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TexMessage: Rep. McCaul applauds GOP platform for tackling terror threats in...

While reading through the GOP platform, we noticed one section of the platform that would especially appeal to the some members of the Texas delegation. In the section American Exceptionalism, the GOP...

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TexMessage: Blake Farenthold says Eric Holder ‘not fit to run a lemonade stand’

"Mr. Holder is not fit to run a lemonade stand,” Farenthold said of the U.S. Attorney General.

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Could Project Gunrunner be Texas’s Fast and Furious? Congress wants to know

As the Inspector General Michael E. Horowitz wrapped up the investigation and testimonies regarding Operation Fast and Furious, Sen. Charles E. Grassley and Rep. Darrell Issa were planning a new...

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Rick Perry’s war on Washington takes a day off

If you watched Rick Perry’s 2012 presidential campaign, you know important anti-Washington rhetoric was to the Texas governor. Too much federal spending. Too much federal regulation. Too many unfunded...

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Ted Poe moves to curb drone abuses by U.S. law enforcement

Texas Rep. Ted Poe hasn’t given up on his efforts to tightly regulate the use of unmanned aerial drones in the United States. The Republican from Humble this week introduced legislation to prevent U.S....

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Rep. 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...

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Activists say immigrants continue to suffer civil liberties violations

With immigration reform efforts gaining momentum on Capitol Hill, immigration-rights activists are making last minute pleas to protect immigrants’ civil liberties. An American Civil Liberties Union...

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Analysis: Economic ties, immigration, border issues top agenda for Obama’s...

Economic ties, enhanced border security and U.S. immigration reform will be on the agenda when President Barack Obama visits Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto in May, officials said Wednesday. It...

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The Top Ten: Gun debate, back surgery bring George W. Bush back into the news

Every week, Texas on the Potomac gives you a second glimpse of our most popular stories from last week. Here are the most viewed stories from April 7 to April 13. 1. State Secret Revealed: George W....

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TexMessage: McCaul’s bipartisan border security bill breezes through House panel

TexMessage Thursday, April 25 Good morning, TexMessagers! How do we know when the border is secure? TEXclusive A border security bill requiring the Department of Homeland Security to report progress to...

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