Tag: National
Texas AG Ken Paxton will seek court order to have Democrats who broke quorum thrown out of office | Houston Public Media
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Tuesday that he plans to seek a court ruling declaring that state House Democrats who have broken quorum...
Texas Democrats walked out to block the GOP. How well has the tactic worked before? | Houston Public Media
More than 50 Texas Democratic lawmakers left the state on Sunday, in an effort to block the passage of a controversial new redistricting map...
Congressional redistricting map passes House committee, pushing Dems towards quorum break | Houston Public Media
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A bill that would dramatically redraw Texas' congressional maps, House Bill 4, has advanced in the GOP-led House of Representatives. The...
Democratic candidates for Texas’ 18th Congressional District speak against redistricting | Houston Public Media
Beto O'Rourke speaks to hundreds of demonstrators gathered for a rally in a park on the main UH campus. (Rob Salinas/Houston Public Media)Before the...
Texas Democrats consider breaking quorum, other strategies as special session launches | Houston Public Media
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Democratic lawmakers at the state capital on Monday said they are keeping all options on the table to stop Republican leaders...
Congress rolls back $9 billion in public media funding and foreign aid | Houston Public Media
The House has approved a Trump administration plan to rescind $9 billion in previously allocated funds, including $1.1 billion for the Corporation for Public...
Will Congress cut funds to NPR/PBS and foreign aid this week? | Houston Public Media
The Senate is moving to vote this week on the Trump administration’s request to claw back federal funding for public media and foreign assistance...
Trump tours Central Texas flood sites and defends officials as questions mount about response | Houston Public Media
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KERRVILLE — President Donald Trump on Friday toured the devastation from catastrophic flooding in the Texas Hill Country and lauded state and...
Houston Congressman Al Green threatens lawsuit, impeachment over Texas redistricting plan | Houston Public Media
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U.S. Rep. Al Green of Houston slammed Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's plan to redraw some of the state’s congressional districts mid-decade...
Here’s a timeline of the catastrophic Texas floods | Houston Public Media
In the early hours of Friday, floods swept across Texas Hill Country. The Guadalupe River rose 26 feet within 45 minutes, according to state...