News & Politics
February 11, 2020
Behind Nancy Pelosi’s Power Brooch Is an 86-Year-Old Texan Jeweler
Pelosi ripped up Trump's State of the Union speech while wearing a pin that is now a must-have item for Democrats.
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Politics & Policy
July 15, 2019
Houston Congressman Al Green’s Impeachment Effort Comes Up Short Again
The vote was 332-95, with eight Texas Democrats voting to move forward on articles of impeachment against Trump.
Politics & Policy
June 13, 2019
Congressman Henry Cuellar Draws a Primary Challenger from the Left
Can 26-year-old Jessica Cisneros pull off the same sort of political upset as Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez?
Politics & Policy
April 24, 2019
Can Out-of-State Liberals Oust a Texas Democrat?
The group that made Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez a star in New York aims to unseat veteran Laredo congressman Henry Cuellar.
Politics & Policy
February 26, 2019
Is the House Vote Against Trump’s Emergency Declaration Joaquín Castro’s Breakout Moment?
The House has passed legislation authored by the San Antonio Democrat to take on President Trump in a constitutional battle.
Politics & Policy
February 22, 2019
Joaquin Castro Files Legislation to Counter President Trump’s National Emergency Declaration
House speaker Nancy Pelosi said the House could vote on the bill as early as next week.
Politics & Policy
February 15, 2019
Joaquin Castro Takes a Lead in Fighting President Trump’s Emergency Declaration
The Texas Democrat is preparing a resolution to terminate the emergency declaration and already has 60 co-sponsors in Congress.
Politics & Policy
January 31, 2019
The Woman Behind the Kamala Harris Presidential Campaign Is Ann Richards’s Granddaughter
Lily Adams was introduced to the country by her grandmother during Richards’s 1988 speech to the Democratic National Convention.
Politics & Policy
January 25, 2019
Ted Cruz Is Getting Under the Skin of His Senate Colleagues Once Again
A Democratic senator from Colorado lambasted Cruz for his ”crocodile tears” on the Senate floor.
Politics & Policy
January 17, 2019
Texans in Congress Secure Key Committee Assignments
The state’s first two Latinas elected to Congress will both serve on the high-profile House Judiciary Committee.
Texas History
November 10, 2018
One Texan’s POW Memories On Veterans Day
Plano Representative Sam Johnson kept two artifacts from those dark days that now belong to the Smithsonian.
Politics & Policy
November 7, 2018
Gina Ortiz Jones Refuses to Concede to Will Hurd in Close TX-23 Race
Gina Ortiz Jones said she's not ready to call for a recount in a race that is separated by only hundreds of votes.
Politics & Policy
November 6, 2018
Texas Congressional Delegation Grows More Diverse Amid Several Republican Upsets
An evening that included the unseating of longtime Congressman Pete Sessions saw the historic election of the state's first two Latinas to Congress.
Politics & Policy
August 8, 2018
Senator John Cornyn Is Pulling for Pop Singer Demi Lovato
The second ranking Republican expressed admiration for the Dallas diva following reports of her drug overdose and entering rehab.
News & Politics
March 23, 2018
Three Weeks of Terror: Not Austin, But Washington, Which Confronted the Beltway Snipers
Experts in the earlier case say Austin’s police are working just as hard now that suspect is dead.