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In Waco the wait time for a VA claim is about 150 days or four months longer than the national average. In November of 2012 Senator John Cornyn said Waco had the longest wait time and the most backlog than any other office in the nation.
Despite that, the former regional director of the Waco office received more than $53,000 in performance bonuses for 2011.
U.S. Rep. Roger Williams, R-Austin, said he remains focused on America’s economic woes and called for the government to get out of health care during Thursday’s luncheon of the Cleburne Rotary Club.
“I still own a business and I think we need more Christian, conservative business leaders in Congress,” Williams said. “I’m focused totally on the economy. I employ more than 100 people. I’ve been through [other periods of economic trouble], but this is the hardest it’s ever been for small businesses. Because the government cannot get us out of the mess we’re in.
Firefighters from Cleburne, Alvarado and Burleson returned to West about 7 p.m. Thursday, one day after an explosion at an explosion at the West Fertilizer Co. resulted in multiple deaths, injuries and damage throughout the town. Burleson also sent a police officer to assist.
Firefighters from several Johnson County departments and several Cleburne police officers dispatched to West on Wednesday night in the aftermath of the blast, but returned home early Thursday morning.
On the plaza at the Bush Center with thousands of VIPs.
Karl Rove, Karen Hughes and Mark McKinnon mingled with the likes of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, House Speaker John Boehner and famous and unknown alumni of the Bush era.
Jim Oberwetter, a former ambassador to Saudi Arabia and president of the Dallas Regional Chamber, called it a great day.
In a recent visit to Lampasas, District 25 U.S. Representative Roger Williams vowed to defend the Second Amendment against what he described as unconstitutional efforts to restrict firearms and gun magazines.
Williams spoke at the local gun and archery store Nocked & Loaded, where many in the congressman’s audience voiced concerns about proposed new federal gun control measures.
The speech in Lampasas marked Williams’ sixth recent gun-rights press conference in District 25, which stretches from the southern part of the Austin metro area to North Texas.
On Wednesday, April 10, U.S. Congressman Roger Williams (TX-25) released the following statement after President Obama released his annual budget.
George P. Bush, grandson of one president and nephew of another, served as keynote speaker of Tuesday night’s Johnson County Republican Women’s Club dinner. Several met and visited with Bush during the pre-meal VIP event held at the Liberty Hotel. The action then transferred next door to Caddo Street Grill for the dinner and auction.
Bush recently announced intentions to run for the Texas Commissioner of General Lands next year.
Some Republican lawmakers are taking issue with the Obama administration’s decision to close the White House doors to visitors. Citing the sequester, the visitors’ office announced yesterday that due to staffing issues tours would be put on hold indefinitely, starting Saturday. The move comes as Congress was unable to compromise on a budget deal and the spring tourism season is about to hit full swing in Washington, D.C.
In an email statement today, U.S. Rep Roger Williams called the closure “deeply troubling and disturbingly ironic.”
As long as congressional inaction continues, the only thing certain about the sequester's impact on Texas is that the state stands to lose billions in funding.
As federal officials gear up to slash billions of dollars in programs that help finance everything from school programs to meals for the elderly, Republican U.S. Reps. Roger Williams and John Carter said Friday that they are working to find a way to at least minimize the impact on the military.
The Republican response to the national gun debate just may be put to the test right here in Texas.
The basic argument against gun control from many in the Republican Party boils down to--guns don't kill, people do. The solution some GOP leaders seem to be offering up is more resources into mental health care. The state budget being drafted could determine who is really committed to the argument - and who is only paying lip service to it.