Texas leaders press for Trump, Congress to pay back the state billions of dollars for securing the border
Gov. Abbott returned to Washington for the second week in a row to urge Congress to reimburse Texas billions of dollars.
Sen. Cruz: White House included money to reimburse Texas and other states in funding request to Congress for border security
"I think that's right that the taxpayers of Texas should not bear the burden of what should be and is a national ...
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National leaders mount pressure campaign on Texas House GOP to pass voucher bill
Supporters of voucher-like education savings accounts are trying to press their advantage early and build a sense of ...
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Winners and losers: Who came out on top — and who didn’t — in the Texas House’s committee assignments
There were only so many chair positions to go around, with 30 committees for 88 Republicans, making it inevitable that some ...
Texas House committee appointments was a long exercise in drama. Here's how we got here.
With the Texas House legislative committees filled out, the stage is now set in the lower chamber for legislators to get to ...
Tony Gonzales of Texas takes leadership of Hispanic Republican group in U.S. House
U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-San Antonio, is the first Texan to chair the Congressional Hispanic Conference, a group of House ...
Gonzales aims to ‘turn up the heat’ as chair of Congressional Hispanic Conference
New Congressional Hispanic Conference Chair Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) plans to make the group of around a dozen Hispanic House ...
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Texas lawmaker's bail reform bill package heads to House after easy path through Senate
The Texas Senate passed a trio of legislation from Sen. Joan Huffman (R-Houston) on Wednesday aimed at tightening rules ...
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Will the feds pick up the tab for Texas’ $11 billion border crackdown? Republicans are pushing it
The push to reimburse Texas for $11 billion the state has spent on Gov. Greg Abbott’s border security crackdown is underway as the governor heads to D.C. this week to make his case while Texas ...
Texas House speaker appoints Republicans to drive GOP agenda as committee chairs
Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows filled out his leadership team by leaning heavily on trusted lieutenants who helped him ...
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Casino and sports betting companies press for a win in Texas despite Senate opposition
With plenty of patience and money, the industry is extending its multi-year campaign to bring legal casinos and sports ...