Articles by Kenric Ward

Texas Governor Pledges to Sign Anti-Sanctuary City Bill

Kenric Ward | January 06, 2017

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says he expects the Legislature to pass an anti-sanctuary city bill this year, opening a new front in the battle over… Read More

SocietyNews

Deported Immigrants Get Taxpayer-Funded Grants From Obama Administration

Kenric Ward | December 28, 2016

The Obama administration is using a taxpayer-funded program to award business grants to Salvadoran migrants deported from the United States. Run by the nonprofit Instituto… Read More

SocietyNews

Grounded Surveillance Operation Nabbed 110,000 Illegal Immigrants at Border

Kenric Ward | November 30, 2016

While surveillance helicopters were grounded in Texas, the head of Customs and Border Protection called the flights critical to “countering illegal immigration” from Mexico. Records… Read More

SecurityNews

Obama Administration Shuts Down Aerial Surveillance on Border

Kenric Ward | November 21, 2016

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security quietly shut down Operation Phalanx, an aerial surveillance program that intercepts drugs and illegal crossings along the Mexican border…. Read More

EconomyCommentary

Taxpayers on the Hook for New San Antonio Spurs Stadium

Kenric Ward | December 22, 2015

Chalk up another win for the San Antonio Spurs—another stadium deal at taxpayer expense. With $18 million from the city and Bexar County, the NBA… Read More

LawNews

Texas Democratic Party Chairman Defends Man Charged With Criminal Vote Fraud

Kenric Ward | October 16, 2015

The original headline incorrectly described the person facing criminal charges. A client of Texas Democratic Party Chairman Gilberto Hinojosa is facing 16 criminal charges of… Read More

EconomyNews

Food Truck Owners Are Fighting San Antonio in Court Over Regulations

Kenric Ward | October 08, 2015

Steaming mad at an ordinance targeting their business, four food truck vendors are hauling the city of San Antonio into court. Facing $2,000-a-day fines for… Read More

EconomyNews

Government Agency Under Scrutiny for $215 Million Building Renovation

Kenric Ward | January 19, 2015

Costly building renovations at the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau are raising more congressional concerns that the agency’s spending is out of control. A government… Read More

EconomyNews

Audit: Va. Department of Transportation Squandered Millions on Lousy Contractor

Kenric Ward | January 14, 2015

RICHMOND, Va. — A confidential audit found that the Virginia Department of Transportation wasted millions of tax dollars by failing to fine a nonperforming contractor…. Read More

SocietyNews

Immigration Group Urges Congress to Join States in Fight Against Immigration Executive Action

Kenric Ward | January 10, 2015

As 25 states sue the Obama administration over the president’s controversial executive amnesty order, an immigration group is urging Congress to join the fight on… Read More

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