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September 27, 2008 Ad fact check: Windstorm insurance
Juan Garcia, Abel Herrero and Solomon Ortiz Jr. all voted for HB 2960 -- legislation that would have led to big rate increases for coastal residents and ...
September 26, 2008 Strategic Partnership Between Azerbaijan and United States to be ...
... the Azerbaijani Friendship Group Solomon Ortiz and representatives of the Azerbaijani, Turkish and Jew communities will participate in the conference. ...
September 24, 2008 House panel adds $950M for readiness needs
...and a $24 billion construction budget that will become part of the 2009 defense authorization bill. Subcommittee chairman Rep. Solomon Ortiz, D-Texas, said he expects even more money to be added for training, maintenance and supply stockpiles next week
Source: Military Times
September 22, 2008 Bush: Bill to improve vet care is premature
...a one-year moratorium on contracting out any more jobs at military medical facilities. It was added at the urging of Rep. Solomon Ortiz, D-Texas, chairman of the House Armed Services readiness subcommittee, because among the problems discovered at the W
Source: Military Times
September 21, 2008 Border fence funding in limbo
Five congressmen along the southwest border, including US Rep. Solomon Ortiz, D-Corpus Christi, signed on. "We find it irresponsible that the Bush ...
September 11, 2008 Wind Coalition Announces Wind Champions
Kip Averitt, Kel Seliger, Leticia Van de Putte, Judith Zaffirini, Kirk Watson and Rep. Warren Chisum. Outstanding supporters: Sens. ...
September 06, 2008 A&M-CC degree plan gets support, but not from A&M-K
Various community leaders from port industries as well as local business leaders have pushed for the program, said state Rep. Solomon Ortiz Jr., a major ...
September 06, 2008 Recordings show calm as congressmenâs jet makes emergency landing
Ron Paul, Rep. John Carter, Rep. Ciro Rodriguez, Rep. Solomon Ortiz and Rep. Henry Cuellar Traffic controller: Continental 458 descend and maintain one, ...
September 05, 2008 Police Meet With State Rep. Ortiz Jr. to Discuss Graffiti Crackdown
Friday afternoon, police met with State Representative Solomon Ortiz Jr. and talked about ways to toughen the penalties for taggers. ...
September 03, 2008 Washington to Host Discussions over Development of Azerbaijan-USA ...
Participating in the conference will be: Azerbaijani Ambassador to the United States Yashar Aliyev; the head of Azerbaijani Representative Office at the UN ...
August 29, 2008 Valley veterans welcome clinic expansion, remain intent on getting ...
... but expansions to existing clinics will help meet veterans' needs in the meantime, US Rep. Solomon Ortiz, D-Corpus Christi, told local veterans Friday. ...
August 25, 2008 Congressman Ortiz Not Attending Demo Convention
Representative Solomon Ortiz, a prominent Democrat and Super Delegate for Hillary Clinton chose not to go to the Democratic National Convention in Denver. ...
August 22, 2008 Justice widens probe to all 13 state schools in Texas
But Rep. Solomon Ortiz Jr., part of an informal group of House members who began investigating state schools after a teenage girl committed suicide at the ...
August 21, 2008 Corpus Christi RTA gets $2 million grant
"This has been a main priority project for the RTA," said US Rep. Solomon Ortiz, D-Corpus Christi. "They provide a tremendous service and reliable public ...
August 12, 2008 Still no contract for Cameron County border fence
Danny Guerra, press secretary for US Rep. Solomon Ortiz's office, whose constituency includes Cameron County, said the congressman has been given few ...
August 10, 2008 Political Pulse: 08.10.08
During Tuesday's meeting of the Ingleside City Council, former Mayor C.H. Lewis got a shock. Lewis, the first person to speak during public comment, was holding the microphone with one hand when he suddenly jumped back. A person close to him asked if
Source: Corpus Christi Caller-Times
August 09, 2008 CORPUS CHRISTI â Ex-mayor's defibrillator shocked by microphone
Herrero, Solomon Ortiz Jr., D-Corpus Christi, Ryan Guillen, D-Rio Grande City, and Yvonne Gonzalez-Toureilles, D-Alice, got a pittance by comparison ...
August 07, 2008 Honeywell spent nearly $1.1M on lobbying in 2Q
... formerly a staffer for the House Armed Services Committee; and Fernando Gomez, a one-time aide to Rep. Solomon Ortiz, D-Tex. and former Rep. ...
August 07, 2008 Honeywell spent nearly $1.1M on lobbying in 2Q
The Morristown, N.J.-based company, which makes aerospace products among its lines of business, lobbied the Pentagon and Congress on defense spending issues, and NASA on the funding of space programs. It also dealt with the Federal Aviation
Source: International Business Times
July 31, 2008 Work on new Reserve facility about to get underway
... US Army Reserve controlled humidity preservation warehouse that will be located in what US Rep. Solomon Ortiz said used to be "the hub of South Texas. ...
July 30, 2008 San Benito requests help for mosquitoes
Eddie Lucio Jr., D-Brownsville, and US Rep. Solomon Ortiz, D-Corpus Christi, Treviño said. After Hurricane Beulah in 1967, Mayor Joe Hernandez recalled that ...
July 28, 2008 Army Reserve warehouse construction to begin soon
A $9 million Army Reserve warehouse breaks ground today in Robstown, about three years after it was funded and about seven years after it was authorized by Congress. Construction is expected to begin during the week. The Army Reserve Controlled
Source: Corpus Christi Caller-Times
July 28, 2008 Ground breaks on $9.1M military facility
By Fanny S. Chirinos (Contact) Robstown Mayor Rodrigo Ramon Jr. (from left), US Rep. Solomon Ortiz, Lt. Gen. Jack Stultz, Zulema Zapata (district director ...
July 26, 2008 Politex: Some members of the Texas delegation get a scare in the air
Ron Paul, Nick Lampson, Ciro Rodriguez, Solomon Ortiz and Henry Cuellar â were not hurt. The problem was apparently caused by a sudden loss in cabin ...
July 24, 2008 Hefty library grant awarded to local education center
"This grant will go a long way in providing unique programs to numerous schools in our region," said US Rep. Solomon Ortiz, D-Corpus Christi. ...
July 23, 2008 Emergency landing forces congressmen to miss aviation bill vote
John Carter (Republican), Henry Cuellar (Democrat), Solomon Ortiz (Democrat), Ciro Rodriguez (Democrat) and Ron Paul (Republican).
July 22, 2008 Ron Paul Plane Makes Emergency Landing
A plane with Congressman Ron Paul, Ted Poe, Nick Lampson, John Carter, Ciro Rodriguez, Solomon Ortiz and Henry Cuellar required an emergency landing in New ...
July 22, 2008 Flight with US Rep. Carter, 6 other lawmakers makes unplanned landing
Also on the flight were Republican Reps. Ron Paul and Ted Poe and Democrats Henry Cuellar, Solomon Ortiz and Ciro Rodriguez, Kincaid said.
July 22, 2008 La Quinta appropriation has great potential for the port
Nothing is ever certain in Congress -- Rep. Solomon Ortiz's support will be crucial on the House side -- but the inclusion of the item means that the ...
July 22, 2008 One more congressman joins work group of US Congress on Azerbaijan
... of the group are representative of the state of Pennsylvania, republican congressman Bill Shuster and democrat congressman from Texas Solomon Ortiz.
