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Texas State Rep. Brian Harrison sent a letter to Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows calling for immediate interim legislative hearings on what he described as urgent threats to Texas's future, including Sharia law, property taxes, and the survival of Christian youth camps. READ MORE.
State Rep. Brian Harrison: "Texans deserve action on Sharia Law NOW. Further delay is acquiescence to the radical left."
Senator Ted Cruz: "Iran explicitly threatening to murder Trump. Tucker--whose podcast the Ayatollah is currently playing in Persian all across Iran--insists that Iran has never done this."
Rep. Ronny Jackson: "The SHOWER Act is about common sense. Washington bureaucrats should NOT be deciding how much water comes out of YOUR shower. This bill RESTORES consumer choice and cuts Democrats' ridiculous policies OUT of your shower."
State Rep. James Talarico: "These politicians want a Christian nation unless it means providing healthcare to the sick, or funding food assistance for the hungry, or raising the minimum wage for the poor. They want to base our laws on the Bible, until they read the words of Jesus."
Brian Harrison Demands Hearings for Sharia, Taxes and Christian Camps — By Texas Politics' Raeylee Barefield — Texas State Rep. Brian Harrison sent a letter to Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows calling for immediate interim legislative hearings on what he described as urgent threats to Texas's future, including Sharia law, property taxes, and the survival of Christian youth camps.
Immigration Agents Deploy Tear Gas Following Confrontations — By Texas Politics' Joseph Quesada — Federal agents deployed tear gas and pepper spray towards activists on Tuesday amid a growing number of confrontations and protests in Minneapolis.
House Republicans Seek to Hold the Clintons Accountable for Skipping Testimony — By Texas Politics' Joseph Quesada — Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced Tuesday that they will not comply with a congressional subpoena to testify in a Republican-led House Oversight Committee deposition related to the investigation involving the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Six Federal Prosecutors in Minnesota Depart Over ICE Shooting — By Texas Politics' Joseph Quesada — At least six prosecutors with the U.S. attorney’s office in Minnesota have resigned over the Trump administration’s handling of the federal investigation into the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent, according to an inside source familiar with the matter.
Pete Hegseth Delivers 'Arsenal of Freedom' Speech at SpaceX — By Texas Politics' Raeylee Barefield — Secretary of War Pete Hegseth traveled to Brownsville and Fort Worth on Tuesday as part of his ongoing "Arsenal of Freedom" tour, visiting SpaceX and Lockheed Martin while delivering his third major speech since assuming office.
Brian Harrison Demands Hearings for Sharia, Taxes and Christian Camps — By Texas Politics' Raeylee Barefield
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