House Candidate: Require Texans To Carry Passports
The Texas Tribune reports:
Former U.S. Rep. Mayra Flores said she has no problem with requiring South Texans to carry passports to prove their citizenship. Flores, a Republican running to recapture the congressional seat she briefly held in 2022, made that assertion Thursday night during a debate with U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, the Democrat incumbent. Gonzalez was explaining why he voted against a border security bill championed by former President Donald Trump. .
Gonzalez said that legislation, known as Secure the Border Act, would have required South Texas residents to present a passport at an interior border patrol checkpoint in Falfurrias, a town nearly 80 miles north of McAllen. The checkpoint is an unavoidable stop for Valley residents traveling north. Most people who live in Congressional District 34 in the
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