Sen. Cruz: White House included money to reimburse Texas and other states in funding request to Congress for border security
"I think that's right that the taxpayers of Texas should not bear the burden of what should be and is a national responsibility," Cruz said.
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Texas could sell 100 miles of border to feds, Abbott says
More than 100 miles of Texas’ borderlands could be leased or sold to the federal government as part of the state’s ...
Texas is poised to become a film haven — but not without a fight
A promise to make Texas the film capital of the world has left local creatives raring to cash in — and preparing for a ...
CounterPunch14h
Trump’s Manifest Destiny
Puerto Rico. Guam. The U.S. Virgin Islands. American Samoa. The Northern Mariana Islands. Today these unincorporated ...
Bridges Texas History: The disastrous Red River Expedition, Part 1
This week's Ken Bridges Texas History column is part 1 of a 2-part series exploring the disastrous Red River Expedition.
War on the Rocks21hOpinion
The 51st State That Never Was: Why the United States Didn’t Annex Canada
Why didn’t the United States annex Canada during earlier historical periods? In short, because it didn’t want to. President ...
Santa Rosa Press Democrat1d
President Trump’s remarks on Canada becoming the 51st state raise a lot of questions
President Donald Trump has repeatedly said Canada should be the 51st U.S. state, effectively erasing the massive border the ...
Governing1d
Texas Could Sell 100 Miles of Borderland to the Feds, Gov. Abbott Says
Abbott is in Washington this week to lobby Congress for $11 billion to compensate Texas for money spent on immigration ...