CRISIS/TEXAS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “On behalf of @FLOTUS Melania & myself, THANK YOU for today’s update & GREAT WORK! #SouthernBaptist @SendRelief, @RedCross & @SalvationArmyUS https://t.co/DLgFNiCxN2” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 1, 2017 07:34pm […]
Category: Texas
9/1/2017
CRISIS/TEXAS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I will be going to Texas and Louisiana tomorrow with First Lady. Great progress being made! Spending weekend working at White House.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 1, 2017 07:03pm […]
9/1/2017
CRISIS/TEXAS: ” ‘President Donald J. Trump Proclaims September 3, 2017, as a National Day of Prayer’ #HurricaneHarvey #PrayForTexas https://t.co/shen5JxChQ https://t.co/MpLB7WpxfT” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 1, 2017 02:47pm […]
9/1/2017
CRISIS/TEXAS: “Texas is healing fast thanks to all of the great men & women who have been working so hard. But still so much to do. Will be back tomorrow!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 1, 2017 07:58am […]
9/1/2017
CRISIS/TEXAS: “Texas is heeling fast thanks to all of the great men & women who have been working so hard. But still, so much to do. Will be back tomorrow!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 1, 2017 06:50am […]
9/1/2017
BUDGET/CRISIS/TEXAS/TREASURY: “Widespread support on Capitol Hill for Hurricane Harvey relief aid could help ease passage of high-stakes fiscal legislation that Congress must approve in September, lawmakers and analysts say. As Texas and Louisiana began to regroup after the storm’s record rainfalls, both Democrats and Republicans said they hoped to pass emergency relief funding quickly when […]
8/31/2017
CRISIS/TEXAS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “THANK YOU to all of the incredible HEROES in Texas. America is with you! #TexasStrong https://t.co/8N4ABo9Ihp” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 31, 2017 03:06pm […]
8/31/2017
CRISIS/TEXAS: “Containers of unstable chemicals stored at a Texas plant near Houston heated up and caught fire early Thursday [8-31-17] morning, hours after the facility’s owner urged residents and others to stay away. Arkema SA, an industrial chemicals manufacturer, had warned earlier in the week that heavy flooding and the loss of power in the […]
8/30/2017
CRISIS/POLITICS/TEXAS: “As Texas continues to attempt managing the destruction from Hurricane Harvey, Congress is due to consider an appropriations package that, as is, would rescind nearly $876 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Disaster Relief Fund. But with the proposal written prior to Hurricane Harvey, lawmakers are now expected to pivot funding directives to […]
8/30/2017
IMMIGRATION/LEGAL/SANCTUARY CITIES/TEXAS: “A federal judge in Texas has temporarily blocked most of a sweeping state immigration law designed to crack down on so-called sanctuary cities, less than two days before the measure was to go into effect. U.S. District Judge Orlando Garcia in San Antonio said in a 94-page ruling issued Wednesday [8-30-17] evening that […]
8/30/2017
CRISIS/TEXAS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “After witnessing first hand the horror & devastation caused by Hurricane Harvey,my heart goes out even more so to the great people of Texas!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 30, 2017 08:12am […]
8/29/2017
CRISIS/ENERGY/EPA/TEXAS: “Hobbled oil refineries and damaged fuel facilities along the Gulf Coast of Texas from Tropical storm Harvey have released more than two million pounds of dangerous chemicals into the air this week, adding new health threats to Houston’s already considerable woes. The big spike in releases, which include carcinogenic benzene and nitrogen oxide, will […]
8/29/2017
CRISIS/TEXAS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump arrived in Texas on Tuesday [8-29-17] morning to survey the devastation from tropical storm Harvey, with scheduled stops in Corpus Christi and Austin. In Corpus Christi, a Gulf Coast city about 200 miles southwest of Houston, the president is scheduled to receive a briefing on relief efforts from local […]
8/29/2017
CRISIS/PIPELINES/TEXAS: “Flooding in Texas has disrupted the flow of fuel on a major pipeline that moves gasoline, diesel and jet fuel to the East Coast. The Colonial Pipeline said its system, which runs from Texas to New Jersey, is starting to have problems stemming from Hurricane Harvey. The notice from the company adds to concern […]
8/29/2017
CRISIS/TEXAS: “Leaving now for Texas!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 29, 2017 07:10am […]
8/28/2017
CRISIS/GOP/POLITICS/TEXAS: “Texas Republicans in Congress once stood nearly united against a bill to send billions of dollars in aid to Northeastern states recovering from Hurricane Sandy. Sen. Ted Cruz even ripped the legislation as ‘a Christmas tree’ with billions of dollars in extraneous goodies. New York and New Jersey Republicans haven’t forgotten the slight. And […]
8/28/2017
CRISIS/NATIONAL DEBT/TEXAS: “U.S. lawmakers are expected to pass a large aid package for victims of Hurricane Harvey, but specifics of the plan and its price tag are unclear as Congress awaits a funding request from the Trump administration. Rain continued to pound Houston and the Gulf Coast on Monday [8-28-17] as President Donald Trump said […]
8/25/2017
TEXAS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Received a #HurricaneHarvey briefing this morning from Acting @DHSgov Secretary Elaine Duke, @FEMA_Brock, @TomBossert45 and COS John Kelly. https://t.co/cnkRZd6D6Z” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 25, 2017 11:02am […]
8/25/2017
TEXAS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I have spoken w/ @GovAbbott of Texas and @LouisianaGov Edwards. Closely monitoring #HurricaneHarvey developments & here to assist as needed.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 25, 2017 10:46am […]
3/26/2017
HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/POLITICS/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Picking themselves up after the bruising collapse of their health care plan, President Trump and Republicans in Congress will start this week on a legislative obstacle course that will be even more arduous: the first overhaul of the tax code in three decades. Mr. Trump’s inability to make good on his promise […]
8/15/2013
ENERGY/FRACKING/JOBS/OBAMA/TEXAS: “Fact: without Texas and states reaping the fracking boom, Obama’s job record would go from bad to worse!” – 8/15/2013, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, trumptwitterarchive.com, 8/15/2013 […]
2/25/2013
CHINA/ENERGY/OBAMA/OIL/TEXAS: “Obama is finally stopping the Chinese from buying something in America – windfarms http://t.co/Rl6qWCtQZi What a joke! [5:12:11 PM] … & all Obama is concerned about stopping them doing is buying wind farms http://t.co/Rl6qWCtQZi [5:13:54 PM] China is buying gas fields in Texas http://t.co/G6tW5gSKti & stealing our corporate secrets… [5:13:57 PM]“ – 2/25/2013, Donald […]
2/4/2013
CHINA/KEYSTONE/OIL/TEXAS: “China is about to acquire 82,800 net acres of a Texas shale oil and gas field http://t.co/T4bu11CK What are we doing! [5:35:26 PM] China is buying our shale and gas fields http://t.co/T4bu11CK & Obama still won’t approve Keystone http://t.co/Rr94yvAV Pathetic! [5:38:18 PM]“ – 2/4/2013, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Trumptwitterarchive.com, 2/4/2013 […]
2/4/2013
CHINA/OIL/TEXAS: “China is about to acquire 82,800 net acres of a Texas shale oil and gas field. What are we doing!” http://t.co/T4bu11CK – Twitter.com, Feb 4, 2013, Donald Trump, 2/4/2013 […]