Congressional Hispanics are lining up behind U.S. Rep. Gene Green as he seeks to fend off a primary challenge from former Harris County Sheriff Adrian Garcia.
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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U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan to Make Texas Fundraising Swing
During an upcoming U.S. House recess this month, House Speaker Paul Ryan will make several stops in some of the richest pockets of the state: Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, Midland and San Antonio.
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Keep an Eye on These 4 U.S. House Races in Texas
With two U.S. House members from Texas declining to seek re-election, we know that the state’s congressional delegation will look different after 2016. But could there be other new faces? Here are four races that are standing out.
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Video: Patrick Hopes for Fewer Barriers to Own Guns
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick appeared on national television Sunday morning, saying he hopes to see the day when Americans can have a gun without having “to go through a long ordeal.”
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Ted Cruz’s Rise, Ken Paxton’s Mugshot: The Year in Texas Politics
In 2015, Texans saw their former governor reluctantly exit the political stage as their junior senator emerged as one of the savviest and most consequential Republican presidential candidates. Here are the year’s top political stories.
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Wendy Davis “Would Love the Opportunity to Serve Again”
Nobody, including Wendy Davis, knows where she’s headed in politics. “I don’t have my sights set on anything right now,” she told The Texas Tribune. But she wouldn’t rule out a future political run if an opportunity arises.
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Houston Democratic Leaders to Endorse Gene Green
U.S. Rep. Gene Green, a Houston Democrat, will pick up the support of several Houston political players Tuesday.
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In Iowa, Davis Tells Clinton Supporters to Keep Foot on the Gas
It’s been more than a year since Wendy Davis resoundingly lost her Texas gubernatorial bid, but she was no political afterthought in a campaign swing for Hillary Clinton in Iowa.
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Big Ethanol Is Not Ready Yet To Make Nice With Ted Cruz
In other Cruz news, a super PAC supporting the candidate staffs up in a number of Midwestern states and Democrats use hats try to tie Cruz to Donald Trump.
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Rep. Filemon Vela Lends Aide to Gene Green’s Re-election Campaign
A top operative for U.S. Rep. Filemon Vela is headed for U.S. Rep. Gene Green’s already heated re-election campaign against challenger — and failed Houston mayoral candidate — Adrian Garcia.
