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Texas border security expenses Archives - Heartlander News
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Texas vindicated as Washington approves $7.5 billion border reimbursement
Texas National Guard putting up more razor wire and barriers at Shelby Park in Eagle Pass, Texas, Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024. Texas guarded the border for years to defend its citizens, even when the federal government refused. Now, the state is finally vindicated, and Washington, D.C., is beginning to repay its debt. Republican Gov.
Texas Finally Vindicated as Washington Approves $7.5 Billion Border Reimbursement
Texas guarded the border for years to defend its citizens, even when the federal government refused. Now, the state is finally vindicated, and Washington, D.C., is beginning to repay its debt. Republican Gov. Greg Abbott announced last week that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has approved $7.5 billion from the “One Big, Beautiful Bill” to reimburse Texas for securing the border. This is one step to make up for the federal government’s failure to do that job.
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(The Daily Signal) – Texas guarded the border for years to defend its citizens, even when the federal government refused. Now, the state is finally vindicated, and Washington, D.C., is… Read More
Visited the island: Talarico’s Senate campaign backed by $11.5 million from donor with ties to Jeffrey Epstein
James Talarico Texas Democrat Senate nominee James Talarico has been quick to invoke Jeffrey Epstein when attacking Republicans, but he is apparently willing to accept help from a billionaire with close ties to the deceased financier. Talarico’s Senate campaign is backed by a super PAC whose biggest donor, Reid Hoffman, has close ties to Epstein and even visited his private island.
James Talarico Would Not Have Saved Baby Gabriel From Abortion - LifeNews.com
When a California couple wanted their surrogate, McKenna West, to abort the baby she was carrying, she fled to Texas. There, pro-life laws and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton helped save the baby, ensuring he got the care he needed. But as Democrat state Rep. James Talarico challenges Paxton for Senate, it raises the question-what would Talarico do? West, an Alaska nurse and single mother of two, agreed to serve as a surrogate for Californians Omar Ahmed and Nausheen Gilkar.
Daily Signal Launches Texas Bureau With 2 Correspondents
News Politics T-SPAN Technology July 9, 2026 / Support S. The Daily Signal is adding Texas to its State News Network, announcing today that Emily Medeiros will serve as its first-ever Texas correspondent and Lauren Washburn will contribute a weekly column covering Texas politics and culture. Texas is one of five states now covered by Daily Signal correspondents. In 2025, the Daily Signal launched its first bureau in Virginia, followed by Ohio.
From the mouths of Oct. 7 survivors: Israel must ‘find a way’ toward peace
“From the river to the sea, we all need therapy.” This is what a Jewish mother told me, explaining that her son survived the terrorist attack on the Nova music festival on Oct. 7, 2023. She thanks God every day for saving his life. Birthright citizenship: A battle for the survival of our republic Don’t cut corners to ease the cost of mortgage lending Russia’s missile massacre: The West must flood Ukraine with patriot interceptors before winter “Not a fun party,” her son quipped.
Frederick Douglass Came to Michigan and Only One College Would Hear Him
When Frederick Douglass arrived in southern Michigan on January 21, 1863, the Civil War had entered its most decisive phase—and one small abolitionist college in the state was willing to give him a platform when most American campuses would not. Founded by abolitionists and committed to equality from its earliest days, Hillsdale College stood apart from most institutions of higher learning in the mid-19th century, many of which avoided anti-slavery speakers.
Leftists Feign Sympathy For Autistic Babies They'd Happily Abort
When President Donald Trump announced Tylenol can cause autism, leftists suddenly gained compassion for the disabled. This is strange, because usually they advocate killing them. Trump said acetaminophen, the primary active ingredient found in Tylenol, used during pregnancy is linked to autism in a press conference on Sept. 22. He repeatedly urged mothers not to take it unless absolutely necessary.
Honor v. Chaos: Kirk’s Death v. Floyd’s Aftermath – The American Spectator | USA News and Politics
When a left-wing assassin murdered Charlie Kirk, conservatives did something completely foreign to the left — they mourned peacefully. Kirk, the co-founder of Turning Point USA, died September 10 at Utah Valley University. The assassin was a radical leftist who left spent casings on the ground with far-left slogans. So while the left spirals into violence, conservatives are returning to church and holding prayer vigils.
America’s Greatest Codebreaker Got Her Start Studying Shakespeare at Hillsdale - Michigan Enjoyer
A small liberal-arts school in Michigan educated one of the most successful codebreakers in American history. Elizebeth Smith Friedman studied Greek and English literature at Hillsdale College, graduating in 1915. She was involved in a sorority, edited the school’s newspaper, and performed some Shakespeare. Her introduction to codebreaking came about because she was reading William Shakespeare at a Chicago library in 1916.
Anger Over Coldplay Vid Shows Leftists Know Marriage Is Sacred Original
When a Coldplay concert busted two cheating spouses, the internet united under one unexpected theme — the sanctity of marriage. Astronomer CEO Andy Byron and the company’s head of HR, Kristin Cabot, embraced on the “kiss cam” in a viral video from the July 16 Coldplay concert. When they realized the whole stadium could see them, Byron ducked to the ground and Cabot hid her face.
The U.P. Origins of the Temporary Insanity Plea
Big Bay — In summer 1952, the Upper Peninsula was home to a murderer—one who served 0 days in prison. On the evening of July 30, Charlotte Peterson asked her husband—Army Lieutenant Coleman A. Peterson—if she could go to the Lumberjack Tavern to get a drink and play shuffleboard. He told her to bring her dog, George, as she planned to walk. Afterward, Charlotte claimed she was raped by the local bar owner that night, and her husband shot him dead.
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