Perry, Cornyn, Hutchison blast Obama for denying Texas wildfire aid request
The rhetorical wrangling between Texas Republicans and the Obama administration over the federal response to raging Texas wildfires became more contentious today when Sen. John Cornyn and Gov. Rick...
View ArticleAnalysis: Texas, DC trade fire again, this time over federal fire-fighting aid
It's a favorite lament of Texas Republicans: Washington Democrats are singling out the Lone Star State for mistreatment. We've heard it about school funding, about highway funding, about environmental...
View ArticleFEMA: Texas already getting maximum help to fight wildfires
In the week since the federal government denied Gov. Rick Perry's request to have most of Texas granted major disaster status, leading Republicans have knocked FEMA's decision, leaving the impression...
View ArticleSen. Kay Bailey Hutchison protests White House ‘bias’ against Texas
White House “bias” against defiantly self-reliant Texas? Could it be true? That’s the accusation leveled at President Obama by Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison. "I see a bias in this administration against...
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