tack on -- texas would not be texas without the oil. but i do think people migrated to texas they see it as a freebie. and most industries are not social welfare organizations they don't care about those consequences of behavior and texas is still very stingy with it social net if you subtract 20 from public schools which is the primary obligation because you are feeling your children are not providing children with your workers of the future it is a conundrum. texas can afford to be more generous and farsighted. there could be some trauma left over and it was never rich the way people think of it as being rich there are more millionaires per capita, certainly in connecticut but south dakota i think? someplace you would think really? when good times are in texas the oversize dollars for sale in the airport so you know the oil is flowing. but it never really flows down to the people but that doesn't mean there was not money gushing into the state. but also in our state government with the liberals with an $8 million surplus. it was a $6

tack on -- texas would not be texas without the oil. but i do think people migrated to texas they see it as a freebie. and most industries are not social welfare organizations they don't care about those consequences of behavior and texas is still very stingy with it social net if you subtract 20 from public schools which is the primary obligation because you are feeling your children are not providing children with your workers of the future it is a conundrum. texas can afford to be more generous and farsighted. there could be some trauma left over and it was never rich the way people think of it as being rich there are more millionaires per capita, certainly in connecticut but south dakota i think? someplace you would think really? when good times are in texas the oversize dollars for sale in the airport so you know the oil is flowing. but it never really flows down to the people but that doesn't mean there was not money gushing into the state. but also in our state government with the liberals with an $8 million surplus. it was a $6

of texas. rep. o'rourke: the senator has a troubling history of the kinds of nominees that he supported. someone like jeff matier for the federal bench. someone who believes in conversion therapy, who's described transgender children as part of satan's plan. people like andrew oldham who could not say whether the landmark school integration 1954 brown v. board of education was correctly decided. people like a man who had never tried a case before. dr. ford's allegation should be investigated by the fbi. full stop. there's precedent for that. there's the right thing to do given the gravity of the ash accusation. but the senator is right in this regard. judge kavanaugh does not meet the bar for texas to serve on the supreme court. the state is now 50th invoter turnout. judge kavanaugh has a troubling history on voter rights protection. judge kavanaugh has a troubling history in agreeing that roe v. wade is the decided law of the land. and in a state where you can be fired for being gay, his support fo

the people of texas and the children of texas deserve action. senator cruz: more armed police officers is not thoughts and prayers. i'm sorry you don't like thoughts and prayers. i will pray for anyone but i will do something about it. i led the way in reducing legislation that would have provided $300 million in additional funding for school safety to put metal detectors and have more police officers. your party in the senate filibustered that legislation focus wasey're only trying to undermine the second amendment rights of law-abiding citizens. moderator: let's move on. >> the last time used of for election was in 2016, the runner-up in a republican primary for president. you ran against businessman donald trump. donald trump called you lyin' t ed. at your wife and daughter. there were so many insults between the two of you that it would take the rest of this show to go through the mall. friendly.ecome how do you respond to critics who say that, as it relates to president trump, you have lost your dignity? there is no doubt 2016 was an electi

texas values are. within months of being sworn to service, your senator ted cruz was not in texas. he was in iowa. he visited every single one of the 99 counties of iowa. he went to new hampshire, south carolina. he went to the republican presidential primary states instead of being here. he shut down your government. for 16 days in 2013. too many people were getting too much health care in the united states of america. in 2015, he missed one quarter of the votes in the united states senate. in 2016, he missed half of the votes in the united states senate. tell me, who can miss half the days at work and be rehired for this aim job going forward -- be -- be rehired for the same job going forward? that is not what texans want. they don't want somebody who was captured by corporations and political action committees and special interests. because, that is where ted cruz gets his money. our campaign is the largest grassroots campaign this state has ever seen, funded by people and only people. every single

the people of texas, the children of texas deserve action. >> hold on a second. me be very clear. officers inolice no thoughts a prayers. will pray for anyone in harm's way. it anddo something about my first year in the senate i led the way introducing that would provide $300 million in additional funding to harden our schools to metal detectors. unfortunately your party in the party, the democratic filibustered that legislation because they're only focus politically was trying to undermine the second amendment rights of law-abiding citizens. >> let's move on. this question is for you senator cruz. forlast time you stood election was in 2016. you were the runner-up in the forblican primary president. trump. against donald donald trump as you remember, dubbed you lying ted. your wife and at father. you in turn called him a pathological liar. there's so many insults between the two of you, it will take the rest of this show to go through them all. now that he's president, you guys have become friendly. you respond to critics who as it relates to president trump, yo

but what's happening in texas is so consequential because texas is the second-largest day after california. it stands between california and new york.but it's the fastest growing. in 2050, which is not that far away, it's projected to double in size. at which time it will be about the size of california and new york combined. this has real consequences for the future. there are things about texas that are wonderful and worth emulating. it is an amazing job creating state. and that's why people come. they don't come for the scenery. people storming into the state because there are jobs available. and yet some of this job are creation has come at the expense of social programs like becoming defiantly low tax state. well what is it that taxes, when you cut taxes, what suffers? primarily, the job of a state is to provide public education and infrastructure. and indeed those of the things that are most suffering. 10 percent of all schoolchildren in america right now are texans. and yet, we spent $2500 per student less than the national average. we are 49 out of 50. it's not a poor state but wer

he has visited all 254 counties in texas. some of those places several times already and is running a very spirited campaign in going to all those counties and going to those places. some places neglected by democrats in the past and holding town halls and showing up which is a key part of his campaign. i think the money and amount of travel you are seeing from the democratic challenger here is moving this race in a competitive direction and i think through that, he has been able to turn himself into an underdog after being what i would describe as a long shot from the out that. there is still a steep hill to climb in texas, but i think he is doing the work you need to do to become a fighting champ. caller: what is the current poll -- host: what is the current polling suggesting? >> the public polling you suggest you tightening race. a recent poll showed the advantages only anywhere from maybe two to four, maybe six points. if you average the polling, maybe in the high single digits. there are legitimate complaints about some

i think the people of texas, what they want -- a thousand people a day come to texas.ecause we understand that low taxes and low regulations produced jobs. what i hear from texans across the state is they say, whether they supported me or not, democrats will say, i did not vote for you, but you are doing what you said you would do. and that is exactly what i have done. and that is what i will continue doing. >> representative o'rourke, texas values. congressman o'rourke: only one of us has been to each county in texas and would have an idea of what texas values and interests are. within months of being sworn to serve as your your senator, ted cruz was not in texas. he was in iowa. he visited every single one of the 99 counties of iowa. he went to new hampshire, south carolina. he went to the republican presidential primary states instead of being here. he shut down your government for 16 days in 2013. too many people were getting too much health care in the united states of america. in 2015, he missed one quarter of the votes in the united states senate. in 2016, he mi

texas and california are in many ways ideal opposites when i was aex boy texas was blue. it was a state that gave us lyndon johnson and the great society. it was at a time when they were coming around the stereotypes that we head of these two states is where we have now. the truth is they are constantly. we think of it texas and california. they revolve around each other. you never agree on anything. he is always talking about the danger ofan california case in patient and then the examples he gives are the dreadful things. his plastic straws. these are destroying america. it has a bumper kicker -- a bumper sticker. i don't know what that means. the concept w that california is what we are not in a works the other way. when i go to california and i've had people say where are you from and i an icy texas, i get that a lot anyway. wherefrom in texas. zero it's forgivable. the sense of being at odds. it's also a testament to the vigor of our democracy that it can contain that laboratories of democracy to allow them to express themselves so differently. sometimes dreadfulse c

the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. mccall: i have no other speakers. if the gentleman has no other district of columbia mr. mccaul: i have no other speakers. if the gentleman has no other speakers, i'm prepared to close when the gentleman does. mr. richmond: i have no further speakers and i'm prepared to close. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. richmond: in the current security environment, vulnerability policies have emerged as a critical component without any organization. d.h.s. is the lead federal department charged with securing government-civilian networks. d.h.s. should be lead big example not playing catch-up. today the department of defense and the g.s.a. have vulnerability disclosure programs in operation. it is time for d.h.s. to join them. i urge my colleagues to support h.r. 6735 and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from texas is recognized. . mr. mccaul: i once again urge my colleagues to support this bill. i

god and texas. the way it is. i introduced into the record the travis letter and the names of the 187 volunteers at the th alamo. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. poe: thank you, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the chair recognizes the the gentlewoman from guam, ms. bordallo, for five minutes. thank you, mr. speaker. today i introduced the idea parity for outlying areas act which would amend the ndividuals with disabilities education act to better support students with disabilities in our smaller u.s. territories and the freely associated states. during education act my final congress address to my constituents in guam, i pledged to sponsor this important legislation for our youngsters and students with disabilities, as well as their families. i want to give special recognition to ms. ngata pablo, office this n my past summer for her vork ining developing this legislation with my staff. ms. pablo o currently attends virginia common

the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. olson: thank you. this bill will strengthen our energy security, create jobs at home, and open new markets for americans. this bill is about creating a level playing field for the smallest projects. right now, to export natural gas to a country that we have a free trade agreement with, it's approved without red tape. we want to do that with very small projects, too, no matter the buyer. focused on truly small-scale projects. we are talking about projects .1% of the to maybe natural gas america -- the chair: the gentleman will suspend. the committee will be in order. members, please take your conversations off the floor. the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. olson: thank you. we are talking about projects hat amount to maybe .1% of the natural gas america consumes every single day. per .14 billion cubic feet day. the big l.n.g. projects you hear about are more like two illion cubic feet per day. .14 versus two. so these are tiny projects we are looking at, we want to make the

texas is a republican stronghold.think o'rourke really has a pretty good chance of perhaps pulling this off? you know, a real upset on the horizon? >> is it competitive, yes. is it probable that o'rourke will win? no. i look at the polling averages. don't look at any individual poll. the polling averages have cruise up five or six points. but, fred, what's significant here is this is actually a competitive race between a democrat and republican in texas. you know when the last one was? almost 50 years ago in 1970. between george h.w. bush, the future president, and lloyd benz, the future treasury secretary. benson beat bush. that's the last time. all the other senate races in texas have been incredibly predictable until this one. >> some polls show just a point, you know, between the two here. >> yes, they do. in fact, center for politics working with reuters and ipsos polling had a poll out this week that actually had o'rourke up two points. that's why i tell people look at the polling averages. everything's in the m

and the texas g.o.p.'rourke, like two weeks ago, when they tweeted, "maybe beto can't debate ted cruz because he already had plans," alongside this photo of beto from his punk rock days. yes, his plans were being smoking hot in a naughty but approachable sort of way, like your best friend's older brother who smells like weed and listens to radiohead. read us your poems, beto! ( laughter ) people online seemed to like the fact that beto was in a cool punk band and pointed out that ted cruz played adam in a mime performance of the christian creation story when he was in high school. ( laughter ) and they included this picture. ( laughter ) how do you do a mime performance of the creation story? "in the beginning, god created the heavens and the earth, and god said... nothing, for he was trapped in an invisible box." ( laughter ) the g.o.p. tried again by tweeting out this mug shot of his drunk driving arrest 20 years ago. now, there's no excuse for drunk driving, and beto has apologized. but posting this mu

took off down the aisle to the university of texas "eyes of texas" or got a big texas aoyama whoop after the preacher declared them husband and wife. but it's not just the action on the gridiron. it's the atmosphere, it's the band, it's the drill team, it's the cheerleaders, it's the mom selling t-shirts, the clubs hanging banners and the same old guys in the same old seats season after season in the stands. the whole atmosphere is what makes the game great. so, madam speaker, it's that time of the year so put on your school colors, head for the game, grab some hotdogs and dr pepper or coke and take part in one of texas' finest religious traditions, texas football. and that's just the way is it is. i'll yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the chair recognizes the gentleman from new york, mr. espaillat, for five minutes. thank you, madam speaker. madam speaker, september 20, this next week, is the one-year anniversary of hurricane maria. one year later in puerto rico, in the neighboring island of puerto rico, where there are u.s. citizens living there, because

i love texas, texas forever, right? unfortunately, texas has not lived up to its own hype as far as freeing individuals from the kind of paternalism of the state. so it's number 50 on personal freedom and a big part of that is driven by the above the crime rate adjusted incarceration and arrests. it does poorly in its criminal justice areas. there's a key caveat, especially my friend at the texas policy foundation and right on crime would remind us, texas has been leading in reform efforts to try to get a handle on that problem because they've recognized that this is a real challenge. i mean, if you've had too many people in prison in texas, especially relative to the crime rate. and in fact, that's why you have things like right on crime. you want to be smart on this, not just tough. for a long time texas was just tough without thinking about being smart. and so that's why you've seen conservative leadership, actually there in the legislature with governor perry and others, to try to get a handle on that because they k

so that is a problem for texas. but texas was a more blue state than iowa in 2016.wing state, but texas actually came had better margins for hillary clinton than did the state of iowa. so that shows that texas is actually changing. and to your point, yes, these changes are happening. >> and i think this would be surprising to a lot of folks who don't pay close attention to texas. when you look at the cities in texas, with dallas, houston, austin, san antonio, as well, they're pretty blue. they're deep blue places. the r. and are those cities are going to turn out enough voters to offset the rural voters, or is ted cruz going to have enough enthusiasm make those rural voters get to the polls in november? >> two things. one, to your introduction, ted cruz is looking really transparent and very washington. and that's not what people want to see right now. and to your point of seeing will people come out, will those demographics show up? all i would say is, doug jones, if you want to see -- i would think that the democrats -- [ overlapping speakers ] >> doug jones was a

i lived in texas for a long time and was a professor at texas state university, the fact is texas does not perform well on personal freedom. we can go into that more in the q&a. now, the overall rankings. here, we have vermont at 46, new jersey at 47, california, hawaii and new york. they are worst by far. we'll see some of that data. they are not even close. as far as the best states, florida's number one followed by new hampshire, indiana, colorado, and nevada. those are the top five. florida is a new number one compared to the last published version of this. that's exciting to see something interesting and different there. it was not something we expected when we ran the data. the proof of the pudding is in the eating. you look at the data and that is what pops out. i'm going to turn it over to jason to talk about the implications of the freedom rankings and freedom scores. thank you. >> thank you. i would like to next take a look at how some of the top and bottom states have evolved over time. you can see that new hampshire used to be in a class on its own. in the early 2000 freedo

and how jackson wanted texas, new he couldn't grab texas because he had another war again. some of the things i tried to unwind and i'mfinding it fascinating so hopefully you will like it . >> john yeager your co-author is working on that book? >> guest: this one will be just me so i'm working on now and texas has been great so far. they kept great records, even back then. >> host: doug is calling in from fort michigan. >> caller: i have a comment and the question. i've been struck by how tough that sop jackson was, whether you likehim or not, he was a man of his time . he didn't like slavery, didn't like indians too much man who was he ever talk and he had those people, there's a little statichere for some reason .

stephanie is a daughter of self texas. she is like john, has lived all over the world, been a foreigncorrespondent . she is if i've got this correct, a faculty member at the university of north carolina.she is a woman of multiple identities and great creativity and i have a lot of questions for her but i just want to stop right now and let her read something from her book which is a very powerful book that you all want to buy also . >> iq so much. thank you so very much for being here and for these incredible images. it's so moving to see. so my friends, i'm from corpus christi texas. fabulous. it's very great to find someone in the audience from corpus christi texas but you understand what i will say when i say all my life i wanted to get out of corpus christi texas. so i embarked on this journey about 15 years long. i lived in moscow, beijing, mexico, i traveled all around, wrote books about those journeys and happened to return home in 2007. no longer viewing my hometown with my childhood lens or my teenage lens that th

purple is because people are moving into texas.there are a lot of hispanic voters. ted cruz is hispanic. o'rourke is not. he has a hispanic first name, because it was a nickname as a kid. >> they're running in opposite directions on that front. >> how are -- o'rourke is going out there registering voters. >> yeah. he's visiting every county in texas, something ted cruz has not done. he provides an interesting alternative. he is a young face. very charismatic on camera. he represents the folks who live along the border. one of the questions i have though is what is the chilling effect that the administration's immigration policies have create d along the border? there are some people not comfortable putting their names on a clipboard at a rally. they don't trust the government because of everything that's happened. that has to be one of the things he's going against. >> what does success look like for o'rourke? does he have to win, or does close feel like a success? >> look, he's running to win. i think we're seeing a candidate unli

but what's happening in texas is so consequential because texas is the second-largest day after california. it stands between california and new york.but it's the fastest growing. in 2050, which is not that far away, it's projected to double in size. at which time it will be about the size of california and new york combined. this has real consequences for the future. there are things about texas that are wonderful and worth emulating. it is an amazing job creating state. and that's why people come. they don't come for the scenery. people storming into the state because there are jobs available. and yet some of this job are creation has come at the expense of social programs like becoming defiantly low tax state. well what is it that taxes, when you cut taxes, what suffers? primarily, the job of a state is to provide public education and infrastructure. and indeed those of the things that are most suffering. 10 percent of all schoolchildren in america right now are texans. and yet, we spent $2500 per student less than the national average. we are 49 out of 50. it's not a poor state but wer

the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. sessions: thank you very much as my colleague was talking about the dismal results, i turned my phone here and it's all green up and down the stock market because stock market knows that today we're talking about making permanent the things that work for the american people. hings that work well for employers. things that work well for bringing back stock market prices. understanding that many, many americans and our seniors across this country have invested in the stock market. it's at 40% since we have had an opportunity to pass the tax cut. success of the free enterprise system is what my colleagues hate. they want to sell government. they want to sell defeat. they want to sell the things that are the fear about making progress. the facts of the case are real simple, mr. speaker. i would ask unanimous consent to enter into the record an article from, of all place, "the new york times", dated august 3 of this year. august 3, "the new york times", who does some insightful reporting,

gentleman from texas. mr. brady: i'm proud to yield two minutes to the leader, the original sponsor of this bill, the gentleman from illinois, mr. davis. mr. davis: mr. speaker, i rise today in strong support of my bill, h.r. 6760, the protecting family and small business tax cuts act of 2018. i really, truely want to thank chairman brady and the entire ways and means committee and the ways and means staff for their hard work in getting tax reform 2.0 to the house floor. last december this congress passed a tax cuts and jobs act. that legislation was the first major tax reform in 31 years and delivered on our promise to breng tax relief to middle class families across the country. in fact, in my district in central illinois, the average family of four making the median income of $78,500 will see a tax cut of roughly $2,200 this year. that is certainly not crumbs, mr. speaker. since passage of tax reform we've seen historic growth in our economy, which currently sitz at 3.9% unemployment with approximately 6.6

all of it was a twist as big as texas. texas. >>> coming up -- the mysterious letter.his be the smoking gun police had been looking for? >> immediately, i knew this was something very big and very important. >> when "dateline" continues. >> when "dateline" continues >>> while detective aaron volaman continued trying to strengthen his case against dylan spellman, investigators in neighboring sinton, texas, received a mysterious letter addressed to kristene chapa's dad. >> immediately i knew this was something very, very big and very important. >> the letter-writer described himself as a hit man hired by the person who shot mollie and kristene. he wrote, the gunman had sought his services to finish the job and make the only witness to mollie's murder disappear. >> what he's saying is, i was hired to kill kristene, but i'm not going to do it. instead, i'm warning you. >> that's right. he's telling kristene chapa's father, i'm going to tell you who the murderer is, and then you can go do something about it. >> the letter contained details police had never mentioned in publ

brian: why did george herbert walker bush moved texas? -- moved to texas? dr. engel: texas was part of the adventure. at the end of 1940 eight, having just graduated from yale, he has the opportunity to go to new york, to work in his father's investment house. he instead decided, i need to go and make my life on my own. make my own way. he drives across country and winds up in texas. he had a friend of the family who had an oil company there. he begins work as a salesman for the oil company. barbara and literal -- and little george come after. this is a great moment for trying to understand who george bush is. on the one hand he is a person who is able to take the leap of faith and say i'm going to try something new and not rest on the laurels of my family to succeed. on the other hand he goes to texas with a large check from some investors back home. he is working for a family friend. and he knows if texas does not work out, there is always a job in new york for him. it is an adventure, but there is a large net. brian: when did you start this book? 2006.gel: a

purple is because people are moving into texas.ple in. there are a lot of hispanic voters. ted cruz is hispanic. o'rourke is not. he has a hispanic first name, because it was a nickname as a kid. >> they're running in opposite directions on that front. >> how are -- o'rourke is going out there registering voters. >> yeah. he's visiting every county in texas, something ted cruz has not done. he provides an interesting alternative. he is a young face. very charismatic on camera. he represents the folks who live along the border. one of the questions i have though is what is the chilling effect that the administration's immigration policies have create d along the border? there are some people not comfortable putting their names on a clipboard at a rally. they don't trust the government because of everything that's happened. that has to be one of the things he's going against. >> what does success look like for o'rourke? does he have to win, or does close feel like a success? >> look, he's running to win. i think we're seeing a candid

what is going on in texas?vis, former diagnosis designate senator, and george see, former senior advisor to marco rubio's 2016 campaign. he told the "washington post," cruz has managed to annoy everybody with shifting views on trump. wendy, why would a democrat even be in the running is what many people outside texas are asking. >> well, for one thing, because texas really is so much more blue than our recent elections have demonstrated us to be. in fact, when you look at what happened in 2016, trump only won by 10 points in our state. showing you that we are trending to a place that we find ourselves now. and we find ourselves here in this particular moment for a number of reasons, not the least of which is the dynamic that people are feeling all over the country right now. but also because in texas, outside of the base, very much like a trump voter, outside of his base, cruz is not well liked at all. and republicans are keen on understanding this. and understanding how very vulnerable their republican senator

that was the beginning of texas . there was another well i'll tell you about that was in east texas on the daisy bradford being the widow who own the land. there was a con man, columbus marion joyner, fondly known as dad and he been drilling on the tv bradford or several years, to dry wells. he was broke and so what did he do? he got some phony geological reports that he went around showing these reports that said they were going to tap in to the greatest oil field ever known 3500 feet . once again, a total lie that turned out to be absolutely true . on october 3, 1930, there was a gurgling at 30,456 feet. thousands gathered, they'd heard about spindle top. farmers in bib overalls and ladies in dresses they had sewn out of sears catalog patterns and they were waiting for what would happen next. no doubt they were thinking ou that soon they would be rich, soon they would be walking down the sean seeley's day, buying furs and jewelry and considering their investments and this actually happened for many of them. the gush

here's one complication if trump were to choose texas a&m. guess who's affiliated with texas a&m?where his presidential library is, he's very affiliated, associated with that school. of course the bush family and the trumps don't exactly get along these days. maybe that would be a problem. so where else could trump potentially look? how about arlington, outside of dallas, at&t stadium, where the cowboys play? they've squeezed 108,000 in there. maybe trump would feel more comfortable. jerry jones of course has been on trump's side when it comes to that issue of kneeling. you see a picture last year, jones brought the team out before the anthem to kneel, then they all stood up for the anthem. he says he doesn't want a dallas cowboy player kneeling, so they're sort of allies about that. if you want to be more technical about the biggest stadium in texas, try this one on for size. the texas motor speedway, 181,000 people can fit into there. it gets into the whole issue, do you consider a racetrack, a speedway, folks driving around in cars, do you consider that a stadium or does a stad

the gentlelady from texas reserves. the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. smith: i yield two minutes to the gentleman from california, mr. rohrabacher, who has been a long time and active mefment science committee and also former vice chairman of the committee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california is recognized for two minutes. mr. rohrabacher: i rise in support of h.r. 6227, the national quantum initiative act. this act will move us towards a new mi len yalm of -- millennium of computing. computers used to be big, really large. and the ways to make them more powerful was thought to be making them bigger and bigger. enormous main frames filled entire office floors. well, after some very significant discoveries and developments in the technological arena, we advanced this technologies, making computers smaller, lighter, more capable so we could send, for example, astronauts to the moon. that led to more and more improvements and now computers are in cars, are in our coffee machines, and everything else that we do. they have gotten so small

stephanie is a daughter of south texas. she is, like john, lived all over the world, then a foreign correspondent. she is if i got this quick, stephanie, a faculty member of the university of north carolina. carolina. she's a woman of multiple identities and great creativity, and have lots of question quesr but i just want to stop right there and let her read something from her book, which is a very powerful book that you all want to buy also. >> thank you so much. thank you also very much for being here and thank you for those incredible images. so moving to see. so, , my friends, i from corpus christi, texas,. [inaudible] what? tigers. very, very -- you understand when i mean what i i said hello get out of corpus christi, texas. i embarked on this journey that was about 15 years long. i lived in moscow, beijing, mexico. i traveled all around, wrote a a couple books about those different journeys if. it happened to return home in 2007. no longer viewing my hometown with my childhood lands or my teenage lens that this is a

i know where texas stands and where hispanics in texas stand. district republican senator pete florez won is 66% hispanic. republican has never held that district since 1879 and why did he win? because let's look at the big issues? he is for secure border, democrats are for open borders including beto or road, his first smaller government, democrats for bigger government and higher taxes, people is the republican for second amendment rights, protecting your second amendment, democrats want to take away your guns and a big issue with hispanic voters is the pro-life issue. the majority, the vast majority of hispanics in this country and especially in texas even down on the border where they say it is all democrat hispanics respect innocent life in the woman democrats do not. these are big core issues and the old saying be bold, be bold or go home, republicans in this election nationally have to be bold or they might go home. where other republicans, where the democrats? there's a grand canyon divide difference between core issues that are american

that's the case in texas where we saw president trump say i'm going to go down to texas. it's going to be the biggest rally. not so clear that's not beginning do happen now. that might be because ted cruz doesn't really want donald trump down there. these two men have had a bad relationship in the past. it doesn't benefit a lot of these conditioneandidates. maybe not in person in places like texas. i think in places like texas it's best for both candidates if the national sort of leaders of the party stay out of it. >> great to talk to you both. as west wing officials attack the motives of the man or woman who wrote the op-ed. the president suggest the justice department should get involved. why serena williams battle with an empire led to a debate about sexism in tennis. i'm ken jacobus and i switched to the spark cash card from capital one. i earn unlimited 2% cash back on everything i buy. and last year, i earned $36,000 in cash back. which i used to offer health insurance to my employees. what's in your wallet? you might or joints.hing for your heart... but do you tak

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we start the texas senate race. joining us on skype to give us a sense of where it is is patrick of the texas tribune, the political reporter. good morning. >> thanks for having me. host: tell us about the texas senate race and why it is gaining so much attention. your republican ted cruz taking his second term and faces a very spirited and well-funded challenge from a congressman from el paso. i think especially in recent months this race has gained so much attention because of the amount of money that o rourke is raising. he is an online fundraising machine. he is outraised ted cruz for all but one quarter, one fundraising period since he got in the race. the numbers have gotten bigger since then and the advantage bigger since then. another factor is how hard he is working. he has visited all 254 counties in texas. some of those places several times already and is running a very spirited campaign in going to all those counties and going to those places. some places neglected by democrats in the past and holding to

but texas demographics are changing. it remains to be seen the big unknown who is going to show up in november. is his race emblematic of what's going on across the country? if it is republican are in real trouble. or is it beto o'rourke ran a good campaign? >> it's so ironic you have one guy named raphael whose name is ted, the other guy's name is robert and he called himself beto since he was a kid. one going to a spanish name, one going away from a spanish name. it's not an open and shut case who the spanish and latino votes are going to go to. how are they going to share that part of the electorate? >> what we see is beto not assuming latino democrats are going to turnout and vote for him. so, in the primary, he won the latino vote by the skin of his teague, by 51%. so i think this is a blessing in disguise for beto o'rourke because he has been spending the last couple of weeks in the valley. he is not letting any latino vote go untouched. i think this is very good. he's not getting the latino voter making inroads ju

a few years ago, i wrote a book about texas and a hate crime in texas.t was a hate crime that pit a white supremacist right after 9/11 against a bunch of brown immigrants that he went around shooting. and what i found was that there are -- like there are sort of two americas right now, i think you talked about. there are two texass. and there is a texas that is, you know, guns and red meat and perhaps in some measure clinging to a white america and male dominance, etcetera. >> austin. >> but it's not just austin. i remember i once went to a strip mall in -- outside of one of the major cities in texas. i forget which one. and every bit in that strip mall was a korean business. i had never seen that in new york. it was a massive strip mall of maybe 100 different korean businesses. one of the immigrants i wrote about who survived that spree said that he had moved from bangladesh to new york. and he found new york similar to bangladesh, very crowded, tense traffic all the time. so texas was had it his idea of what he had come to this country for. big, open r

for what purpose does the gentleman from texas -- the entlewoman from texas -- delaware seek recognition? miss blunts rochester: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized without. mr. unt rochester: speaker, as the farm bill conference committee begins their negotiations, i rise today to urge conferees to include a provision important to delaware farmers. many of our farmers utilize cost share programs under the environmental quality incentives program, known as equip. the program provides growers with funds to make necessary while also while also mitigating environmental risks. farmers know what -- -- what to do with a problem not after one cropped up. that's why this morning i urge my -- i join my delaware colleagues, senators carper and koonce, in urging the farm bill conference committee to include updates to the equip program so farmers can get access to the funds sooner, reducing their costs and environmental footprint while promoting stewardship of our cherished farmland. tweaking the equip program may seem l

>> texas -- based on what she said, you really go into texas history. i don't even go into new york history. it is through teaching american history, because for the seventh grade i begin with native americans and conclude with the civil war. eighth grade, it is reconstruction up to contemporary history, and i really do not get up to contemporary history -- i am lucky if i reach the cold war. it is a very compact curriculum. >> hi, i teach in miami, florida. we are a pretty big district. i teach at carver middle school . i teach american history. mr. lamb: hang on, we need to get that microphone -- i want them to hear you. i will ask you to start again. [laughter] >> hi, everyone, i teach in miami, florida. we are a pretty large school district. i teach at carver middle school in coconut grove, florida, and we are an ib school, but we also have foreign languages. we have kids coming from france, spain, italy, and germany. i'm in a unique situation where the kids are eager to share their cultural differences in the classroom, and they think they know it

texas with reporters in tow.ing for the people of texas. >> thank you so much. >> reporter: o'rourke has the political wondering if he can topple the republican senator ted cruz. he's embraced a progressive agenda, universal health care, educationalry form, granting so-called dreamers citizenship status, as well as criminal justice reform and legalizing marijuana. >> god bless, texas. >> reporter: cruiz is on a mission -- border security. even in this debate escaping the shadow of trump was impossible. cruz was asked if he lost his dignity after trump insulted his father and wife. >> i've got a responsibility to fight for every here and every person in this state. i have worked hand in hand with the president on substance. we have delivered remarkable victories. >> if the president attacks you personally, your wife, your father, how you respond is your business. >> thank you. >> but when the president attacks our its constitutions, this country, allows a foreign power to invade our democracy, that is our business

texas we have been given a plus. florida we've been given an a+ for her. nobody would understand that. it's harder to understand. it was a very hard thing to do because of the fact they had no electric before the storms hit it was dead as you probably know. we've gotten a lot of things for the job was done in puerto rico. and by the way, speaking of puerto rico, they will not be affect a pretty soon by something else on its way? >> potentially hurricane isaac is tracking south of the island and we had several thousand people inside puerto rico right now working on long-term recovery that is shifted to response mode to monitor. >> we do not want to see hurricane isaac had puerto rico. that's how we need. we have a big hurricane out there and started skirting along the edge of puerto rico that would not be good. [inaudible] >> what do you think a need for re-coverage effort? >> obviously, these are all anticipated. congress will be very generous because we have no choice. whether it is texas or florida, virginia because virginia looks like it's very much in

third quarter, though, texas is a very good football team. number 23. to kyle porter from two yards out and lohorns scored and they take the lead. and back come the terrapins.ot davis wille denied. 17 yard touchdown and maryland up 31-29. then as weti mened, due to lightning, nearly an hour and a half delay. just over a minute left. the emotion continued. maryland by five and he pass intercepted by brooks. that sealsit. the terrapins upset number 23 texas for the second straight season as they celebrate the life of jordan mcnair with a 34-29 victory. >> it is a great way to hon jordan. we presented the game ball to jordan's locker andt we'll put in his locker and give it to his parents on senior day and this was a win for jordan and we're certainly proud of our team and program. everybody in our building stu together. so we're proud of everybody. we have a lot of people to pack ding, rachutes in the bu our food is always prepared and our taining room is always ready and working. we have a lot of people that care about these players and they got to get t

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voter fraud was massive in texas .in some jurisdictions, local officials counted double the number of actual votes each voter had counted for both kennedy and johnson. two votes. in one county, a sample voting booth was set up in front of the real polling place. if a voter voted a sample democratic ballot, the voter was sent inside to vote. if they voted a sample republican ballot, the voter would be congratulated for having voted and be sent home. [laughter] i like that one. in fort bend county, precinct number one, a nixon leaning county, 182 ballots were thrown out. next door in precinct two, a poor neighborhood, kennedy got 68 votes and nixon got one, no ballots were thrown out. whether the total number of stolen votes in texas reached the 50,000 margin by which kennedy carried the state is not clear, but lyndon johnson was taking no chances. in texas, all elected officials, including all the judges in the state, were democrats, some republicans got no replies to their demands for a recount or for a public inspecti

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