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Texas Times: Remembering Barbara Jordan
U.S. Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) This month, Americans in Texas and across the country pay tribute to the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. To this day his powerful message on the importance of equality, opportunity and the unique value of every human life continues to inspire generations of Americans.
Texas Times: An Epic Storm
The end of a violent storm calms some of our fears, but stirs up a new set of concerns and challenges.
Texas Times: Friday Night Lights
The road from Texas six-man football to fame in the National Football League is one rarely traveled.
Texas Times: Their Votes Must Count
The Great State of Texas has always enjoyed a tremendous partnership with our military. Our state is home to 15 major military installations, and one out of every 10 men and women in a U.S. military uniform calls Texas home.
Texas Times: NASA - A National Asset in Texas
"Houston, Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed."
Texas Times: Water from on High
Water is the lifeblood of Texas. Starting with our state's early inhabitants, the availability of water determined where Texans would live.
A Core Right, Reaffirmed
As we celebrate Independence Day this year, we can also celebrate the U.S. Supreme Court's recognition that the Second Amendment protects an individual's right to keep and bear arms.
Texas Times: Today's Education for Tomorrow's Military Leaders
Throughout our history, America has been ably defended by citizens willing to protect our freedom. That is doubly true now, when our military consists entirely of volunteers.
Texas Times: Protecting Children in the Modern World
WASHINGTON -- Technological advances have brought great benefits across Texas, but this progress comes with risks. Technology can also be exploited by unscrupulous or criminal operators, and make our society less safe.
Texas Times: Energy -- Near-term Relief, Long-term Security
In every area of our state, Texans are struggling to cope with record-high energy prices. The sharp rise in gasoline, particularly, has caused hardship on Texas families, who are now paying an average $1,400 per year more for gas than in 2007.
Texas Times: Wild Winds, Texas Tornadoes
A burst of wildflowers and green leaves across Texas point to a welcome change of seasons, but springtime also brings an unwanted weather visitor. Texas is hit by more tornadoes than any other state.
Texas Times: Reality and the Federal Budget
The late William F. Buckley once observed that "The spirit of Christmas extends throughout the congressional season, and a penny here, a penny there, results in $100 billion per year deficits."
Texas Times: G.T.T. � Gone to Texas
"Gone to Texas"-often written simply as the letters G.T.T.-was a shorthand forwarding address left by settlers hurriedly departing for Texas in the 19th century. There's now a "G.T.T." on the doors of Washington presidential campaign offices as they scour Texas for votes in our March 4 primary elections.
Texas Times: Working to reduce childhood obesity
Our health care system, in Texas and nationally, leads the world in many respects. Most citizens are now well served, with excellent choices for their care, and we should make certain the access they enjoy is preserved.
Texas Times: More Texas Sunshine in Washington
At a time when government seems to be growing by the day, Congress made an important move at year-end towards increasing government openness, transparency and accountability. Both the Senate and House approved the most sweeping reforms to our freedom of information laws in more than a decade.
Texas Times: The Giving Season
The familiar red kettles and ringing bells at shopping areas across Texas this Christmas season are symbols of generosity to the less fortunate. In the Lone Star State, this holiday tradition originated from the spirit and determination of one man, a new Texan whose career led him from the navy to the army-the Salvation Army.
Texas Times: Continuing agriculture policies that work
Five years ago, when commodity prices were low and the national economy was reeling, Congress approved a controversial major farm bill. The 2002 law shored up nutrition, conservation and commodity support programs, and brought benefits to rural and urban areas alike.
Texas Times: A Texan who helped change the world
Later this month, President Bush will present a Congressional Gold Medal, the legislative branch's highest civilian award, to Dr. Michael Ellis DeBakey of Houston. I was proud to join Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison and the Texas delegation in sponsoring this latest honor for our state's most famous medical doctor.