Technical Wish Fulfillment on the Border -- A History of Waste and Deception

Human rights, racial profiling, social costs,and justice are among the leading concerns of the critics of toughening immigration and border ...

Border Congressman's Record on Intelligence

Earmark and campaign funding scandals continue to tarnish Silver’s image an independent-thinking moderate. Since becoming chair of the intel...

The Virtual Fence's History of Incompetence

(An excerpt from the third part in the Reyes the Rainmaker series.) Although a supporter of comprehensive immigration reform, U.S. Rep. Sil...

The National Security Complex -- Integrating Military, Intelligence, and Homeland Security

Who’s taking care of our national security – our nation’s defense, military operations, homeland security, and intelligence? There’s the Dep...

El Paso: Where Homeland Security Meets National Security

( This is an excerpt from the second of a three-part series titled “Reyes the Rainmaker,” focusing on the power and influence of U.S. Rep. S...

Fostering a "Homeland Security" Culture

(Excerpted from "Reyes the Rainmaker," a three-part series on Rep. Silvestre Reyes (D-Tx) and his role in promoting military, home...

Homeland Security Doctors Now Care for Private Sector

The revolving door between government and industry has been spinning off a stream of Department of Homeland Security officials who are findi...

Unpredented Per Capita Prison Debt in Texas

There are 18 Texas counties with project revenue bonds for prisons that are financed through lease-purchase agreements. These are among the ...