A succession of Texas women took the Democratic National Committee Convention stage Monday night, and threw some of the sharpest daggers of the night at Republican nominee Donald Trump.
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.
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Joaquin Castro: Some Trump Voters ‘Racist’
Asked during the Democratic National Committee Convention if some voters supporting Republican nominee Donald Trump are “racist,” U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro said yes.
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Hillary Clinton Passes Over Julián Castro for VP
Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has named U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia as her vice presidential running mate, passing over a son of San Antonio, U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Julián Castro.
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GOP Leadership is High on Will Hurd’s Re-Election Chances
Also, a date is set to find Houston Democratic state Rep. Borris Miles’ replacement in HD-146 and a federal judge strikes down two Austin campaign fundraising restrictions.
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Clinton Taps Two Texans in Congress to Speak at Democratic Convention
U.S. Reps. Joaquin Castro and Sheila Jackson Lee will speak at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia next week, according to a Hillary Clinton campaign official.
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Ted Cruz Takes Heat from Texas Republican Delegates
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz faced a livid — and yet admiring — Texas delegation on the final day of the Republican National Convention, hours after Donald Trump loyalists booed the senator off the stage.
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Louie Gohmert: I Arranged Fateful Meeting Between Cruz and Trump
U.S. Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-Tyler, said Wednesday that he played a key role in arranging a meeting earlier this month with U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz and Republican nominee Donald Trump in Washington, D.C.
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While All Eyes on Julían, Joaquin Castro Quietly Climbs Ranks in Congress
While the political world waits to see if Hillary Clinton selects U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Julián Castro as her running mate, U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro could remain a force in Congress regardless of the outcome.
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White House Won’t Punish Julián Castro
U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Julián Castro looks to be off the hook with the White House after the U.S. Office of Special Counsel found that Castro violated federal law.
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In Talking GOP Unity, Paul Ryan Turns to Texas Football
U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan surprisingly drew some boos Tuesday morning during remarks to Texas Republicans — but it was all in good fun.
