U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz voted for Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, to replace the long-standing leader of Senate Republicans after a poor midterm performance.
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Volunteers welcome arriving migrants Gov. Greg Abbott bused to Philadelphia
Migrants began disembarking into the cold Philadelphia morning Wednesday as Pennsylvania leaders criticized Abbott.
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Rick Perry noncommittal about Trump run: “Show me what you got”
“For me personally, it’s kind of like, show me what you got. Whether it’s Donald Trump, whether it’s DeSantis, whether it’s somebody that we haven’t seen yet,” Perry told The Texas Tribune.
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Gov. Greg Abbott expands Texas’ migrant busing plan to Philadelphia
Abbott said Philadelphia’s mayor has “long-celebrated and fought for sanctuary city status, making the city an ideal addition to Texas’ list of drop-off locations.”
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Congress
U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro wants Congress to make DACA permanent during lame-duck session
The San Antonio Democrat called on Republican Sens. John Cornyn and Ted Cruz to “make good” on their claims about supporting relief for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients.
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Immigration
U.S. can’t quickly expel migrants under pandemic-era health rule, federal judge says
Title 42 was invoked early in the pandemic by the Trump administration and continued under President Joe Biden. Since then, immigration officials have used it more than 2 million times to turn away asylum-seekers at the border.
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Texas 2022 Elections
Harris County’s election missteps fuel GOP lawsuit and calls for investigation
Scattered paper ballot shortages and late openings of polling places were among the glitches that prompted calls for scrutiny from statewide Republican officials.
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Texas 2022 Elections
Meet the seven new Texans in Congress
Texas’ seven freshly elected members of Congress run the ideological gamut, from impassioned conservatives to some of the most progressive members ever sent from Texas.
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Donald Trump said he won all of Texas’ border counties. He didn’t.
In announcing his third run for president, Donald Trump said Gov. Greg Abbott called to congratulate him for winning “every single area along the border.” Democrats won many of those counties in 2016 and 2020.
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Texas 2022 Elections
As Trump announces his run, Cruz and Cornyn signal openness to other GOP presidential candidates
Republican support for Trump has faltered after a midterm performance by the party that many considered a resounding disappointment.
