President Barack Obama to visit Dallas in August
The Dallas Morning News is reporting that President Obama plans fundraising visits to several Texas cities in August, including Dallas.
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama will be mining for money next month in Dallas, but hes not expected to make any public appearances. The Aug. 9 trip will be Obamas third to Texas since he took office, and his first to Dallas since the March 2008 primary. He will headline a dinner at the Highland Park home of plaintiffs lawyer Russell Budd and his wife, Dorothy, who hosted Vice President Joe Biden for a March 26 fundraiser.
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Renew the Tax Cuts
On Dec. 31, 2010, almost every working American will be hit with a massive, across-the-board tax increase on their income and investments unless they are renewed by Congress.
If the tax cuts are not renewed, it could have catastrophic consequences for the economy. Now is not the time to raise taxes!
Texas Congressman helps arrange Humvees for border sheriffs
The Federal goverment continues to do a poor job of securing America’s borders. Texas Republican Congressman Ted Poe has helped local law enforcement secure some new tools.
From the Houston Chronicle:
You can run. But you can’t hide.
That’s the word for Mexican drug cartels from Rep. Ted Poeafter the Republican congressman from Humble helped expedite the turnover of six retired Army Humvees to sheriffs in six Texas counties.
The congressman says he helped facilitate the sheriffs’ requests for the surplus equipment from the Pentagon. Gear first gets offered to federal, state and local agencies before being sold off.
continue reading via Texas congressman helps arrange Humvees for border sheriffs | Texas on the Potomac | Chron.com – Houston Chronicle.
Birdwell Appointed Judge of 342nd District Court
Gov. Rick Perry has appointed Wade Birdwell of Mansfield as judge of the 342nd District Court in Tarrant County for a term to expire at the next general election.
He was selected by the Tarrant County Republican Precinct Chairs last month, as the Republican Nominee for the November ballot.
Birdwell is an attorney at Wallach and Andrews P.C. He is admitted to practice law in the Northern District of Texas, Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, and U.S. Supreme Court. He is a member of the Federal Bar Association, State Bar of Texas, Tarrant County Bar Association, and Texas Association of Defense Counsel, and is a sustaining life fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation. Birdwell received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Texas and a law degree from the University of Houston Law Center.
New Rasmussen poll – In the race for Texas Governor
Republican incumbent Rick Perry holds a modest lead over Democratic challenger Bill White again this month in his bid for an unprecedented third term as governor of Texas.
The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of Likely Voters in the Lone Star State shows Perry with 50% support. White, a former mayor of Houston, picks up 41% of the vote. Two percent (2%) like another candidate in the race, and seven percent (7%) are undecided.
In mid-June, Perry held a 48% to 40% lead over White
more via Election 2010: Texas Governor – Rasmussen Reports™.
Filibuster is not off the table
Senator Jeff Sessions of Alabama says a filibuster of Elena Kagan “is not off the table.”
Lt. Governor Announces Changes to Senate Committees
Administration - Sen. Kevin Eltife (Tyler)
Business & Commerce – Sen. John Carona (Dallas)
Economic Development – Sen. Mike Jackson (La Porte)
Jurisprudence - Sen. Chris Harris (Arlington)
Natural Resources – Sen. Troy Fraser (Horseshoe Bay)
Nominations – Sen. Bob Deuell (Greenville)
Transportation & Homeland Security - Sen. Tommy Williams (The Woodlands)
Select Committee on Veterans Health – Sen. Jeff Wentworth (San Antonio)
