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WASHINGTON — When a Chinese tycoon with close ties to the ruling Communist Party scooped up a vast chunk of South Texas to build a wind farm, the Legislature swooped in and blocked his plans

PHARR, TEXAS – This week, House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Mark E. Green, MD (R-TN) led a Full Committee field hearing in Pharr, Texas, outlining how the crisis at the Southwest border was designed by Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas’ refusal to enforce the laws of our country. In the hearing, the Members heard firsthand testimony from the Chief of U.S.

Border restrictions set by the Biden administration in early January have led to a large drop in the number of Cuban, Haitian, Nicaraguan and Venezuelan migrants crossing into the United States illegally this year, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection data released Wednesday.

Customs and Border Protection said late Wednesday that the “explosive” that members of Congress described at the border was actually a bunch of sand wrapped in tape with a rope protruding like a wick.

WASHINGTON — With enthusiasm fading for Ukraine aid, a pair of Texans have been raising alarms about complacency in the face of Russian aggression.

Sen. John Cornyn and the House Foreign Affairs chairman, Austin Rep. Michael McCaul, have both evoked Britain’s missed opportunity to confront Nazi Germany before World War II.

Both have been trying to tamp down growing impatience among fellow Republicans by reminding them that Ukraine is a buffer preventing a direct and catastrophic clash between Russia and the United States.