Texas Republicans add Arizona-like residency checks to platform - voted Sat call for state law to require local police to verify people arrested on suspicion a crime in country legally.

From the article: Texas Republicans voted Saturday to call for a state law to require local police officers to verify that people arrested on suspicion of a crime are in the country legally.

Part-Time Lawmakers Produce a Pro Business Texas by Thomas D. Segel

Texans are often mocked for their braggadocios ways. In the Lone Star State everything is always the biggest and the best when those who make Texas their home address such topics. In many ways, however, such claims are firmly rooted in fact.

This secretive billionaire family owns the Ambassador Bridge - thestar.com

DETROIT–The Moroun family seldom steps out of the shadows to show itself to the world. They may be billionaires. They may own the most important bridge Canada has ever known. But they are just shy that way.

Why Redistricting is the Most Important Issue for Texas in the 2010 Elections

"What good does it do a man to have the vote if he has only one person that he can vote for?"

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