El Paso Herald-Post El Paso News & Opinion
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 …
March, 2019
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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 …
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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 …
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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, …
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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
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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19 February
Op-Ed: What is ROI?
I cringe whenever someone speaks about education, or students, or teachers, in business terms. There just seems something morally wrong about the idea that children are widgets, that teachers are factory workers, grade levels are …
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14 February
Analysis: Here’s your property tax cut, maybe. Heads up — it’s expensive.
Willing to give up some sales tax exemptions to pay for a cut in your local property taxes? That proposition, from state Rep. Drew Springer, R-Muenster, is the first serious stab at a property tax cut …
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13 February
Op-Ed: Trump’s vision prevailed over Beto’s in El Paso
In the City of El Paso, two visions for the future of Texas and the future of America were on display, that of President Trump and that of former Congressman Robert Francis O’Rourke. The President’s …
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12 February
Op-Ed: Teaching Bible Literacy in Public Schools is a Terrible Idea
Recently, after getting his daily national security briefing from the trioka of talking heads on “Fox and Friends,” which horse-whispered to him “at least six states…have introduced legislation this year pushing for public schools to …
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12 February
The Wondering Latina: A Night of Hope in the Desert
“When Mexico send its people they’re not sending their best. They’re bringing drugs, they’re bringing crime, they’re rapist.” – Donald Trump June 2015 This is the moment that changed everything for me and my community. …
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11 February
Op-Ed: Critics of Trump’s rally wouldn’t dare tell us to tear down our own wall
The politicians obstructing the construction of the wall along our southern border ought to come down to El Paso for President Trump’s rally Monday night and try to tell people here that we should tear …
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9 February
Hurd on the Hill: Fostering College- and Career-Ready Students
As your Representative, one of my top priorities is making sure Congress enacts policies that create economic opportunity and give every family a chance at the American dream. Education is an essential part of these …
