He's bloodied. He might be wounded. But he is going to get up, strap it on and take these things head on. He is by no means cowering. He is more passionate about standing tall than I've ever seen him.

They are presenting an immediate danger to the lives of people in every Texas community and beyond. We strongly urge you to take action now.

By subjecting all projects to penalties, we are removing a loophole that localities can exploit by playing a 'shell game' with projects.

Most Hispanics are concerned with the same issues other Americans are - the economy, jobs, education. Similar to Main Street America.

I can recall back in 1998, in August of that year, when we had a horrible disaster along the Mexican border in the town of Del Rio. At the time, FEMA was the shining star of the federal government. It's now perceived as many to be the dullest knife in the drawer. Right or wrong, that's the perception.

Governments should not be able to bulldoze a person's home or business to benefit other individuals.