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In border battle, agents face growing crisis

Lately, we’ve heard a non-stop narrative from the national news media and left-wing Democrats about the horrific conditions at our border.  The never-ending insults directed towards our border patrol agents and law enforcement has outraged many of us who appreciate their invaluable service to us.  Last week, I traveled to our southern border near El … Continued
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July 30, 2019
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Texas school board member minces no words about Soner Tarim

Since Soner Tarim of Sugarland, Texas, has management contracts for both Woodland Prep and LEAD Academy charter schools, I watched with great interest when he appeared before the Texas Board of Education on June 14 trying to get approval to open eight new charter schools in Austin and Houston. Board member Georgina Perez of El … Continued
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June 27, 2019
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How a Washington County charter school failed at every step, and was approved anyway

Woodland Prep is a charter school horror story — and it hasn’t even been built yet. Located in rural Washington County, Woodland Prep, which will open as a K-7 school this fall and add a grade level each year, is everything state leaders assured us could never happen under Alabama’s charter school laws. Its land … Continued
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April 10, 2019
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The high price of protecting the public

Barely three weeks into the New Year – a time that is supposed to be full of optimism for the future – Alabama has already reached a somber milestone. Our state is tied with Texas for the highest number of law enforcement line-of-duty deaths in the country for 2019. Two Sundays in a row, major … Continued
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January 24, 2019

Jones’ Civil Rights Cold Case bill signed into law

Sen. Doug Jones’ bipartisan bill to publicly release government records related to unsolved civil rights cases has been signed into law. The bill, which Jones co-sponsored with Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, requires the review, declassification and release of government records related to the crimes. Dubbed the Civil Rights Cold Case Records Collection Act, … Continued
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January 10, 2019

Jones, Cruz bill to release civil rights cold case records passes Senate

U.S. Sens. Doug Jones, D-Alabama, and Ted Cruz, R-Texas, announced that their bipartisan Civil Rights Cold Case Records Collection Act has passed the Senate with unanimous bipartisan support. Jones and Cruz introduced the legislation in July to require the review, declassification, and release of government records related to unsolved criminal civil rights cases. Even though … Continued
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December 19, 2018

President George H. W. Bush laid to rest in Texas

On Thursday, President George Herbert Walker Bush (R) was laid to rest in Texas next to his wife, Barbara, who had died earlier this year. He was 94. On Wednesday a state funeral was held for the 41st President at the National Cathedral in Washington D.C. Presidents Jimmy Carter (D), William J. “Bill” Clinton (D), … Continued
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December 7, 2018