Opinion

March, 2019

• 26 March

  Op-Ed: Hurd Statement on End of Mueller Investigation

  

  WASHINGTON, DC – Former undercover CIA officer U.S. Representative Will Hurd (TX-23), who serves the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the following statement after Attorney General William Barr released the summary of the …
• 25 March

  Video+Statement: Cornyn – As Much of Mueller Report Should be Public as Possible

  

  WASHINGTON – On Monday, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) discussed the conclusion of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation and urged Attorney General William Barr to release as much of the findings to the public as …
• 24 March

  Analysis: Some of the secrets of Texas government aren’t supposed to be secrets

  

  The desire to keep government open and transparent, so that the rest of us can look in there and see what’s going on, is often in tension with the preference for secrecy common to people …
• 22 March

  Cornyn on First Anniversary of Sutherland Springs Background Check Bill Becoming Law

  

  U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) issued the following statement ahead of Saturday’s one year anniversary of President Trump signing the Fix NICS Act, led in the House by U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) and former …
• 19 March

  Op-Ed: Seek First to Understand, Then to be Understood

  

  Stephen Covey, in his book on highly effective people, has a chapter entitled “Seek First To Understand, Then Be Understood.” He states: “If you’re like most people, you probably seek first to be understood; you …
• 16 March

  Op-Ed: Cap and Trench-Billion dollar highway project on horizon poses many questions

  

  You may have heard about the I-10 Trench project proposed by the Texas Department of Transportation. Part of the Reimagine I-10 study series, this piece in and around Downtown might be the largest transportation project …
• 15 March

  Analysis: Asking Texas voters to swap higher sales taxes for property tax cuts

  

  In the rush of legislation filed before last week’s deadline, you wouldn’t be the only person who missed the measure proposing a 6.26 percent state sales tax rate. No reason you should have seen it …
• 14 March

  Video: Cornyn Votes to Secure Border, Calls for Reform of National Emergencies Act

  

  WASHINGTON – Thursday on the floor of the Senate, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) discussed his vote against the Democrats’ attempt to block the President from securing the border and called on Congress to reform …
• 12 March

  Op-Ed: The Definition of An Expert Has Changed While You Weren’t Looking

  

  I really like Marco Torres. I first saw Marco at any event that Apple put on an 2005 for El Paso educators. Marco made a name for himself by teaching, while incorporating technology, to students that …
• 12 March

  Op-Ed: Hurd on the Hill: We must secure our Southern border

  

  I have devoted the entirety of my adult life to keeping Americans safe. For nearly a decade, I served as an undercover officer in the CIA during the Global War on Terror. My job was …
• 6 March

  Op-Ed: Here’s an IDEA – Do the Smell Test First

  

  The citizens of El Paso are surviving veterans of the Lorenzo Garcia reign of errors in EPISD. Shady testing schemes, leadership by intimidation, staff being reassigned or removed merely for asking questions, multiple interim leaders, …
• 6 March

  Video: Cornyn – Latest Border Data Confirms a Crisis

  

  During a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Wednesday, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) delivered remarks on Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) response to human trafficking and illegal immigration across the U.S.-Mexico border. Excerpts of Sen. …

February, 2019

• 26 February

  Op-Ed: Textbooks are obsolete. Get over it.

  

  Recently, in their annual letter where Bill and Melinda Gates reflect on the things that they (and their billions of dollars in charitable donations) think are worth thinking about, the worlds most philanthropic couple stated that “textbooks …
• 26 February

  Video: Cornyn Calls for Examination of Patent Process for Prescription Drugs

  

  WASHINGTON – During a Senate Finance Committee hearing on drug pricing, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) today questioned AbbVie CEO Rick Gonzalez on the company’s use of patents to protect their prescription drugs. Excerpts of …
• 25 February

  Hurd on the Hill: Preserving our Veterans’ Stories

  

  From the shores of Tripoli, to the beaches of Normandy, to the mountains of Afghanistan, the brave men and women of our Armed Forces have made countless sacrifices to ensure our freedom. Our Constitution, our …