Note: This column originally appeared on The Quorum Report. Join us there daily for coverage of Texas politics and government. FORT WORTH – On Friday, Harvey Kronberg wrote that this convention was one of the least angry Republican Party of Texas gatherings in years. Make no mistake: That made sense when Harvey wrote it. But […]
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Texas GOP’s Change in Immigration Stance is Deeply Troubling to Hispanic Republicans
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Senior Republican Texas Congressman Calls for Guest Worker Program
In what may come as a shock to some, Rep. Joe Barton, R-Ennis, on Friday said that not only does he support a guest worker program for adults who are not documented and a path to citizenship for their children, but he also plans to propose sweeping legislation to that effect in the next few […]
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Obama Misses a Texas-Sized Opportunity on Immigration
We’ve entered an interesting time in American politics when a Democrat can flog a Republican with the issue of illegal immigration. For years, conservative politicians have used it to call their opponents “open borders liberals.” President Obama, during his visits to San Antonio and Austin this week, slammed the presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney for […]
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