we'll texas remain texas? >> i deal with that in the back of the book. the reason it is important to all of us to have those who made the same. and i think those things will come from change with the hispanic population is this -- traditionally younker -- younkers a they have decades of economic activity ahead of them. so we start to be conceived of america was a generation of baby boomers. instead as a useful addition compared to other industrialized powers they could never replicate. du but that said i believe strongly the cowboy myth for lack of better word in the enthusiasm that people brave when they get here will always keep texans special every become more of the laboratory it will start to look more like texas in my opinion if we see the three challenges that i lay down. the people buy into the myth even though they don't know though whole in the ground. but when i was finishing the book was this a poll asked last year's you consider yourself a texan or american first? lowe's consider a day set americans first but those who consider themselves te

texas capital with you. >> all weekend, american history tv is featuring austin texas the texas capital and the fourth largest city. the c-span tour staff recently visited sites showcasing austan's history. learn more about austan all weekend here on american history tv. >> the texas state archive commission is a state agency founded i the state with a simple but powerful mission to make sure texans have the information to live informed, productive, and fulfilled lives. we also provide an house the archives of the state of texas going back to the republic of texas days and even earlier than that. what you're going to see are some of the most iconic and important documents for our collection that document are texas freedom and the struggle of various groups in texas for freedom, equality and civil rights. >> today, we are in the lorenzo library building on the capitol grounds. this is an original portrait of stephen s -- stephen f austin, the father of anglo colonization in texas. we believe this was painted in life before his death in 1836. this is an important map researched and compil

the state of texas going back to the republican of texas days and even earlier than that. >> what you're going to see today is a collection of some of the most iconic and important documents from our collection of the document, the texas freedom and the struggle of various groups in texas for freedom equality, and civil rights. >> today we're in the loren saah day zavala state archives building in austin texas right on the capitol grounds. this is an original portrait of stephen f. austin, the father of anglo colonization in texas. we believe this portrait was painted from life before his death in 1836. 6 this is an important map that was researched and compiled stephen f. austin. if he and his father knew texas would be successful, they would have to have a good map of the area. so he worked with the tanner publication or the publishing company in philadelphia to create this map. the earliest one was in 1830s. and they issued several editions. the last one being 1836. the 1836 map. you'll notice that it still has the mexican eagle in the cartoush here. at this time in 1836, this time in

. >>> the former executive director of the republican party of texas discusses how texas became a republican stronghold over the past half-century next on book tv. booktv. it's about an hour. >> good morning. i am michelle easton of the clare booth luce policy institute and i want to welcome you all to the special lunch featuring wayne thorburn and his great new book called "red state and inside story of the gop came to dominate texas." you may be wondering why he is the president of the clare booth luce policy institute introducing? it was almost 42 years ago when i came to washington, d.c. from new york after graduating from college and my first job was a young americans for freedom and my first boss was wayne thorburn. rob who asked me to do the introduction, ron and i have been friends with wayne and his wife judith for decades and wane by the way was a very good first boss. he joined young americans for freedom as a college student in 1961 and eventually rose to become executive director when i worked for him. after running the americans for freedom and number of years and getting his e

about the history of the state of texas, not only as a state, but when it was the republic of texas.o have all the beautiful paintings throughout the building, and our capital tour guides get an opportunity to show the building to all our visitors -- we have a great opportunity to talk about the capitol and impart all that information to our visitors. when visitors walk into the south entrance or another, they originally start to see the grandeur of the architecture. we have such beautiful large spaces that it almost cries to be shown off to the public. we have a beautiful sculpture of sam houston and stephen f austin, done by a german artist working in texas, elizabet may. her statue is in display at the united states capitol. we have a monumental paintings -- the surrender of santa ana, and then david crockett -- both of which are massive in size, to do justice to a story larger-than-life, which is texas history. the battle of san jacinto was fought on april 1, 1836, 6 weeks -- april 21, 1836, 6 weeks after the loss of the alamo. mexican forces numbered about 1400, and the texians

and will texas still be texas when this is all said and done? so without further ado i would like to present richard to try and talk to you about those issues. [applause] >> thank you very much. thank you going out on a tuesday night. a special thanks to steve and crew at book people the world's greatest bookstore. thanks to c-span, my publisher at pegasus books and a few people in the office. i want to thank ginger lowry who was instrument in helping steve and i put this together. one of the people of the book is dedicated to in the audience, isabel parker and her mother, lori, at a couple of friends we see it as well. thanks for coming everyone. what i like to do is give you an overview of essentially of the book and then take a few questions and then i will read for about 10 minutes. i promise i won't conflict 30 minutes of reading on your. but the premise of the book is that a great deal that we think we know about texas is not quite right. i would even go so far as to say some of it is increasing absolutely wrong. the reason is when you loo

, which is the historical record of the state of texas going back to the republic of texas state and even earlier than that. what you will see today is a collection of some of the most iconic and important documents from our collection. the document of texas freedom and the -- that document the struggle for texas freedom. >> today, we are in the lorenzo days of all of -- lorenzo de zavala archive building. this is an original portrait of stephen f austin, considered the father of anglo colonization in texas. we believe this portrait was painted from life before his death in 1836. this is a very important map that was researched and compiled by stephen f austin. if he and his father knew that texas was to be successful, that they would have to have a good map of the area. he worked with tanner publication -- publishing company in philadelphia to create this map. the earliest one was in 1830. they issued several editions, the last one being in 1836. this is an original imprint of that 1836 map. you will notice that it still has the mexican eagle in the cartouche down here. at this time

called the texan this -- texas colony association. it was a new attempt to colonize the vast lands of texas. in an attempt to address many of the issues that should have been corrected by reconstruction. this was the constitution that was written in 1875, and interestingly, texas still operates under this constitution today, even though it has had hundreds of amendments to make changes to it. we can flip to the signature page of the document, which contains all of the original signatures from 1876. as you can imagine, these are many of the most prominent men of their day. while this document addressed some issues of inequality, of course, these problems did not go away with equality, and franchise men, most notably -- even though men of african dissent could theoretically vote, women were not allowed to vote until well into the 20th century. this is a memorial to the texas legislature in 1884 by the undersigned committee of colored men. i guess that is kind of a predecessor of the black caucus. they are asking for redress on several i

the la belle is currently being reconstructed here at the state history museum in texas, austin, texasportions of what you see now are our progress in putting back the frames and longitudinal section of the muscle itself. the keel is the base. then we have floors. that make frame sets. and when we finished putting all of this together, it will actually, the spaces in between the gray laminates will be filled. it will essentially timgber. >> how did we find la belle? >> we knew it was other because the presence of the french in this part of the new world cause great alarm to spain. spain said they control the northern gulf of mexico. but they had nobody up here. so, when the french came in, spain heard about that and said that if we are going to stop the french king, we need to send people up there to find la salle and stop that colony. 11 expeditions came up looking for la salle. eventually, one of them in 1689 found the remains of the french camp they had set up with all of the colonists gone or dead. and they also miraculously for archaeologists in matagorda bay they found the remain

the ship is currently being reconstructed at the bob bullock texas history museum in austin, texas.arts of what we see right now are progress in putting back the frames and longitudinal parts of the vessel itself. the keel is the base and we have frame sets and the spaces in between the gray carbon fiber laminate will be sealed. this will be solid timber in front of us. ask how did you find this ship? >> we knew it was out there because the presence of the french in this part of the new world caused great alarm to spain. spain said they could control the northern gulf of mexico in what is today texas, but they had no one appear. when the french came in trying to establish a colony, this -- spain heard about this and said we are going to stop king louis the 14th. we need to send people up there to find lasalle and stop the colony. 11 expeditions came looking for it and eventually one of them in 1689 found the remains of the french camp they had set up with all the colonists at that point, dead. and miraculously for modern-day archaeologists, they found the remains of the ship above t

we should not be having earthquakes in texas. country. this is reno, texas.ion 3200 and just 13 square miles long. if anyplace is small town america, reno is. residents know each other and they know something's changed in their town. >> see it's right here. look, actually let's kind of creep in here. right there see how my foot keeps -- >> yes. >> barbara brown is a community activist and a long time resident of reno, texas. >> yeah, this is definitely a concern. >> and reno is not alone. colorado, arkansas, oklahoma ohio and the rest of earn eastern texas, not known for seismic activity are sunlt on surnld on suddenly on the earthquake map. magnitude 3.0 and larger compared to 20 quakes from 1970 to 2000. data that is beginning to show stories like barbara's are all too real. >> the earthquake came and went through the center of the house. everything shook. i went out my front yard and said, where did my yard go? >> she believes this is the cause of the quakes, hydraulic fracturing more commonly known as fracking, a process where water mixed with sand and ch

and let's hope he also talked about the texas governor's race just last month when the texas attorney general beat the democrat liberal for my next wendy davis by 20% of the vote. watching that race here from virginia i thought it had to be about the time when she ran that ad on tv of her opponent of the empty wheelchair that race turned around for good. so now to talk to the transformation of the transformation of texas have it took place in the future, please join me in welcoming doctor

texas government affairs consultancy. and its global health care consulting business unit, hillco health, and by the alice kleberg reynolds foundation and viewers like you. thank you. >> i'm evan smith, he's a chief executive officer of amplify education and the former chancellor of the new york city department of education, the largest public school system in the united states. he's joel klein. this is "overheard." [ applause ] >> i guess we can't fire him now. >> i guess we can't fire him now. [ laughter ] the night that i win the emmy. >> being on the supreme court was an improbable dream. >> it's hard work and it's controversial. >> right. without information there is no freedom and it's journalists who provide that information. >> window rolls down, this guy says, hey, it goes to 11. [ laughter ] >> joel klein, welcome. >> thank you, glad to be here. >> nice to have you here, i want to congratulate you on what i know you hope are two big products that am flyify is going to have out in the world now, one is a redo, an

you look in places like texas. texas has the opportunity to become a democratic state if the latino population is thoroughly engaged in registered are motivated to go. that hasn't happened yet. people ask us when will texas turn blue in my co-principle likes to say people think we have the secret date like march 18, 2017 texas is blue. doesn't work like that but i like to answer that texas is blue now. majority texas prisons are nonwhite and probably latino population preferred the outcomes they are not getting. they're just not on the polls. >> host: i think i saw in your book 32% of the 28 election the electorate in texas was latino. give us your assessment of the president's recent executive order on immigration. i know it's a bit early to make that judgment but what's your immediate reaction? >> guest: my initial reaction was that it's a very big policy one and a big political win though in neither instance is that ideal. i think immigration advocates very much would like a bad piece of legislation that they co

story but a story that connects texas with the nation.n world war ii broke out in 1938 and 1939, one of the women pilots, jacqueline cochran, she was a business owner and entrepreneur and a fearless pilot. she approached president franklin roosevelt and first lady eleanor roosevelt with the idea of using women to fly america's military aircraft should women be needed. at the time, they weren't, but they did think it was a great idea. december 7, 1940 one, pearl harbor was attacked by japan. men immediately enlisted and were sent off to the european and pacific fronts and at that time, by 1942, america was experiencing a severe shortage of combat pilots over north africa. thinking back to jacqueline cochran's proposition about flying these aircraft, general henley -- henry arnold took her up on the offer. the women air force service pilots were formed. >> when i got out of high school, i started taking flying lessons. this was in a piper cub, where the instructor sits in the front and the student in the back. one day, when i had had perhap

jeb hensarling of texas. the chair: the gentleman from texas is recognized for two minutes. mr. hensarling: i thank the gentleman for yielding and i thank him for his leadership on this critical piece of legislation. mr. chairman, every president in the history of our republic from george washington to barack obama has raised their right hand and said, i do solemnly swear that i will faithfully execute the office of the president of the united states and will to the best of my ability preserve, protect and defend the constitution -- defend the constitution of the united states. clause 4, section 8 of the citiosa, e ngthcore sll have por to establish a uniform rule of naturalization. when we as a body read the constitution on the house floor last week, i had the honor of reading this very section for all to hear. section 3, article 2 of the constitution says the president, he shall take care that the laws be faithfully executed. but never in the history of our republic has a president so blatantly ignored his oath. we know our president has a pen, we know he has a phone, we just

you look in places like texas. texas has the opportunity to become a democratic state if the latino population is thoroughly engaged and registered and motivated to vote. that hasn't happened yet. people always like to ask us, when will texas turn blue? and my coprincipal says people think we have this secret date. like on march 18, 2017 texas is blue. doesn't work like that. but i always like to answer that texas is blue now. there's majority of texas residents who are nonwhite, and it's probably the case of the maternallate -- majority of the texan citizens are halt teen know. but they're just not at the polls. >> host: in your book 32% of the 2010 or 2008 election the electorate in texas was latino. give us your assessment of the president's recent executive order on immigration. politically, it's early to make that judgment. but what your immediate assessment. >> guest: my initial reaction it's a very big policy win and political win but in neither instance it's ideal. advocates would like to have a legislation

there is misery, north carolina, texas, and maine. no matter what else is going on in the country, you can guarantee that missouri, north carolina, texas, and maine are doing something else. missouri is the linchpin of where everything is going to explode. missouri is, just for the record, i went to write a book on missouri, and my agent said yeah, you and three other people are going to read it, don't bother, but i really wish i could, because was her he is the one slave state north of the missouri compromise line. what happened to missouri during the civil war was that it got absolutely torn apart. the troops went through missouri and knocked on people's doors and told people to get out of there, because they are trying to stop the guerrilla warfare. this showed up in "lonesome dove 2," by the way. this group of raiders were pro-southern confederates who would write into a village in missouri on horseback with a gun in each hand, and they would shoot from both sides, and then they would ride out of town before anyone could shoot act

carter of texas, carter of texas. cartwright, pelosi. castor of florida, pelosi. castro of texas, pelosi. chabot, boehner. chaffetz, boehner. judy chu pelosi. cicilline. cicilline. clark of massachusetts pelosi. clarke of new york. clarke of new york. clawson of florida, senator rand paul. clay, pelosi. cleaver, pelosi. clyburn, pelosi. coffman, boehner. cohen, pelosi. cole of oklahoma boehner. collins of georgia boehner. collins of new york, boehner. comstock, boehner. conaway, boehner. connelly, pelosi. conyers, pelosi. cook, boehner. cooper, colin poul. -- colin powell. costa, costa. costello of pennsylvania, boehner. courtney, pelosi. kramer -- cramer, boehner. crawford, boehner. crenshaw. crenshaw. crowley. crowley. cuellar, pelosi. culberson, boehner. cummings pelosi. curbelo of florida, boehner. davis of california, pelosi. danny davis, pelosi. rodney davis, boehner. defazio, pelosi. degette, pelosi. delaney, pelosi. delauro pelosi. delbene, pelosi. denham, boehner. dent, boehner. desantis, boehner. desjarlais, jordan. deutsche -- deutch pelosi. diaz-balart

texas. wrote a stupid book in 2012. anybody who thinks the national agenda in 2012 was texas agenda is not in touch with reality. so she diminishes all things texas. she has a personal obsession with perry. she wrote this book after doing some research in texas, but her research was pretty lousy. texas has a phenomenal record in job creation. last october texas between the time the recession began in december of 2007 to october of last year, texas jobs have grown 12% adding a million jobs. the other 49 states combined were still a million jobs below -- they had dropped from where they were. >> particularly since he's got the new glasses. >> the very hip glasses. >> he looks like he could be teaching at yale. that was just my takeaway from it. you may be right, she just doesn't like texas. a lot of the polling is coming in on the republicans who may run for president. you got a lot of big names out there. romney, bush, the governors, a whole bunch of them. what has jumped out at you from the

a barrel at west texas intermediate dipped below 50. so how will this dramatic collapse in energy costs impact the economy and consumers? steve liesman takes a look. >> reporter: plunging oil prices raised a few economic puzzles. first, since the u.s. is now such a huge oil producer wouldn't it be a drag on the economy or a benefit? this is key to the first, what will consumers do with the wind fall? save spend, or pay down debt? disappointing retail sales in december suggest consumers parting only reluctantly with the extra petro dollars in their pocket. >> people are waiting to see if this is real and take a while before adjusting their spending pattern. >> reporter: to be sure the case is not closed. consumer spending was strong in october and november leaving some economists to forecast that fourth quarter growth will sport the best consumer spending number since the great recession ended. the december data may yet be revised and just because consumers took a break doesn't mean that the oil wind fall won't find its way into mall cas

the texas prison system could ho40 t 60,000 inmates. the state of xas could incarcere nearly 200,000 people. i was interested iwriting a ok about how one peron cold bring out or become the catast of such an enormous investmnt in the building of prisons andhe it is in the capacity to do evil thingso other peole just don't longer surpses me because was jut beast. he shed notears. if we wantto be itrspective about all ts, we want to look abt whher or not we respond to what he d in the best way. but hebecame the post child for the capital punishment because in that case, you n gue the fact that if he had been executed in the 1960s he wouldn't have be around to kill at least nine people in the 1990s. now tht desn't ea we should have t death penal, bu it is somethg thatreally cannot bergued that he been executed earlier he had been spent on death row for a second time. the question isn't whether or not we have a lot of executions as much as it is whether it is good public policy. is it good public policy to execute a person lacks and you can

>>> and good evening from north texas tonight. and we are here this evening, millions of americans will be watching the first college football playoff national championship and we'll take you behind the scenes the two quarterbacks, the coaches, the stakes a bit later here. but first, as we come on the air this evening, french authorities are now warning they are on the hunt for other members of that terror cell behind those hor riff you can attacks in france. including this woman. the most wanted woman in the world, believed to have slipped into syria. here at home tonight, a hack attack on a twitter account run by the u.s. military the chilling message, "i love isis" and the new threat. this evening, urgent new warnings. homeland security being stepped up across the country. abc's brian ross leading us off from new york. brian? >> reporter: good evening, david. french officials confirm tonight, they are urgently searching for possible terrorists on the loose. people who they feel are well armed and dangerous. as authorities tonig

worth, texas. locals call it the metroplex. it's the largest consolidated metropolitan area in the state, known for the assassination of president kennedy in 1963. 38-year-old steve robards was a texas native and worked as a mail carrier. >> very proud of his job. he was a rural postman, but he liked his job, he liked being outdoors and felt some pride in it. >> his 16-year-old daughter, marie, had recently moved in with him after a disagreement she had had with her mother's husband. >> they were live in an apartment and he was on the list to get the next larger apartment. he was happy having his daughter and wife at this point. >> marie enrolled in eastern hills high school where she was a popular student. >> quiet, studious, elegant. the kind of girl that you looked at twice and wanted to get to know because she seemed so reserved. >> by all accounts, both enjoyed living together. but their lived changed forever on the night of february 17th, 1993. just after dinner, steve attended an evening church service. when he returned

hurt of texas, the man who probably has more -- herd of texas, the man who probably has more of the southern border of the united states than any other member of our congress. the chair: the gentleman from texas is recognized for two minutes. mr. hurd: mr. speaker, thank you. i have taken an oath of office to uphold our constitution twice. the first time at a -- as an undercover officer in the c.i.a. and just last week i took that oath again as i was sworn in as a member of this body. this bill is about upholding our constitution and protecting it from expecttive overreach. but we can't forget that immigration and legal immigrants are an asset to our nation, not a liability. everyone knows that our immigration system is broken. an executive action that incentivizes illegal immigration just makes it worse. we need a long-term solution that protects american workers and fosters economic growth. our nation has for many decades benefited from the brain drain from other countries and we need to make sure that continues. and i also want our nation to benefit from a hardworking dream too. so if you

host: we will stay in texas. houston, texas. reginald calling in on a line. good morning.aller: dr. king said that america was the biggest purveyor of violence in the world. that sticks to my core that he feel that we do terrorist acts and i believe that we do and we would definitely disagree with that in 1967. there's a book out now called "the death of a cane" in which dr. king was ostracized by johnson, black churches, the naacp, and urban leaders when he stood up and said that america was in favor of violence. he said also that these dollars needed to come back and hold our people accountable in america. john lewis said he would never vote for another house appropriations bill of military spending. we still voted for that in the congressional black caucus and we still say that we love dr. king, but do you think that america is the biggest purveyor of violence and why he would not be accepted in the white house? i believe that obama is not in the same core with martin luther king and he should give that nobel peace prize back because he has blood on his hands and dr. p

earthquake sequence in north texas and oil and gas activities. and it's just one of many causes we look into. >> reporter: so far the largest north texas quake has been minor, a 3.6. not enough to cause significant damage. but when you've never felt one. >> oh, my god, it shook my house. >> i know, well, i've been here 44 years and i've never felt it either. this is my first time. >> reporter: in this second grade class they're ready. >> the reason why you cover yourself is in case the roof starts falling or something. >> reporter: in case the sudden and so far unexplained shaking gets any worse. jacob rascon, nbc news, dallas. >>> the feds are forcing honda to pay out a record $70 million in fines for failing to report over 1,700 claims for injuries and at least one death. honda publicly admitted in november it had seriously underreported claims linked to possible vehicle defects from '03 to 2014. this fine is the largest ever handed out by the national highway traffic safety administration. >>> a lot of meetings and phone calls today among prom

of texas." whole bunch of them i hold dear from my childhood. i would like to have the gentleman who was called upon as a foreign affairs expert because he serves on the foreign affairs committee to know, then i guess, i too, am a foreign affairs expert since i served on that committee for eight years served on the intelligence committee for eight year, all the countries that the gentleman mentioned, i've been to. i assuredly never got an answer from the chairman or anyone else regarding whether or not ukraine, and it is not the ukraine, it is ukraine, i didn't get an answer as to whether they were prepared to receive liquefied natural gas. i also know we're mindful of the sanctions on russia and how it is impacting them. i did an -- i didn't only just go to ukraine in their -- withdrew crane. in their first election after the orange revolution i was the lead election monitor for the organization for security and cooperation in europe. i don't come to this dance without having some understanding

west texas in -- west texas intermediate is below $51. boost exports to a record later this month. oil production now at the highest level since the breakup of the soviet union. the president of iran says the economy cannot grow if the country is isolated. in a speech president was on call for an increase in foreign investment. >> if foreign investors comes iran and iranian investors go there, our national security will be strengthened. the time where we used to say foreign investors ran independent if they come here is past. it is the opposite today. >> iran's economy has been devastated by sanctions weakened currency, and 40% inflation. a big number. the founder of giovanni greek yogurt has the and replay -- has been replaced as ceo. the guy started the company. he may also lose his post as chairman. he is blamed for a devastating product recall in 2013. private equity firm tpg is calling the shots. tbg can because they loan chip on a $750 million. mark zuckerberg is putting the book in facebook. the social network ceo and founder says his old this year is to read a book every ot

in south texas, and texas in particular, we have seen how onerous e.p.a. and department of the interior and other regulations have slowed job growth costing our domestic energy companies millions of dollars. this bill would put public discussion back on the table when it comes to regulations and ensure the economic costs are fully considered and minimized. we have a lot of work to do to peel back the needless, burdensome regulations that are strangling our businesses. this bill will help us plug the hole in the boat while we get rid of and start pumping out water. it's supposed to be difficult to enact laws. we have to pass something out of the house and the senate and get the president to sign it and it's get a law. but a bureaucrat can do it with the stroke of a pen. we need less government, less law, less regulation, not more. i yield back. the chair: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from virginia. mr. goodlatte: it's my pleasure to yield two minutes to the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. marino. the chairman of the subcommittee. the chair: the

brady of texas. the speaker pro tempore: under clause 5-d of rule 20rk the chair announces the house in light of the administration toward the oath of the members elect, the whole number of the house is 428. for what purpose does the gentleman from illinois seek recognition? mr. rush: mr. speaker, on a prior roll call vote, on h.r. 37, i inadvertently voted aye and i would like to be recorded as voting no. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman's statement will appear in the record. the gentleman from new york. >> thank you mr. speaker. during yesterday's roll call votes i was absent because of my attendance at the funeral of governor mario cuomo. mr. tonko: in new york. had i been present, however, on roll call number one, i would have voted present. on roll call number two i would have proudly voted for representative pelosi for speaker. on rollcal number three i would have voted nay. on roll call number four i would have voted nay. on roll call number five i would have voted yea

and from the texas legal board of specialation. board-certified in your community, experienced, respected and tested. and by hillco partners, a texas government affairs consultancy and by the alice foundation and viewers like you. >> i'm evan smith, his credits include the looming tower, an examination leading up to 9/11 and going clear, a deep dive into the church of scientology that was a finalist for the american book award. his latest book is 13 days in september. he's lawrence wright. this is overheard. >> so i guess we can't fire him now. >> i guess we can't fire him now? >> being on the supreme court was an improbable dream. >> it's hard work and controversial. >> this guy says, hey, he's goes to 11! [laughter] >> write. >> write write, nicjust as the d which you write, it's a historical piece but none the less, kind of in pieces, now we have this bit of wisdom. >> it's always well timed when writing about the middle east, unfortunately. >> at any given moment, if you write a book about the middle east it's perfect timing. >

nosotros no tendremos la oportunidad de seguir con nuestra educaciÓn en texas.rsitario, igual que los residentes legales del estado. sin embargo, ese beneficio puede muy pronto terminar si se hace realidad lo que anunciÓ el reciÉn electo vice gobernador. se opone a las tarifas estatales, para estudiantes indocumentados. >>> lo grave que aunque hemos tenido esta ley por mÁs de una dÉcada se gradÚa anualmente mÁs de 15 mil dreamers de la high school para entrar a la universidad y tiene esta ley no pueden seguir tu deseindestudiando. >>> por eso ex jorge balance val dor creo da... >>> no tiene que ver con inmigraciÓn, esto es solamente educaciÓn del otro lado de la moneda algunos republicanos alegan que con esta medida residentes legales del estado, se ven afectados. el congresista de bedford se tienen que mudar a otros estados porque no hay cupos en las universidades de texas. 18 estados tienen leyes estatales similares. texas seria el primero en dar paso atrÁs. >>> pagamos 10.000 dÓlares en tuiciÓn si pasarÁ serÍan 30.000 dÓlares de tuiciÓn. seria gran diferencia

the gentleman from texas. mr.essions: thank you very much, mr. speaker. i too want to welcome the gentlewoman from rochester, new york, the ranking member of the rules committee, as we begin another session in this new year and i'm delighted to note that the rules committee will be ready and available to handle not only the pieces of legislation that the gentlewoman spoke of in terms of helping the american people to understand what congress' role is in working with the president to help policies that will get this country back to work. mr. speaker, just a year ago we recognized as we came back to washington that we were at a g.d.p. growth of a negative g.d.p. we had to fight out of these terrible, terrible tax increases and the things that are occurring to our economy. and the american people found new footing this year because it was the republican majority who gave new meaning and life to, we're going to make this place, meaning washington, d.c., and government smaller and make things bigger and better for peop

the texas curriculum standards are known as teks. for texas essential knowledge and skills. teks. the current are a revision of the 1998 teks but most of the 1998 references to religion were general in nature, whereas many of those in the current teks have very specific agendas behind them. the most obvious example of this for the current teks is the portrayal of the bible as the well spring of american political thought. this is a signature believe of an ideology that i call christian americanism. an ideology that believes that the american's founders ip tended to to -- intended it to be a christian nation and america has drifted from the christian heritage and it is a patriotic and religious duty to return the country to its true christian identity. and here i refer you back to kate engals paper this morning on the founders. when the 15-member board created the current teks in 2009 and 2010. seven of the ten republican members, including the board chair, worked very very, very hard to work this ideology into the social studies standards. and they were usually able to pick up the

two juries here in texas have convicted her of murder, and, you know, her son was taken from her and never had another episode. it's a strange syndrome where someone just will never admit what they've done. >> she was offered a deal where she could have served maybe eight or ten years if she just admitted that she had done this and she chose not to do that. this is the price she's paying. she will sit there every day for 50 or 60 years or whatever good behavior she gets and she will remember it. and you know that she knows she did it. did it. she killed her baby. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> early monday morning on october 19, 1992, 23-year-old laura houghteling was seen >>> darryn and darly routier were a couple in their mid 20s with three children. darryn routier was

texas has a lot going for it. did i that whole book on texas versus california. in almost every single metric that you can name texas is beating california everything out of california. >> give me some sense of the connection between the sales tax. why does sales tax result in getting better jobs for poor people. >> what you want to have on a tax for economic growth you want the lowest possible rate on the broadest possible base. you provide people with the least incentives to not report taxable income, and you give them the least place to which they can escape. those states with high sales taxes tend to also have no income tax, no cooperate taxes and pro growth and provide lots and lots of jobs. that's what really the poor, and the minority and the disenfranchise want the most. that's why sales taxes instead of income taxes are really great. you can see that across the states. now if you're going to have redistribution, and i don't mind redistribution at all. two things i would argue with, number one, it should be done by spending and not by taxes. because there

. >> and with a still booming texas economy texas has add 1.1 million jobs in the last three years alonee-third of all the net private sector jobs created in this country in the last 14 years have been in texas. >> but when anyone mentions a possible second presidential run for perry, most people will at some point in the discussion end up back here a moment that helped end his third run. >> the third agency of government i would do away with education, the commerce -- and let's see. >> oh my. >> i can't -- the third one i can't. sorry. oops. >> you say you learned a lot from the last run. is it frustrating to you that the focus is that one moment? is it? >> no. listen. it wasn't just that one moment. i don't think i was prepared. i don't think i was physically and mentally ready, obviously had that back surgery and thought in six weeks i could be over with that and the fact is you can't. it takes a long time to get over a major back surgery. a md thenand then just the preparations. people don't understand the great amount of preparation that's required. >> you kind of joke about that mo