“I think sometimes a lady needs to be told when she’s being nasty,” U.S. Rep. Brian Babin told radio host Alan Colmes Thursday.
Abby Livingston
Abby Livingston joined The Texas Tribune in 2014 as the publication's first Washington bureau chief, and departed August 2022. In this role, she covered members in the Texas congressional delegation and campaigns back in the home state. A seventh-generation Texan, Abby grew up in Fort Worth and graduated from the University of Texas at Austin. Prior to the Tribune, Abby worked for NBC, CNN, National Journal and Roll Call. At the Tribune, she won the 2017 National Press Club Award for Washington regional reporting and the Society of Professional Journalists' 2018 Sigma Delta Chi Award for Washington correspondence. Abby is a contributing writer to the Almanac of American Politics and frequently appears on MSNBC, CNN and Sirius XM radio. She also had a role on an episode of "The Bold and The Beautiful." In keeping with the Trib’s great history of hiring softball stars, Abby is a three-time MVP (the most in game history) for The Bad News Babes, the women’s press softball team that takes on female members of Congress in the annual Congressional Women’s Softball breast cancer charity game.
Amid Trump fallout, congressional chairs rally to save their gavels
Texas Republicans would lose seven committee chairmanships if their party loses control of the U.S. House.
How big is Hillary Clinton’s historic ad buy in Texas?
By mid-day Tuesday, Clinton’s campaign had booked ads in Texas worth at most $100,000, according to a GOP source briefed on local television sales.
Gallego pushes for more debates in CD-23 contest
Also, a Democratic super PAC supporting Pete Gallego will drop another $445K into efforts to help him win back the swing congressional district.
Texas congressman stumbles while defending Donald Trump
“If a tape came out with Donald Trump saying … ‘I really like to rape women,’ you would continue to endorse him?” the MSNBC anchor asked? “That would be bad. I would have to consider it,” U.S. Rep. Blake Farenthold said.
Some in GOP Fume as Top Texas Officials Stick With Trump
The top GOP elected officials in Texas have condemned his words but not withdrawn their support, angering some, mostly younger Republicans.
Trump Begins to Bleed Texas Donors
Some Texas donors are withdrawing from attending two upcoming fundraisers in the state for Donald Trump.
Inside The Last-Minute Scramble for Texas Campaign Money
In the final weeks of the 2016 campaign, party big guns will storm Texas in search of campaign cash.
Cruz Gives Trump High Marks for his Debate Performance
Also, Donald Trump adds a fundraising stop in San Antonio next month.
As Congress OKs Spending Plan, Cruz Falls Short in Internet Bid
Legislation passed by Congress on Wednesday did not address concerns that U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz raised over U.S. control of the Internet.


