Stockman offers to buy U-Haul gift cards for at-risk Democratic senators who...
One Texas congressman warns supporting gun legislation will be a costly move. But he’s willing to lend a sympathetic hand. Rep. Steve Stockman called out several centrist Senate Democrats not to...
View ArticleCruz vows to continue fight despite bipartisan deal to expand background checks
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz says he won’t back down. Nearly nine in ten Americans favor expanding background checks for gun buyers. And two historically pro-gun senators reached a bipartisan agreement this...
View ArticleCruz has ‘cordial’ phone conversation with daughter of slain Sandy Hook...
@sentedcruz because she was gunned down in Sandy Hook.I DESERVE TO BE HEARD! — Erica Lafferty (@E_Laffs2) April 9, 2013 Erica Lafferty will be heard. The 27-year-daughter of slain Sandy Hook Elementary...
View ArticleCornyn, Cruz explain their votes to block debate on gun legislation
You’re not surprised, are you? Texas’ two senators, John Cornyn and Ted Cruz, were on the losing side of a vote today to proceed with debate (and a final vote) on gun legislation. What might be a bit...
View ArticleCornyn: Expanding gun use by prosecutors and judges will ensure their safety
John Cornyn voted today to prevent Senate consideration of gun legislation, but that hasn’t stopped the Texas senator from pushing for a separate bill to increase gun use, aiming to protect prosecutors...
View ArticleUpdated: Texas RR Commission chair apologizes for re-tweeting image of a...
Updated, 3 p.m. CDT Texas Railroad Commission Chairman Barry Smitherman apologized on Friday for weighing in on the gun-control developments in Washington on Thursday by retweeting an image that showed...
View ArticleObama calls gun vote ‘a pretty shameful day’ — Texas delegation couldn’t...
“All in all, this was a pretty shameful day for Washington.” – President Obama, late Wednesday afternoon The Texas delegation couldn’t disagree more. Texas’ two senators, who did all they could to sink...
View ArticleGun rights backers outnumber protesters as Texans celebrate 1st, 2nd...
It was a battle of the activists outside Sen. Ted Cruz’s Dallas office this weekend: The Texas senator’s Tea Party backers vs. President Obama’s Organizing for Action supporters. Organizing For Action,...
View ArticleReport: ATF failed to inspect 58 percent of licensed gun dealers in past 5 years
The embattled ATF is failing to inspect a majority of licensed gun dealers every 3-to-5 years because of competing priorities and a lack of investigators, the Justice Department said today. Between...
View ArticleThe Top Ten: Louie Gohmert thinks radical Muslims are training to ‘act like...
Every week Texas on the Potomac gives you a second glimpse of our top stories from the previous week. Here are the most viewed stories from April 14 to 20. 1. Texans pray for Boston’s blast victims;...
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