By Team Cruz

Right now, America’s sons, daughters, brothers, sisters, husbands & wives continue to risk their lives to keep us safe from the forces of evil.

On this Armed Forces Day, we should not forget the sacrifices of these great patriots and their families. The title of greatest generation of Americans belongs to each generation that stands on the wall in defense of liberty.

By Team Cruz

Donations:

According to the City of West, Donations of goods pouring into support the citizens of West and are overwhelming and more than sufficient. Although extremely grateful for the willingness of people to help, local authorities ask that donations of unrequested goods stop. Lack of ability to coordinate and store donations taxes the ability of volunteers to assist where needed. Please consider making a cash donation to assist in rebuilding and to meet other needs that cannot be met with donated goods.

Point West Bank

200 W. Oak St.

West, TX 76691

(254) 826-5333

State National Bank

100 North Main

West, TX 76691

254-826-3741

Donate to the American Red Cross in the Waco Area

Donate to the Texas Disaster Relief Fund

Family Phone Lines:

• To check on family members and assistance (254) 826-7550 Hours of Operation 8:00am-8:00pm
• To check on injured residents admitted to Hillcrest Baptist Medical Center call (254) 202-1100
• For family inquiries about patients at Scott & White call (888) 394-4947
• Family inquiries about patients at Providence Health Center (254) 761-7200
• Hotline for information on victims and survivors (254) 826-7550 Hours of Operation 8:00am-8:00pm

City of West Website

City Hall

254-826-5351

254-826-5969 fax

110 N. Reagan St.

PO Box 97

West, TX 76691

citysecretary@cityofwest.com

Blood Donations:

Carter Blood Care Center

4332 W. Waco Dr.

Waco, TX 76710

(254) 297-4150

Scott & White Blood Donation Center Scott & White Blood Center

Scott & White Hospital

2401 S. 31st St.Temple, TX 76508- Temple in Room 115 across the McLane Dining Room

Hours:

Mon – Thurs: 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Friday: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Contact Us:

254-724-HERO (4376) or 877-724-4376

*Courtesy of the Office of Governor Rick Perry

By Team Cruz

President Obama says the only way to cut 2.4% from the federal budget is to fire police officers, firefighters, teachers, and air traffic controllers…and yet this week Secretary of State John Kerry announced he’s sending another $250 million in aid to Egypt.

Do you think we should be sending that money to Egypt–without any preconditions–while at the same time threatening to cut vital services at home?

Where do you think that $250 million should go instead?

By Ted Cruz

While battle raged at the Alamo 177 years ago, a free Republic was born when delegates from across Texas met to declare their independence from a Mexican government that had “ceased to protect the lives, liberty, and property of the people, from whom its legitimate powers are derived.”

The men who declared Texas Independence knew with every fiber of their being what the price of liberty was, and that same appreciation of liberty still guides the Lone Star State today. We owe it to those who sacrificed it all to fight back whenever freedom is threatened.

I hope you have a happy Texas Independence Day, remember the brave Texians who laid it all on the line, and always stand for liberty.

By Ted Cruz

Last night, President Obama delivered his fourth State of the Union Address before Congress.

And once again, the President extolled the virtue and need for America to “invest” more borrowed money in big-government programs with the promised return of new middle-class jobs.

It seems that President Obama only knows how to grow government, not the economy. Under his policies, the economy is entering its fifth year of substandard annual growth – 0.8% – compared to an average of 3.3% for the last 70 years.

Today, unemployment is 3% higher than it was in 2008 and the federal debt is $16.5 trillion.

He doesn’t seem to understand that politicians don’t create jobs – government doesn’t create jobs – no matter how much money we borrow from foreign governments.

I was hopeful, though not optimistic, that the President might reach across the aisle and offer something – anything, other than a liberal wish list of more big government.

I held out “hope” for some “change” because in the last month, I’ve battled liberal action after action from the President and the Washington establishment, including attempts to:

• Erode our 2nd Amendment rights
• Raise the debt ceiling, yet again
• Appoint Chuck Hagel as Secretary of Defense – a man who claims that radical terrorists in Iran are a “legitimate government”

We won our campaign against all odds because we stood together.

I need you now, more than ever. We’re now engaged in a battle to save our country.

Remind the Washington establishment of your commitment to conservative principles on Facebook and Twitter. And help me defend our values by donating $10, $20, $40, or whatever you can.

We must work together, we must fight, and together we must succeed.

Join me in the fight by donating $10, $20, $40, or whatever you can to ensure that real progress is made over the next four years.

Our country can’t afford more of Obama’s dangerous “investments.”

By Ted Cruz

Washington politicians shouldn’t be taking advantage of recent tragedy to try to push an aggressive gun control agenda. Real assault weapons—machine guns—are already functionally illegal, and they have been since 1934. This proposal would have done nothing to prevent the terrible murders in Newtown, but it would limit the constitutional liberties of law-abiding citizens. And gun control doesn’t work – the empirical data overwhelmingly demonstrate that strict gun-control laws consistently produce more crime and more murders.

The Second Amendment exists to ensure that law-abiding Americans can protect their homes and families, and I look forward to helping lead the fight to defeat this bill and to protect our constitutional right to keep and bear arms.

Join me by signing this national petition if you agree we must protect our Second Amendment rights and defeat the Assault Weapons Ban of 2013.

I stand with Senator Ted Cruz in defeating the Assault Weapons Ban of 2013

By Ted Cruz

Every parent was understandably horrified by the senseless murder of 20 children and 6 adults at an elementary school in Newtown, CT. Our hearts weep for the families, and we are appropriately engaged in a national discussion about the problems of mental illness and the approaches that state and local governments can take to prevent future tragedies.

Sadly, but predictably, it took just minutes for liberals to begin exploiting this horror to push their own gun-control schemes. One media pundit after another blathered on about their deep desire to strip away our Second Amendment rights — despite the fact that no gun-control laws could possibly have prevented this madman from stealing guns from a law-abiding citizen and murdering these children.

President Obama leapt on the bandwagon, renewing his call to come after our guns. And Senator Feinstein reintroduced an even more aggressive “assault weapons ban” that would, among other things, create a national firearms registry — a government list of those Americans who choose to exercise our constitutional rights.

This is wrong, and I will fight to stop it. It contravenes the Bill of Rights, and it is foolhardy policy — consistently, those jurisdictions that enact the most restrictive firearms policies have the highest crime and murder rates, and those jurisdictions that protect our right to keep and bear arms have the lowest.

Sign this national petition if you believe we must protect our Second Amendment rights. Stand together to make clear that politicians shouldn’t use horrible tragedies as an excuse to trample on our constitutional right to keep and bear arms.

By Jon McClellan

I can’t thank you enough for your ongoing support of Ted. Together, we all accomplished something incredible, but with President Obama’s reelection, the real work now lies ahead of us.

Recently, Ted had the opportunity to join the American Principles Project for their Red, White, and Blue Gala to talk about the challenges facing our nation. You can watch his speech here:

I hope you’ll take a few minutes to watch the speech, and then share it with your Facebook friends and Twitter followers.

By Ted Cruz

This week, we give thanks to God for the many blessings that have made America such an extraordinary nation. Our founders knew that trusting our liberty to men–who are not angels–would never be enough to secure our freedom. Instead, they made this a nation of laws, crafted a Constitution to “bind the mischief of government,” and invoked the favor of Providence to watch over America.

Without God’s blessings, our freedoms could never endure, despite the best efforts of men and women. With God’s favor, our Nation will overcome and prosper, even in hours that seem the darkest.

This Thanksgiving, Heidi and I wish you and your family the very best, and may God continue to bless the United States of America.

By Ted Cruz

What a journey we have been on together.

Our victory last night was a testament to the grassroots, and I cannot thank you enough for your support.

My top priorities in Washington will be three-fold: 1) To cut spending and cut the debt. 2) To reform our oppressive regulatory system that burdens small businesses and kills jobs; and 3) To champion fundamental tax reform.

We need to get back to common-sense, conservative principles.

My pledge to you is to work every single day in the U.S. Senate to champion small businesses and entrepreneurs to help them do what they do best, which is create jobs and get America working again.

Our future depends on it.

Thank you again!