March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. As part of the ongoing effort to educate the public about screening and prevention of colon cancer, the Prevent Cancer Foundation in partnership with Hope Through Grace is displaying the Super Colon, a giant, replica walk through colon, at the Galleria today and Saturday. For more information about cancer prevention, please visit the Foundation's website.

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This evening, the History Channel will feature the Katy Freeway expansion project on Modern Marvels: Superhighways. This episode will highlight the work being done to widen the existing freeway. The Congressman’s highest local priority has been to accelerate the reconstruction and expansion of the Katy Freeway. In March 2002, the Federal Highway Administration approved a plan by the Harris County Toll Road Authority and the Texas Department of Transportation for a value pricing pilot program along the Katy Freeway that would reduce highway congestion and improve mobility using toll lanes. The toll lanes will generate up to $500 million in revenue towards the reconstruction project and complete funding for the project and cut construction time in half. The Katy Freeway expansion project will be completed in October and additional information about the project can be found here. Modern Marvels: Superhighways will air on the History Channel tonight at 7 P.M. CST.

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The Washington Examiner published an editorial this morning saying, “In an act of immense irresponsibility, House Democrats purposely left town last week without voting on the Senate version of the Protect America Act.” This bill would have passed a long-term extension of the Federal Intelligence Surveillance Act, a law that allows U.S. intelligence agencies to monitor phone calls and e-mails of suspected terrorists abroad. Disappointingly, House leadership did not allow a vote on this bipartisan bill, which meant FISA expired on February 16. Congressman Culberson issued a statement last week saying, “The expiration of FISA dangerously undermines our national security and puts our country at risk. We have got to be able to listen to the terrorists.” When the House returns from recess next week, passing the Protect America Act must absolutely be the first priority.

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The Iraqi parliament on Wednesday passed three key pieces of legislation that continue the process of reconciliation. The bills included a $48 billion national budget that evenly distributes spending among different ethnic groups, an amnesty bill for political prisoners, and an agreement to hold parliamentary elections by October 1. President Bush and American commanders in Iraq supported these provisions as a way to help bring peace to the region. More importantly, their passage proves that Iraqi politicians can compromise and work together to rebuild their country. It’s all just another sign that the breathing room created by American military forces under the command of General Petraeus is helping to bring stability to Iraq.

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In partnership with the City of Houston, the Houston Asset Building Coalition (HABC) is offering free tax preparation for families who earned less than $40,000 in 2007. HABC can help families file a basic tax return, claim earned income tax credit and child tax credit if eligible and assist taxpayers with e-file at any of their free income tax preparation sites. Taxpayers can find a listing of the 26 locations by calling 2-1-1 or 713-957-4357 or visiting www.houstonassetbuilding.org.

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