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President Joe Biden, 1600 Pennsylvania, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20500 (202) 456-1414. U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, Russell Senate Office Bulding 404, Washington, D.C. 20510. (202) 224-5922. Dallas office: LB 606, 10440 North Central Expressway, Suite 1160, Dallas, TX 75231-- 2223. (214) 599-8749. U.S.

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Border security, tax relief and raises top list For the Texas House and Senate, there is not much daylight between each chamber’s priorities in this year’s legislative session. Leaders say the focus will be on property tax relief, border security and employee raises.

The Idle American

Inherent with insistence to dig ever deeper—rarely satisfied with merely getting to the bottom of things—are the risks of learning more than we want to know. There are ever so many places to dig, with ever-growing types of tools with which to excavate.

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Speaker open to resort-style casinos in state House Speaker Dade Phelan, R-Beaumont, told The Dallas Morning News and other media outlets that he is open to bringing resortstyle casinos to Texas. But don’t expect to find slot machines in 7-Eleven stores if casino gambling is legalized.

Damar Hamlin Reminds Us to Keep Faith in God

by Armstrong Williams If you are like me and a fan of Monday Night Football, then you watched in horrified disbelief as 24year-old Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin collapsed on the turf in cardiac arrest after being struck in the chest by another player's helmet.

COVID: Who Was Right?

by John Stossel It's now been three years since COVID hit. At the start of the pandemic, 'experts' shouted: 'Stay home!' 'Close schools!' 'Wash your hands!' 'Disinfect countertops!' Clearly, disinfecting countertops and washing hands made no difference. What about closing schools and lockdowns?

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President Joe Biden, 1600 Pennsylvania, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20500 (202) 456-1414. U.S.Sen.TedCruz, Russell Senate Office Bulding 404, Washington, D.C. 20510. (202) 224-5922. Dallas office: LB 606, 10440 North Central Expressway, Suite 1160, Dallas, TX 75231-2223. (214) 599-8749. U.S.Sen.

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What to expect in legislative session The 2023 Texas legislative session opened Jan. 10, with property taxes, gun control and the power grid expected to be among the top issues on the agenda.

NBA Versus Freedom

Teenage basketball star Enes Kanter was shocked when his teammate criticized President Barack Obama on Facebook. 'Dude, what are you doing?' he exclaimed. He feared his teammate would be jailed.

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Feds investigating meltdown at Southwest Airlines Massive flight cancellations by Southwest Airlines during the Christmas holiday week are prompting the federal government to look into why thousands of travelers were left stranded across the country, along with huge piles of luggage in airports...