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NOVEMBER

• Nov. 21: Marc Veasey's second annual 33rdCongressional District Job Fair
Mountainview Community College, Building E Lobby, 4849 W. Illinois Ave. 9:30 a.m.–1 p.m. Free and open to the public.

Sitting on the House Armed Services Committee is a great responsibility and an opportunity to represent not only the thousands of veterans in the 33rd Congressional District of Texas that I represent in Dallas-Fort Worth, but also the active-duty men and women of our armed forces, national guard and reserve components. While I never served in uniform, I fully understand the great service and sacrifice that our brave men and women have given to our country.

Dear Mr. President,

With the Islamic State, Ebola, the economy and everything else in the mix, I know it's very hard to keep your eye on immigration reform. But I really hope you will take the advice of Rep. Jared Polis, (D-Colo.), Joaquin Castro (D-Texas) and Joe Garcia (D-Fla.) and the 60 other Democratic representatives who sent you a letter recently.

While much of America was upset about the botched rollout of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, most Democrats in Congress were still willing to give the law a chance to work.

Without the law, many of their constituents wouldn't have health insurance.

No new law has been more polarizing during Obama's presidency. It passed in 2010 without a single Republican vote, and GOP lawmakers have been railing against it ever since.

To mark National Disability Employment Awareness Month and International White Cane Day on Oct. 15, Congressman Marc Veasey, TX-33, took on a new challenge as part of his "Marc Means Business Initiative," as he worked alongside the blind and visually impaired at the Lighthouse for the Blind in Fort Worth.

The non-profit organization, located in Fort Worth, empowers the blind and visually impaired, helping them to achieve their highest level of independence, employment, and quality of life through training, employment, and individualized service.

DALLAS — Virgin America's last flight from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport was its first to Dallas Love Field Monday morning as the airline permanently moved its base of operations after the Wright Amendment expired.

The flight, normally about five minutes in the air, lasted about an hour as a ceremonial moving of operations. The airline also had to relocate its plane that flew in from California Sunday.

A federal judge struck down Texas's voter ID law Thursday, comparing the measure to a poll tax that intentionally discriminates against Hispanic and black voters.

"The draconian voting requirements imposed ... will disproportionately impact low-income Texans," U.S. District Judge Nelva Gonzales Ramos wrote in her lengthy 147-page opinion. "A disproportionate number of Texans living in poverty are African-Americans and Hispanics."