That the Texas Legislature, that the Texas school boards, the Texas teachers, we collectively know best how to educate our children, rather than some bureaucrat in Washington.

Juarez is reported to be the most dangerous city in America.

I come by my conservatism authentically, not by convenience. And I offer the American people a new direction.

We can't have deficit spending in Texas. You have to balance your budget every two years.

We will reverse course on the heavy hand of regulation, discarding Dodd-Frank and any other regulations that advance a political agenda at the expense of jobs and investment on Main Street.

My policy will be to detain and deport every illegal alien who is apprehended in this country. And we'll do it with an expedited hearing process so that millions of illegal aliens are not released into the general population with some hearing date down the road.

We believe in government involvement that leads to independence: good schools, quality roads and the best health care.