We may not be able to control the Supreme Court, ... But we can control the money.

If they try to do it for private commercial purposes, they lose all their money. You lose it across the board if you try to take property for free enterprise purposes and not through the traditional eminent domain purposes.

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.