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A TSA agent grabbed the genitals of Texas Republican Congressman Canseco at a San Antonio Airport. The Congressman reacted instinctively to protect his private parts and the Congressman pushed down the hand of the TSA agent. Now the TSA agent is crying and saying the Congressman assaulted him. Are you serious? Is this even America? No charges were filed but the TSA agent should be the one getting charged for assault. Touching someone's genitals does NOTHING to keep airlines secure. There is a limit to what should be given up in order to be safe and these pat downs go too far. These searches and...

Former President Bill Clinton will stop in San Antonio today to rally supporters of U.S. Rep. Ciro Rodriguez and raise money for the embattled Democrat. Clinton will speak at a public event at the Palo Alto Performing Arts Center in the evening, said Rodriguez spokeswoman Rebeca Chapa. Afterward, he'll meet privately with campaign contributors elsewhere on the premises. This will be Clinton's second San Antonio appearance on behalf of Rodriguez. He spoke at a rally for him at Palo Alto in 2006. But though the main attraction is the same, Rodriguez's position has flipped. So has his party's. When the...

Internal Poll Finds Canseco Leading Rodriguez In Texas By Tricia Miller | August 23, 2010 7:05 AM | Permalink | Comments (1) A new poll taken for his campaign shows Republican businessman Quico Canseco holding his own against Rep. Ciro Rodriguez in west Texas' 23rd district. The OnMessage poll of 400 likely voters showed Canseco with 43 percent to Rodriguez' 37 percent. Conducted Aug. 15-16, the poll had a margin of error of 4.9 points. For Canseco's campaign it was an improvement over the results of a similar OnMessage poll from mid-May when the two candidates were both within the...

WASHINGTON — A San Antonio congressman apologized Tuesday for his outburst at a woman attending a San Antonio town hall meeting last week that was videotaped and later broadcast on conservative websites. Rep. Ciro Rodriguez, D-San Antonio, blamed the incident on the campaign tactics of his Republican challenger, Francisco “Quico” Canseco, but apologized for “losing my temper.” In a written statement, Rodriguez said the Canseco campaign attempted to “hijack a ‘Congress on Your Corner' event merely to engage in uncivil, cynical videotape baiting tactics.” “The people of Southwest Texas deserve better than that,” Rodriguez said. Canseco, in a statement, said...