The harshness and choice of words can cut deeply. Republicans need to show compassion and to be reasonable when talking to any ethnic group.

The court also ordered an all-party primary on Election Day with a December runoff if no candidate wins 50 percent of the vote. The 23rd had been a Democratic district since its creation in 1967 but Bonilla charged four-term incumbent Albert G. His former wife Deborah Knapp (born December 1 1954) continues as an anchor at the station.

His term expired January 3 2007 when the 110th Congress officially began. Henry Bonilla (born January 2 1954) is a former congressman who represented Texas's 23rd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives.