Jason Villalba, a Republican, represents Dallas in the Texas House. He was elected in 2012 and serves on the Business & Industry and Economic & Small Business Development committees.
For Democrats, who will certainly enjoy the fruits of this most recent harvest, it would be wise to tread cautiously into the next election cycle; they will not always have Superman on the ballot and a $70 million to fuel the effort.
We are better than what this president suggests we are. We eschew ugliness and divisiveness. Donald J. Trump is no longer our leader. It is time to push him into the ash bin of history.
Sometimes I wonder if the august body of the Texas Legislature remains true to the Reagan ethos of servant leadership. Where is the humanity? Where is the compassion for the least among us? Can the blind ideology of libertarianism adequately address the pain and suffering of our fellow Texans? This session, it seems as though some members have chosen fealty to an unseen, nihilistic special interest over the lives of those who they were sent here to represent.
Others shall claim that we must unify in the name of the party. To them I would say: If Donald Trump is the standard bearer of the party, then I am no longer a member.
U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio has shown time and again during this contest that he is the best-prepared person to lead a post-Obama United States.
The statistics do not lie: During the last two decades, Texas has experienced a material increase in human trafficking, kidnapping, extortion and drug-related homicide as a direct result of increased illegal immigration.
With the stroke of his pen, President Obama has managed to unilaterally tear a fissure in our country's constitutional foundation.
Texas’ job-luring incentive program is good for Texas and its citizens. Let’s look closely at the facts before we throw the baby out with the bathwater.
Some say Texas doesn't need to spend any more of its own money on attracting out-of-state businesses. I disagree. We can't stand by and wait for other states to one-up us.
