Abbott criticized the district’s leadership as a “disaster.”
2019
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Health care
Democratic states appeal ruling declaring Obamacare unconstitutional
A federal judge ruled last month that the sweeping health care law is unconstitutional in its entirety.
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Politics
“You may all go to hell, I am going to Texas.” Nine Texas lawmakers bid goodbye to Congress
With nearly two centuries of Texas experience departing Congress this week, the lawmakers reflect on their tenures on Capitol Hill.
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Texas Legislature 2019
There’s a new Texas House speaker in town
In the latest installment of our mini-documentary series, “Under the Dome,” we chronicle the path state Rep. Dennis Bonnen took to become the next likely speaker of the Texas House.
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Texas Legislature 2019
Abbott-led board to consider removal of Confederate plaque from inside Texas Capitol
A meeting is scheduled for Jan 11.
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Politics
Returning Texas Republicans in Congress preparing for a “whole different world” in 2019
As Congress prepares to begin a new term, most of the Texans returning to the U.S. House will by adjusting to a new reality – either as a member of the majority or the minority for the first time.
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Texas Legislature 2019
Dennis Bonnen has spent half his life in the Texas House. Is he ready to run it?
Twenty-two years after joining the Texas House as its youngest member, state Rep. Dennis Bonnen is poised to replace Joe Straus as the chamber’s speaker on Jan. 8.