop Texas GOP donors urge congressional leaders to pass immigration reform...
Five of Texas's top GOP donors -- including a former member of George W. Bush's Cabinet -- penned a letter to members of Congress urging for a year-end deadline for comprehensive immigration reform. In...
View ArticleTexMessage: Immigrant rights activists arrested and detained at the Capitol
TexMessage Monday, August 5 Good morning, TexMessagers! What do you think of President Obama’s reversal on federal aid to the town of West? TEXclusive After hundreds stormed the Capitol Thursday in a...
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