Texas and Mexico share more than a border; we are connected by commerce, culture and family.
As I travel to Mexico this week - my first international visit as governor of Texas - I look forward to continuing my dialogue...
Americans typically view Labor Day as the end-of-the-summer holiday rather than the day set aside to honor working people, past and present – workers who have struggled throughout our country’s history, and continue to struggle, to make our society...
Hispanic Heritage Month is a bipartisan national “Month of Remembrance.” Enacted in 1968 by President Lyndon Johnson, it was strongly supported by President Ronald Reagan who expanded it in 1988.
Up to then, Hispanics had been largely invisible in our...
Brazil’s striking green and gold flag features, in Portuguese, the slogan of the hopeful philosophy of Positivism—Ordem e Progresso. Brazilians are famously hopeful.
In the 60s under U.S supported military rule, Brazilians saw the “order” but wondered about the “progress.”...
Another summer is quickly winding down and parents are getting swept up in the whirlwind of preparations on behalf of their kids.
Back to school shopping and planning can be hectic; yet it provides an opportunity to set expectations with...
This month marked the 80th anniversary of Social Security. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act into law in August 1935, with the goal of giving “some measure of protection to the average citizen and to his...
My husband and I have been ranching in South Texas for many years, and we have worked hard to care for the land my family lives on today. This same testament holds true for millions of other ranchers and...
The founding principles of Western civilization rest on the premise that governments are created and financed collectively in order to provide services to society that cannot be easily obtained in the private sector.
In any modern economy, these “public goods”...
As part of the pre-filing permitting process for the proposed LNG export terminals, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) held a joint scoping meeting for Annova LNG, Rio Grande LNG, and Texas LNG, on August 11, 2015 at the...
I represent more than 350 miles of the U.S.-Mexico border in Texas, which includes six international ports of entry.
This includes a new crossing at the Tornillo-Guadalupe Port of Entry, which has yet to open but already has had a...
