Texas Orders Its Volunteer Groups To Stop Resettling Syrians
Texas has instructed volunteer organizations that settle international refugees statewide to immediately stop helping Syrians — even though it may not have the authority to do so.
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Texas has instructed volunteer organizations that settle international refugees statewide to immediately stop helping Syrians — even though it may not have the authority to do so.
In Abbott's recent letter to state agency heads he specifically advises DPS Director Steve McCraw to ensure any refugees already in this state do not pose a risk to public safety.
Representative Blake Farenthold says a harassment lawsuit filed by a former staffer has been dismissed.
The Vice President disagrees with Republicans in Congress who say there should be a "pause" in bringing the Syrian refugees to the U.S.
Joining the ranks of former Texas Governor Rick Perry, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal has dropped out of the 2016 race for president, ending a campaign that failed to gain much support among Republicans sifting through a long list of contenders for the GOP nomination.
Mrs. Clinton's campaign claimed Bernie Sanders would raise taxes on middle class families to pay for his health plan.
Intensifying their rivalry, Hillary Rodham Clinton accused Bernie Sanders of charting a tax increase on middle class families and undercutting President Barack Obama's signature health care law. Sanders' campaign shot back Tuesday that her approach to health care was all about her financial donors.
Republican Gov. Greg Abbott has ordered state law enforcement leaders to ensure that refugees in Texas don't "pose a risk to public safety."
The man was holding a sign that said "Yes Ms. Clinton, It does make a difference" apparently in reference to her testimony before Congress in January of 2013 regarding the September 11 attacks in Benghazi.
Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign is launching a new offensive on taxes, saying Bernie Sanders' health care plan would require middle-class workers to pay higher taxes.
Out on the presidential campaign trail, Sen. Marco Rubio and Sen. Ted Cruz are rising in the polls. Back in the Senate, their ambitions can sometimes be a nuisance for fellow lawmakers.
The Republican outsiders have been getting a pass on their limited grasp of foreign policy in the presidential campaign. That may be ending. Friday's brutal attack in Paris sparked an urgent focus on national security.
A committee appointed by the Fort Worth City Council to gather public input into changing the city charter is wrapping up a series of public hearings to see if the city should change the way it governs.
Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday informed President Barack Obama that, in the wake of the terror attacks in Paris, the State of Texas would not by accepting any refugees from Syria.
Ben Carson lambastes 'Obamacare' as much as the next Republican presidential candidate, but the neurosurgeon-turned-politician has a history of healthcare ideas that puts him outside mainstream conservative thought on the issue.
