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U.S. Rep. Al Green, D-Houston, speaking in favor of the impeachment of President Trump from the floor of Congress on May 17, 2017.

Al Green pushes forward with Trump impeachment

By Abby LivingstonJune 7, 2017

U.S. Rep. Al Green, D-Houston, announced Wednesday he had begun drafting articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump.

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Racist death threats follow Green’s call for Trump impeachment

By Abby LivingstonMay 21, 2017

U.S. Rep. Al Green, D-Houston, released recordings of threatening voicemails he received after he called for the impeachment of President Donald Trump.

Politics

From U.S. House floor, Texas Democrat calls for Trump’s impeachment

By Abby LivingstonMay 17, 2017

U.S. Rep. Al Green, a Houston Democrat, called for the impeachment of President Donald Trump Wednesday morning during a speech from the floor of the U.S. House.

Donald Trump rallies a crowd of veterans at Drake University on Jan. 28, 2016, while other Republican presidential candidates hold a final Des Moines debate prior to the Iowa caucuses.

State Government

Trump team’s alleged Russia ties get muted response from Texas Republicans

By Abby Livingston and Aditi BhandariFeb. 15, 2017

Texas Democrats on Capitol Hill are calling for more Congressional oversight, amid news reports of Trump allies communicating with Russian officials.

Politics

Three Texans in Congress boycotting Trump inauguration

By Abby LivingstonJan. 17, 2017

U.S. Reps. Joaquin Castro, Lloyd Doggett of Austin and Al Green of Houston announced Tuesday they were boycotting President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration.

A photo shot and tweeted from the floor of the House by U.S. Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Massachusetts, shows Democratic House members staging a sit-in over gun legislation on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. on June 22, 2016.

Politics

Texas Democrats Help Bring U.S. House to Halt Over Gun Legislation

By Abby LivingstonJune 22, 2016

Nearly every Texas Democrat in the U.S. House contributed in their own way Wednesday to an effort that ground the chamber to a halt with the aim of forcing a vote on gun control legislation.

U.S. Rep. Marc Veasey, a Forth Worth Democrat, in his D.C. office.

Politics

Congressional Black Democrats Unload on Bernie Sanders

By Abby LivingstonFeb. 11, 2016

All four black Texas congressional Democrats went to bat in a big way Thursday for former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton amid her increasingly hostile nomination fight with U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont.

U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-San Antonio, speaks to a group of Hillary Clinton supporters at a campaign event held at the home of Mark and Sharon Naughton in Iowa City on Aug. 30, 2015.

Politics

Texas Delegation Spends Campaign Cash on White House Hopefuls

By Abby LivingstonNov. 1, 2015

Members of Texas’ congressional delegation are making their support for presidential candidates known — in thousand-dollar increments from their own campaign accounts.

U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wisc., is shown in 2013. He was voted speaker of the U.S. House on Oct. 29, 2015.

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With Strong Texas GOP Support, Ryan Elected

By Abby LivingstonOct. 29, 2015

U.S. House Republicans on Thursday overwhelmingly voted U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin as its new speaker. Nearly every one of the 25 Texas House Republicans backed Ryan.