one of his favreurtd item favorn old map of texas. >> i loved fact that texas was so different with indian villages, and forts, interesting things. jamie: the map avoids being used to make a fort or halloween mask. >> my parents knew i was playing with it, that was just an old texas map. jamie: as pat grows up, the map and other items are childhood memories. in 1967, his parents move to birmingham, where boxes are storeed and forgotten again. that is until patrick moves here to take care of his parents and rediscovered them. his parents pass away in 1999, went 10 days of each other. the family home, in the time warn boxes are patrick and his sister's. proud of his family heritage, he shows off the heirlooms during dinner parties. >> i am crazy about history. and this was a resource i wanted to share with people. >> he brings them out to theing itiningit thanksgiving table. >> the dinner, between gravy bowl, and turkey you bridg brine map output it on the table. >> true, it was end of dinner, so it was mostly messy plates, that is probably madea worse. you know, as far as danger to the map.

texas license plate. they like some of these messages. others they don't particularly like. am i right? >> i'd like to get my answer. i am asking you what is the interest in texas and why does it keep off the messages it keeps off? >> in this particular example d. >> no. not just this example. there are set of things they've kept off. why? >> ity breyer -- >> a general rule. i think thity is asking you for a specific -- the justice is asking you for a specific. why would you -- >> i'll use an example of the texas dps troopers foundation plate that was denied there texas didn't want that on the license plate because it was concerned if a moat his pulled over -- >> go through this -- look i can think of many reasons i could make up. maybe they want to keep controversial political messages off. identity said they have an interest in that, in assaulting to people texas doesn't sponsor this -- i just want to know what they really are. and now you have said one. what is the one yao just said. >> the texas dps t

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the state of texas etches its name on each license plate and texas law gives the state sol control and approval authority of everything that appears on a lance -- license plate, texas is

texas is republican world. and texas republicans have been making it really hard on planned parenthood in particular but women's health in general. that part is not surprising anymore. but this is. not all texas republicans are going along with it. meet sarah davis. you're thinking wendy davis. no. totally different davis. no relation, different party. sarah davis is a three-term texas lawmaker. she's a breast cancer survivor. she's an attorney. she is a republican. she is a texas republican. in the summer of 2013 during the wendy davis filibuster of the anti-abortion vote that shut down dozens of clinics across the state, sarah davis made a name for herself as the only house republican to vote against those new restrictions. sarah davis explained her position at the time, quote, a traditional republican perspective is personal freedom, individual responsibility, and limited government. that is to me what being a republican is. so just as much as i'm opposed to over-regulation of industry, i'm opposed to the le

it was one of the two commercial centers of texas, and it was the primary seaport of texas. there were no rail connections between texas and the rest of the united states in 1860. you could not get on a train in texas and travel to the other parts of country. and so texas was, texas' primary link to the rest of the united states or after 1861 to the rest of the confederacy was by sea. and galveston was the best natural harbor on the texas coast, and galveston was the large city. and so a lot of everything that involved trade and later blockade running went through galveston for the most part. and other small ports along the texas coast, but galveston was the primary one. even before the confederates fired on fort sumter in april of 1861 in charleston, the union was preparing and thinking about what happens if this becomes, if secession becomes a shooting war. and one of the things that they considered was creating -- establishing a blockade of southern ports. the idea of a blockade is to use -- it's an old, traditional technique that's used in warfare to blockade an enemy's

this is not just about texas making money. though texas does make money. this is all about the state of texas not wanting to place the stamp of approval on certain messages. and a speaker is not entitled to the state of texas on whatever message that it will wish to put on the license plate. thank you mr. chief justice thank you council. the case is submitted. the supreme court heard the oral argument this week in another case. one on the epa regulations and whether the agency should have considered compliance costs before issuing powerplant emissions in 20116789 from washington journal that is a half hour. now joining us is jeremy jacobs a legal report we are the group. green wire. first of all mr. jacobs what is green wire. green wire is part of publishing and is a nonpartisan subscription based news service and the readers are a federal age see. and everyone from the sierra club to exxonmobile. and they pay to subscribe to what we write. what is it that differentiates you from some of the other publications? we are highly specialized and we cover everyt

a man driving down a road in texas makes a discovery. a young woman's body partially clothed off of the side of the road. her name tag from the grocery store where he works rests on her leg. she is stacy stites. she was reported missing earlier that morning after she didn't show up for work at the h-e-b grocery. the truck belongs to her fiance. he tells the sheriff's department that stites drove that truck to work. he sits down with authorities to give his account of the previous evening. acoraling to fanel, she went to bed about 8:40, and he went to bed about 9:00. and that she left at the same time as usual, 3:30 a.m. a dna sample is obtained from semen in the body. and tithes fiance is found deceptive in two polygraph tests. fanel is cleared, and they say the timeline drawn, he could not have killed his fiance. nearly 30 suspects are cleared, other a dozen through dna testing. the case goes cold. police have a dna sample and no match. then months after stacey stites is murdered, a break. >> a 19-year-old tells police a man tried to fo

an old map of texas. >> it was a fun toy. i just enjoyed the fact that texas was so different. it had indian villages it had forts, it had all kinds of interesting things for a 10 or 12-year-old. >> somehow the map avoids being used to make a fort or a halloween mask. >> i showed it to my parents and they knew i was playing with it and that was fine because it was just the old texas map. >> as patrick grows up, the map and the other items in the boxes become distant childhood memories. in 1967, his parents moved to birmingham where the boxes are stored and forgotten once again. that is until patrick moves here to take care of his folks and rediscovered them. his parents pass away in 1999 within ten days of each other. the family home and those time worn boxes are now patrick and his sister peggy's inheritance. proud of his family heritage, he shows off the heirlooms during dinner parties. >> i'm crazy about history and this was a resource that i wanted to share with people. >> he brings them out to the thanksgiving table. so this thing giving dinner literally between the gravy

his case is now back in the hands of a texas court. reed says he's on death row for a crime he did not commit. but it rodney reed did not kill stacy stites, then who did? reed's lawyers think they know. the state's case against rodney reed in 1998 was so persuasive it took a jury six hours to convict him for the rape and murder of stacy stites. >> all this here -- am i being charged with something? is that what all this is coming around, am i being charged with something? >> now, new evidence that reed's lawyers say points to a different suspect. one currently in jail for kidnapping a woman. >> he was very calm and collected up until the point i told him no. once i denied him, that's when the aggressiveness came out. >> the evidence that rodney reed didn't do it has always been out there. >> it should not have taken this long when you have a prosecutor with unlimited resources, and the county, law enforcement. texas rangers, all of the people involved in this investigation, you tell me the evidence wasn't compiled in the right fashion.

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the texas evaluation project estimates to that law that closed down texas clinics. that not being enough, texas republicans then moved on to blocking planned parenthood. 44% of women served by that program got their annual checkups and their cancer screenings at a planned parenthood clinic. but texas republicans told them they had to find somewhere else. then after that the texas legislature passed the strictest rules in the country. banned a large number of doctors from being allowed to perform abortions in the state. that law closed yet more clinics in the state. clinics that not just did abortion services but all kinds of women's health. and now in the current session, texas republicans have decided to make another run at the places where texas women get their health care. this time they're going specifically after women's cancer screenings. that's the target now. a program that pays for cancer screenings for women in texas for women who can't otherwise afford it, that program is primarily funded by the federal government, about 75% federally funded. that program

texas license plate. they like some of these messages, others they don't particularly like. am i right? >> i'd like to get my answer. i'm asking you, what is the interest in texas and why does it keep off the messages it keeps off? >> in this particular example -- >> no, not just this exam. there are a set of things they've kept off. why? >> justice breyer -- >> don't try 00:25:04 unidentified speaker to general rules itch think the justice is asking you for a specific. why would you -- >> justice breyer, i'll use the dps trooper foundation plate that was denied. texas didn't want that on he license plate because it was concerned if a motorist were pulled over, that then the the police would see -- >> look, i can think of many reasons i could make up. man they want to keep controversial political messages off? i'd say they have an interest in that, in suggesting to people, texas doesn't sponsor this -- i just want to know what they really are, and now you have said one. what was the one you just said? >>

located in an island off the gulf coast texas is the main port for the texas navy during the texas revolution and served as provisional capital of the state of texas. is visited by 6 million tourists experiencing beaches and other attractions. with the help of comcast partners we will learn about the history of this city from local waters. we begin with casey green -- casey greene undone 1900on the 1900 storm that devastated galveston. >> the 1900 storm struck galveston in 1900 on september 8th, a saturday. the storm began at noon and raised in dramatic intensity and finally when it tapered off that evening. this hurricane was and still is the deadliest natural event in the history of the united states. the destruction pull 28 to $30 million certainly the destructive hurricane. many buildings did survive with major damage but the death toll is why we remember this event more than anything. it can happen again. saturday, september 1900, people went to the beach, the rising tides, the rising wind certainly drew them. they watched in amazement as both of these physical factors battered beach fro

. >> a texas family inherits a house full of history, millions. >> bob davis was a world class collector. >> and speaking of love affairs. >> what is this gun? >> a sawed off shotgun that was carried by the barrow gang. jamie: like bonnie and clyde barrow? >> they spawn a legend. >> those images of young outlaws shooting up the highways of america, somehow touches people. >> it may yield a fortune. >> the place is packed, people on the telephones are bidding, in is interest in the bonnie and clyde story. >> a mind blower to watch. jamie: i am jamie colby, i am headed to waco, texas, i will meet a man who inherited a massive collection, of artifacts, documents and weapons he said held story of lone star state from the days of alamo to legendary, bloody crime sprees of 1920s and 30s. >> i am earl davis, my father robert died in march 2003, and left us a vast and electic collection, we were at odds what to do with these items. >> are you jamie? jamie: i am jamie. >> glad you are here. jamie: his father built a mom and pop printing business to a multimillion dollar operation, successful enou

he tried to get into texas. mr. perry: there is some fascinating stuff going on in texas -- we became, in this last year -- actually in january 2014, texas became the number one high-tech's exporting state. >> i know, that is going on. mr. perry: people always say texas is an oil and gas state it is gas centric. we are proud of our oral and gas industry, and it plays an important role. it is -- i will not say stagnant, it makes up around 14% of our gross product. the rest of the state is incredibly diversified in biotech, high-tech. texas medical center has more doctors and nurses than individuals coming in every day. >> i just wanted to say congratulations for coming through again. i look forward to seeing more. mr. perry: tell your sonnet to keep us in mind as he grows. -- your son to keep us in mind. >> i was here as well. mr. perry: get our picture here, margaret. what do you do caitlin? >> i do communications. mr. perry: ok, you have an important role to play here. very good. >> i've learned titus -- laryngitis

out of the public of texas. they wanted to have the blessed be the primary transporters of that -- they wanted to be the primary transporters of that. they are businessmen. the next letter is from andrew jackson to sam houston. andrew jackson at this point is in retirement at the hermitage in tennessee and sam houston is president of texas. it is written in january of 1844. sam houston new andrew jackson from his time back east. he served under andrew jackson in the military. he was involved in politics in tennessee, so he and andrew jackson knew each other from before houston's time in texas. circumstances pushed houston to texas. he became involved in the efforts here to gain independence the push for annexation, and joining the united states. that issue had gone back and forth tween prior presidents of texas and u.s. presidents. both sides at one point or another refusing. there were issues going on. annexing estate that kept slavery was an issue. great britain getting involved was spurring the united states

my first editor at texas monthly is here and other "texas monthly" friends. i think jan reid is here and there are others i recognize you because of orders "texas monthly" as an anchor. sarah bird is here. in the lives of all of us that are texans. also just want to stay thank you are coming. i have these photographs that i was just point to give you to pretend it's like a family vacation and we are visiting and you can see. i am going to start with a period as then do you want to stand out. this is intan iguchi. [applause] the great glorious nonfiction is that it's true and they are real people and it's exciting and i then played a big role in this book and i wanted to acknowledge him. this is alan on the left at christmas before his father was arrested and his mother and his father and brother. i love this picture of alan and there are other people who knew him. i just can't imagine ever looking not jan. but there it is. i first learned about this story. some of you have heard he asked in 1971 for alan coming dean of the school of architecture and that was

so i would ask the senator from texas because it's interesting to me that wherever we are. this is clearly a bipartisan issue, so much so that i understand when this was marked up debated and voted on in the judiciary committee that it came out unanimously. in other words all the democrats on the committee voted for it. is that correct? is that the way preceded in the judiciary committee? >> i would respond to my friend from south dakota and say he's absolutely correct which is one reason i'm so perplexed by how we find ourselves where we are today. 10 co-sponsors on the democratic side for this underlying bill that was filed on january 13 was marked up in the judiciary committee a month later and got a unanimous vote. i would just add to that in response to my friend's question that we also solve something we haven't seen in a long time on the senate floor and that's an agreement by all 100 senators that we would proceed to consider this bill and begin the amendment debate process without having to jump through all the procedural hoops that we traditionally have to do on c

coast of texas right knew that texas new mexico border. we had it here for about 30 years and it sailed under generations of students that sailed over. it was the first training should. it was texas clipper 2 and texas clipper 3 but it was the first training ship. it was not born as a texas clipper but it was born as the u.s. as come and attack transport during the second world war. in 1944 there was tremendous shipbuilding programs that came out of charles point maryland not far from baltimore and was one of those ships that was built in that tremendous shipbuilding program. it was not one of the 90 days wonder. this was a high-class ship it because it was intended to become a cargo transport passenger carrier at -- after the war was over. so it was built for specification of the american export line. the ship comes out in december of 1944. it is launched. by this time the war is going the way of the allies, early on in the war. nobody knew who was going to when, in fact early on in the war and looked as if the axis powers had the upper h

they knew each other from before you central time in texas. circumstances pushed houston to texas. he became involved in the effort here to gain independence, the push for annexation and joining the united states. that issue had gone back and forth between prior presidents of texas and both sides at one point or another refusing, there were other issues going on. a state that accepted slavery was an issue great britain getting involved, kind of spurring the united states and the state of texas. finally in 1844, it became a major issue and it gets revisited again. andrew jackson writes to his old friend sam houston, basically saying it would really benefit the future prosperity of texas and the united states for this to happen, and he ends the letter saying, "god get -- god bless you and yours may it great you prosperity in this life and the life to come, your friend, andrew jackson." the next item relates to the 1900 storm. the 1900 storm is a major event in the island's history. there has been a lot written about it and set about it, but it still lingers today, though it is still

he didn't do that in texas. he took the first republican senate candidate's space from him, david duhurst. he doesn't care if he annoys his elders with his tactics. he's more of an agitator than a legislator and we'll see how that works this the presidential campaign. >> ifill: a long speech he gave today in lynchburg. did he say at any point why he's running? >> he says to bring back the promise of america. basically the theory goes republicans are losing and they've lost two +*79le elections not because they didn't attract enough people in the middle but because they didn't get enough conservative to turn out. he talked about the fact evangelical conservatives haven't turned out because in part they don't have anybody make look to. getting into specifics -- didn't give specifics how he's going to turn the folks out but we know from his past experience he'll charge hard right on social and cultural issues, on financial-fiscal issues and foreign affairs throughout the campaign. >> ifill: was it significant he di

texas made the statement. what they are asking the court to decide is that there are no first amendment limits on what they can include on a licence plate, or exclude. literally it is a new doctrine called government speech in which the government is immune to first amendment considerations, and this gave the justices a lot of pause. justice kagan asked the solicitor-general of texas, mr scott keller - could texas issue a licence plate saying vote republican but refuse to issue one that says vote democratic. he had no good answer. basically the implication of his position was yes, we could do that the first amendment does not apply. >> on the other hand for the other side we have the lawyers of the sons of confederate veterans. they filed suits arguing it's free speech for the individual that owns the car. they were backed into the corner by the justices because it forced the lawyers to say that their free speech position allowed for swat stickers or calls. are there limits to free speech under the circumstanc

president to college in texas life is too precious. these crimes are too serious for this issue to be caught out in the crosshairs of washington politics. this has got to stop. this has got to end. this is a piece of bipartisan legislation that will help hundreds of thousands commit millions have it say that americans across this country. it's time we begin to right the wrongs of injustice by turning the tide in one person's behavior and those combating these terrible heinous crimes to succeed and help the victims restore their lives. i appreciate the good work of the senator in texas and i would just urge my colleagues to end this shenanigans the charade going on before the united states senate. let's get this bill passed on the president's desk. >> mr. president, how much time remains and our allotted time? >> there is no time. >> thank you mr. president. i want to express my gratitude but we've neglected perhaps the most important person in this process and that is the senator from iowa, chairman of the judiciary committee who spott

you acknowledge that texas can do all of these things so long as it's texas speech. the only question here is whether this is texas' speech or not. if it is texas' speech, all of these things can be said, can't they? can't all of the things that are on the license plate -- >> if it's texas speech by itself and is not joint speech because -- >> right. this doesn't seem to me like a very significant issue. >> well, if -- >> that's what we're concerned about. as long as texas say it's okay but, boy, if you put it on a license plate what -- i don't understand what the theory is. >> well, the state has created a very successful money-raising program in which it solicits people to come in and submit their design for their license plate so they can, they have to submit the design, they have to put up the money to make the plate, and then the plate doesn't ever get published to anybody until the person somebody orders it from the -- >> so suppose the message the applicant said we want this design and the design is the swastika. is that speech does whoever is in charge of the

the gentleman from texas, mr. smith and the gentlewoman from texas, ms. eddie bernice johnson, each will control 30 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from texas, mr. smith. mr. smith: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. -- the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. smith: thank you mr. chairman. h.r. 1030, the secret science reform act requires the environmental protection agency to base its regulations on unbiased publicly accessible science that can be verified. why would anyone want to hide this information from the american people? this is essentially the same bill that was introduced in the last congress by the former environment subcommittee chairman david schweikert and passed with bipartisan support last september. we must make sure federal regulations are based on science that is available for independent review. many americans are unaware that some of the e.p.a. east most expensive and burdensome regulations, such as its proposed ozone rules, are based on data not even t

. >> i am jamie colby headed into wa waco, texas where a man inherited a massive collection of artifacts documents and collectionings that held the lone star days from the days of the al bow to the bloody crime sprees of the 20's and 30's. >> i am earl davis. my father died in march 2003 and left us a vast eclectic collection. we were at odds what to do with the items. >> i meet earl davis at his mother's house where she keeps the strange inheritance. >> i am jamie. >> good to meet you. glad you are here. >> his father built a mom and pop printing business into a multi million dollar ality vation successful enough to bank roll his real passion, texarkana artifacts. >> it is an autographed letter signed sam houston in 1840. you see how nice his signature was. >> in the process of family's home becomes a slooin to texas history. the alamo. the battle even stuff going back to the spanish con kwooes dorrs. >> this is the con keyes dorr's helmet. can you image carting that on your head all day long? >> if you have a bad hair day it takes care of it. >> no doubt. there's more stuff. let me sho

the presiding officer: the senator from texas. mr. cornyn: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent to engage in a colloquy with my colleagues, the senator from illinois and the senator from ohio and i think we're going to be joined by the senator from south dakota and perhaps others. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. cornyn: mr. president before i turn to senator portman, i just want to put up a quote from one of the leaders of the antitrafficking movement, the coalition against trafficking in women who expresses my sentiments exactly my frustration over a partisan filibuster of a piece of legislation which has enjoyed broad bipartisan support and how somehow that partisanship has infected what should be a bipartisan commitment to helping the victims of human trafficking. she said senate democrats are choosing a fan tomorrow -- chiewtion a phantom problem over real victims. i think that expresses the fact and my sentiments. but i want to turn to the senator from ohio first who has been one of the leaders in this effort. he has offered

back in 1960, this texas ranger memorandum says you expressed guilt to the texas rangers about killing irene garza. is this true? do you ever have trouble sleeping at night? can you just answer that question? the mcallen police and texas rangers believe you killed irene garza. are you worried about that, sir? are you concerned? feit would not answer our questions, but when we interviewed him five years ago, feit had more to say. >> did you commit the murder of irene garza? >> interesting question. the answer is no. >> he also told us what he thought of dale tacheny, the former monk who says feit admitted murdering irene. >> he says you told him you committed the murder. >> i think he's demented. >> what about the priest, father o'brien. he says you committed the murder too and he knew you very well. [ speaking latin ] >> what does that mean, sir? >> look it up. >> he was speaking latin with a reference to the late father o'brien. it means "do not speak ill of the dead." now 80 years old, feit has done volunteer work at this local catholic food bank. >> i don't care what type of person

texas is not known as being soft on crime. [laughter] but what we were doing was putting kids in jail for long periods of time because of nonviolent drug-related -- they broke the law, they did something bad, but do not ruin their lives forever, do not throw them in prison where they learn to become first-rate criminals. give them some options. give judges some option. s. that is what we did. in the early part of the 21st century, we put those into place. giving those judges the flexibility to give treatment rather than send them to the prison. do you know what the result was? the result is we shut down three prisons in texas. we saved $2 billion. that is real conservatism in my book. to find no serious places -- maybe it is medicare reform, maybe it is our other entitlement reforms where we sit down and find like-minded democrats that know we have to deal with this. we used to do that. we saw tip o'neill working with ronald reagan. i am looking for the next ronald reagan and tip o'neill to come forward and challenge us with t

on campus people are split. >>> a shooting near texas a&m university killed three in 2012. less than a year later, another three wounded in a shooting at lone star college. those incidents sparking a movement in texas to allow some to carry guns on college campuses. today, that movement is one step closer to reality. >> one side of the story is bad but on the other hand it's bad because you never know what somebody is capable of. >> graduates or undergradings are going through a lot of stress so anything can cause a problem. >> that split was much more spirited in austin where law makers fiercely debated the campus carry gun law. in the end, it was party lines edging out democrats passing a bill allowing students to carry concealed guns on campus. >> the right to self-preservation is the second amendment is about >>> but the chancellor william mccraven who coordinated the raid that killed osama bin laden said i continue to hear about uneasiness about this legislation. those are proper licenses would be allowed to carry concealed handguns into a classroom but they must be 21

investigando y capitaciÓn de un hondureÑo, en texas. y de dieta sÓlo tiene el nombre, porque las llamadas sodas refrescos y azÚcares. engordan la cintura. ♪ locutor:este es un noticiero univisiÓn con jorge ramos y marÍa elena salinas. marÍa: muy buenas noches, comenzamos con la masacre terrorista en un museo de tÚnez que dejÓ al menos 19 muertos. la principal sospecha recae en presuntos miembros del despiadado estado islÁmico, aÚn se buscan a dos o tres cÓmplices. los agresores tomaron varios rehenes que luego fueron liberados. vilma: segÚn testigos, pasadas las 12 del mediodÍa, hombres armados con uniformes militares que salÍan de una mezquita en tÚnez empezaron a disparar indiscriminadamente a cualquiera que estuviera en los alrededores. en ese momento, decenas de turistas que bajaban de los autobuses que los transportaron al museo para iniciar su recorrido cultural, se convirtieron en carne de caÑÓn de los terroristas. el conductor de uno de los autobuses dice que lo Único que recuerda fue ver sangre por todas part

texas has this problem. south carolina has it worse. they just ran out of their stockpile of execution drugs. georgia has had trouble getting them. at one point arizona was buying their drugs from a black market supplier that was operating from a driving school in london. when that story came out that source dried up too. it was controversial enough before states, who wanted to carry out executions had to find special compounding pharmacy toss make them home made versions of these drugs that nobody will legally sell them. even the work arounds are getting harder now. so states are now turning to the back up plans for their back up plans. meet yellow mama from the alabama state execution chair. the alabama state house voted to bring back the disused electric chair. if the state finds they can no longer get the drugs to carry out their lethal injections any more. in tennessee, they call their chair old sparky. in utah this week, they decided prisoners should be killed by firing squad. they say it worked okay. the last time they did it it

the state of texas etches its name onto each license plate and texas law gives the state sole control and final approval authority over everything that appears on a license plate. texas is not abridging any traditional free speech rights. motorists remain free to speak through all sorts of ways including through a bumper sticker right next to their license plate or a paint job or window decal but the first amendment does not mean a motorist can impel any government to put a confederate battle flag on its license plate. >> well, one of the problems that we're seeing the nebulous standard would be regarded as offensive to many people. is it government speech to say mighty fine brokers to advertise a product? >> the government -- yes justice ginsburg. the government is allowed the choose the messages that it wishes to, and simply because it has approved messages or endorsed messages or is accepting and generating revenue propagate those messages doesn't defeat the tact that it is government speech. when the library of congress stakes sponsorship from "the washington post" or wells fargo

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas, mr. burgess, and the gentleman from texas, mr. gene green, will each control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from texas, mr. burgess. mr. burgess: i ask that all members have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and insert extraneous materials into the record on the bill. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. burgess: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for such time as he may consume. mr. burgess: the trauma systems and -- of emergency -- the trauma systems and regionalization of emergency care re-authorization act h.r. 648 is identical to legislation that passed last year this support extends back to 1990 when the grant was created and authorized. this re-authorization allows funding for trauma systems allowers in funding of their development and the regionalization of emergency care. these are improved to improve -- are designed to improve patient outcomes, and cut costs where i believe there is bipartisan agreem

circumstances pushed houston to texas. he became involved in the efforts here to gain independence, and the push for annexation and joining the united states. that issue had gone back and forth between prior president of texas and u.s. presidents. both sides at one point or another refusing. there were issues going on annexing a state that accepted slavery was an issue. great britain getting involved. sparing the united states to an -- spurring the united states to annex texas. in 1884, it became a major issue and it gets revisited. so, andrew jackson writes to his friend sam houston basically saying that it would really benefit the future prosperity of texas and the united states for this to happen. he ends the letter saying, "god bless you. and grant you prosperity in this life and in the life to come. it is the prayer of your friend, andrew jackson." the last item relates to the 1900 storm. the 1900 storm for galveston is a major event in the island's history. there's been a lot written about it and said about it, but i

ship texas clipper. i got to teach on the ship for a dozen year doing that teaching students english composition. that was the reason when the ship was put in mothballs, this time in beaumont, and looked like it wasn't going to go anywhere at all, just kind of sink and rust in the bottom of the harbor, it was the texas department of transportation claimed it to make it an artificial reef, and i had the idea of writing a book about it, and my book is called "the ship that would not die." and it's about that history from 1944 up through the time when it was sunk deliberately as a reef in 2007, and now it is the home to flora and fauna under the sea, and the home to many divers who can go there and theirs crystal clear waters and dive on the texas clipper. >> for more information on booktv's recent visit to galveston, texas and the many other cities visited, go to c-span2.org/local content. >> next, book signing and talk with senator marco rubio, on his book "american dreams." [applause] >>> thank you very

and from the texas legal board of specialation. board-certified in your community, experienced, respected and tested. and by hillco partners, a texas government affairs consultancy and by the alice foundation and viewers like you. >> i'm evan smith, his credits include the looming tower, an examination leading up to 9/11 and going clear, a deep dive into the church of scientology that was a finalist for the american book award. his latest book is 13 days in september. he's lawrence wright. this is overheard. >> so i guess we can't fire him now. >> i guess we can't fire him now? >> being on the supreme court was an improbable dream. >> it's hard work and controversial. >> this guy says, hey, he's goes to 11! [laughter] >> write. >> write write, nicjust as the d which you write, it's a historical piece but none the less, kind of in pieces, now we have this bit of wisdom. >> it's always well timed when writing about the middle east, unfortunately. >> at any given moment, if you write a book about the middle east it's perfect timing. >

so long as it is texas speech. if it is all of these things can be said. >> this does not seem like a significant issue. >> if texas is it okay, but if you put it on a license plate, i don't understand what the theory is. >> the state has created successful program in which it solicits people to come and and to submit their design for their license plate so that they can submit this design and they have to put up the money to make the play plate and then it doesn't get published until the person, somebody orders it. >> the applicants have talked about this design. do they have to accept the design? >> i do not believe that they can discriminate against the people that want to have that design. >> is that okay as well? >> it can be honestly a court of appeal in which the infidels were held. >> what is your answer as to the hypothetical. must the state put those symbols or messages at the request of the citizens? [inaudible] >> what about this? [inaudible] [laughter] >> yes. [laughter] >> i am arguing. >> i could not

texas has two remaining. butler just one. >> steve: isaiah taylor showed he was going to use the screen-and-roll with lammert. kameron woods was worried about switching. you can't have taylor go one-on-one with woods because of his length. i think right now if you're butler you have to have a way to get this basketball in you've got to go get it a foul on isaiah taylor. >> brian: barlow will head to the free-throw line. quick foul. quick bucket by taylor. a quick foul. and i think rick barnes wanted something else there. he's not happy with the way that shook out. alex barlow. out of the cincinnati area. excellent free-throw shooter. his first of the day. 82 1/2%. barlow calmly knocks it down. nothing but net. barlow can make it a three-possession game with a free throw here. 53.8 remaining. alex barlow makes them both. a ton of free throws this half for butler. they've made 15. seven-point lead. texas. wasted a lot of time. felix will fire a three. yes. javan felix keeping a glimmer of hope alive with the lo

a texas farmer said, want to bet? i have to admit, the kind of seems like an attitude people in the north would understand. the single most important regulatory reform is repealing every word of obamacare. [applause] look, it is a train wreck, a disaster. five years ago, reasonable minds could have differed. today, we have seen millions lose their jobs, millions forced into part-time work, millions losing her health insurance, their doctors, paying higher premiums. i was in nebraska. thousands of people were out in north platte. a young woman came up to me and she said, i am a single mom and have six kids. my husband left me and is not paying child support. she says, i am working five different jobs. not a one of them is 30 hours a week because obamacare kicks in. she started to choke up. she said, i am having a hard time keeping the clothing on the back of my children. the single hardest thing is that i never get to see my kids. i go from job to job. they do not get the mom they need and deserve. look, that is who we

the state of texas etches its name onto each license plate and texas law gives the state's sole control and final authority over everything that appears on a license plate. texas is not any traditional free-speech right, motorist remain free to speak and always including on a bumper sticker. but the first amendment does not mean that a motorist can compel any government to place its information with the confederate flag on the license plate. >> one of the problems with this theme is it can be regarded as offensive. >> the government is allowed to choose the messages that it showed, it is accepting and generating the revenue to propagate those messages and does not defeat the fact that it is government speech. on the library of congress takes sponsorship for the national book festival, that is still government speech when i put it on the website. >> supposedly elected 500 electronic billboards around this statement on those billboards they have posted some government messages and then at the bottom people could put a message of their choice. would that be government speech? >> i think th

she is a texas republican. in the summer of 2013 during the wendy davis filibuster of the anti-abortion vote that shut down dozens of clinics across the state, sarah davis made a name for herself as the only house republican to vote against those new restrictions. sarah davis explained her position at the time, quote, a traditional republican perspective is personal freedom, individual responsibility, and limited government. that is to me what being a republican is. so just as much as i'm opposed to over-regulation of industry, i'm opposed to the legislature practicing medicine. i'm opposed to the legislature practicing medicine. that was sarah davis.

circumstances pushed houston to texas. he became involved in the effort here to gain independence and the push for annexation and joining the united states. that issue had gone back and forth between prior presidents of texas and u.s. presidents both sides at one point or another refusing. there were issues going on annexing a state that accepted slavery was an issue. great britain getting involved was spurring the united states to annex the state of texas. finally, in 1844 during the election, it became a major issue. it gets revisited again. andrew jackson writes to his old friend, sam houston, basically saying that it would really benefit the future prosperity of texas and the united states for this to happen. he ends the letter saying "god bless you and yours and grant you prosperity in this life and the life to come." the next item we are going to look at is a recent acquisition. it relates to the 1900 storm. the 1900 storm for galveston is a major event in the island's history. there has been a lot written about it a

>> chong. >> what day is texas independence? >> texas independence? i have no [ bleep ] clue. >> what day is 420? >> january, february, march -- april 20th. >> who's the governor of texas? >> i have no [ bleep ] clue. >> who's scooby-doo's best friend? >> shaggy. >> name supreme court justices. >> beyond know. >> name as many kardashians as you can. >> chloe, kylie, kendall, kim, the one who had a bunch of babies -- >> name me one super pac. >> one super pac? no. >> can you name one great austin doughnut place to go to when you're high? >> round the clock doughnuts. >> name the three branches of government. >> the judicial. [ bleep ]. >> can you name three types of doritos? >> traditional -- one starts with a "b." [ bleep ]. history. [ bleep ]. what was the next question? >> name three types of doritos. >> three types of doritos? ranch, the nacho cheese, hell, yeah, taco bell. [ bleep ]. >> name as many senators as you can. >> what? i don't even know -- i don't like senators. >> name as many strains of weed as you can. >> oh, i can definitely do that.

i was the solicitor general of texas and represented texas, winning some of the biggest conservative fights in the country before the supreme court. john: after the break, the second part of our texas two-step. rick perry will be here in a moment. ♪ mark: if you missed our ted cruz interview, it will be online soon. sticking now with our lone star state theme, i visited with rick perry in houston this morning. we talked aboutn him being a grandfather. you are a grandfather. what is rick perry the grandfather like? mr. perry: they had me wrapped around their finger. 20 months and 21 days. it is great, awesome. they are life-changing. mark: have you changed any diapers? you have not. have you been asked to? i sat next to you at a dinner. i do not think this is a trivial topic. a lot of presidential politics is about personality. when i meet people who have not met you, they never list the traits i would list about you. i am wondering whether you think in your public appearances interviews, the real rick perry i consider to be smart interesting, comes through or not? mr. perry: i cann

the gentleman from texas. mr. burgess: mr. speaker, i'll yield myself two minutes for purposes of response. mr. speaker remind the body that there was an election held in november of last year and the results of that election are now part of history. prior to that election it is true. there were bills passed in the house of representatives that were submitted to the senate for action and basically nothing happened. the then senate the gentleman reserves the balance of his time leader made the decision that he was -- the then senate majority leader made the decision that he was going to prevent any legislation from passing, he was going to prevent his members from having take a vote that might be construed as difficult and he was certainly going to prevent the president from being in position of having to veto any legislation. but i would just remind people that the process is the house and senate each pass their bills, they agree in a conference committee to any differences. if that conference report is passed by both houses,