When a criminal breaks into your home I'll let the liberals call the lawyer. I'm going to call Smith & Wesson.

The people who illegally cross into the country are from countries that have very close ties to al Qaeda, whether it's Yemen or Afghanistan, Pakistan, China. It is an absolute national disgrace.

I supported Arizona's immigration law by joining in that lawsuit to defend it. Every day I have Texans on that border that are doing their job.

Spreading the wealth punishes success while setting America on course for a greater dependency on government.

We cannot afford four more years of this misguided socialist policies from President Obama and his administration.

We should also give students more flexibility in the courses they take in high school to prepare them for whatever their goals may be, without sacrificing our rigorous academic standards.

According to a study by Achieve Incorporated, Texas is the first state to make a college-prep curriculum the standard coursework in high school, starting with this year's ninth grade class.