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Top Ten: Ted Poe finds Mexican airplanes in U.S. air space “very disturbing’
Every week, Texas on the Potomac presents your favorite postings of the previous week. Today, we look at Ted Poe saying that he finds Mexican navy helicopters luring over South Texas "very disturbing",...
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John Cornyn and Kay Bailey Hutchison request new federal wildfire aid
Texas Sens. John Cornyn and Kay Bailey Hutchison today asked President Obama for expedited approval of federal aid to more counties effected by the wildfires raging through Texas. The new disaster...
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Political cartoons of the week: Texas budget cuts hurt firefighting efforts
This week's "Political Cartoons of the Week" feature David Horsey's take on Tea Party power in the GOP presidential candidate election, a retrospective on 9/11 and it's aftermath and President Obama's...
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TexMessage: Reps. Ron Paul, John Culberson and others earn thousands from...
What recession? Your lawmakers' outside income has tripled in the past four years. Rep. Ron Paul earned more than $100K last year on farmland and rental property in Lake Jackson. Rep. Mac Thornberry,...
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House rejects funding measure that would have provided Texas with wildfire aid
Two Texas Republicans joined the Democratic contingent tonight in shooting down a government spending measure in the House that would have funded the government through mid-November. The bill also...
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Rick Perry praises Obama administration. (We’re not making this up. Promise.)
It happens about as often as a hurricane hits Houston. Rick Perry today praised the Obama administration. The presidential candidate who is running against Washington and who has called President Obama...
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Rep. Canseco says it is federal “duty” to spend money on Texas wildfires
Texas congressman Francisco "Quico" Canseco, a strong critic of federal spending under President Obama, said the president was right to spend federal money to aid wildfire relief efforts in Texas. "As...
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Great BBQ for a good cause: Texans in Washington raise money for Bastrop...
The best barbecue joint in DC is pitching in big-time to help victims of the deadly and destructive 2011 Texas wildfires. Hill Country Barbecue, a favorite of Texans living on the Potomac, hosted a...
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TexMessage: The giving continues as DC Texans raise money for Bastrop...
The money keeps pouring in following a DC fundraiser for Bastrop wildfire victims. We tell you how YOU can donate.
View ArticleCommentary: After opposing Superstorm Sandy ‘pork,’ will Ted Cruz vote...
Texas on the Potomac regularly publishes guest commentary from across the political spectrum. Today, we offer a guest blog written by Democratic consultant Jason Stanford of Austin. As of this...
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