My wife Audrey and I are parents of five children. Our oldest, Lilli Faith is 8, then have our 5-year-old Justin and three 13-month-old triplets. We live in Fort Bend County, Richmond, Texas. Our house is two miles from the Brazos River.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is upset about "price gouging" during hurricane Harvey. Some stores raised prices to $99 for a case of bottled water -- $5 for a gallon of gas.
Indeed, the attack highlights the dangers of the politicization of security policy and can serve as a warning to the U.S., home to an estimated 300 sanctuary cities, counties and states that are potential safe havens for violent extremists from abroad.
In a scathing August 24 New York Times op-ed, Ayaan Hirsi Ali, a Somali-born feminist, author, scholar and former Dutch parliament member, lamented that the far-left Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) “has hit the jackpot” in huge donations in the aftermath of the violence in Charlottesville.
Republicans in Congress return from vacation next week under attack from all sides. They need to put some wins on the boards, and show the country they can govern. They need to pass tax reform.
For such a time as this. I am reminded of God’s timing and sovereignty, His control over all things. Houston will be changed by Harvey, changed for good.
When it comes to grabbing what they can, Texans are hoisting their dogs on their shoulders and putting their cats in carriers and pulling themselves from flooded homes and streets, leaving behind the ephemera of material possessions and holding on to what really counts.
Police have a tough and dangerous job. Armored military vehicles and military-grade body armor aren’t just useful for soldiers, they make it possible for police to protect Americans.
What many of the people in Houston don’t know is that there is a second nightmare coming once this storm is over. This is when insurance companies refuse to pay claims to people who lost their homes and everything they own.
The vacancy at Homeland Security in the wake of Gen. John F. Kelly’s appointment as White House chief of staff comes at a critical time – especially as the nation watches Texas struggle in the devastating aftermath of Hurricane Harvey.
The press is still obsessing over President Trump’s incompetent handling of the violence in Charlottesville, Va., and that has suited some profiteers just fine.
North Korea once again chose to ratchet up tensions with the Trump administration Saturday by firing three short-range missiles about 155 miles into the Sea of Japan. That was a disappointing development, but doesn’t mean we’re drawing close to a nuclear or conventional war with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un.