State and national leaders called for more resources to go to border security after a U.S. Border Patrol agent died in the line of duty Sunday.
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Texas Republicans spar with White House over latest disaster aid request
After Gov. Greg Abbott panned the Trump administration’s $44 billion request to Congress for hurricane recovery, the White House quickly responded by calling on the state to pony up its own dollars.
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Congress
Christian TV producer Bruce Jacobson announces run against Sen. Ted Cruz
Bruce Jacobson, a Christian TV executive from North Richland Hills, announced Thursday that he is challenging Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, in 2018.
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In Austin, Pence makes pitch for “across the board” tax cuts
“We’re going to take a decisive step — before the end of this year … to cut taxes across the board for working families and businesses,” Vice President Mike Pence said Wednesday in a speech to a meeting of Republican governors in Austin.
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Politics
Report: Texas Republicans among top spenders in Congress at Trump properties
Three Texas Republicans are at or near the top of a list of politicians who have spent the most in campaign-related funds at President Donald Trump’s privately-owned properties over the last year, according to a new Washington Post report.
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Environment
Trump’s top environmental pick says she has “many questions” about climate change
Kathleen Hartnett White, the former head of the Texas Council on Environmental Quality and President Trump’s pick to serve as his top White House environmental official, faced tough questioning at her confirmation hearing Wednesday.
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U.S. Rep. Al Green vows to force House vote on Trump impeachment “before Christmas”
In his second formal call for the president’s impeachment, U.S. Rep. Al Green, D-Houston, pledged Wednesday morning that he would force a vote in the U.S. House of Representatives on the president’s impeachment by the holidays.
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Health care
Trump administration asks U.S. Supreme Court to block ruling that allowed undocumented teen to get abortion
More than a week after an undocumented teen under federal custody in Texas received an abortion, the Trump administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court to invalidate a lower court ruling that allowed the procedure to happen.
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Congress
Texas delegation treads cautiously in reactions to former Trump campaign officials’ indictments
Members of Texas’ delegation reacted cautiously as they processed Monday’s developments in the investigation into whether Trump campaign officials colluded with Russian intelligence.
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Immigration
After court battle, undocumented teen in Texas gets abortion requested weeks ago
An undocumented teenager under federal custody in Texas got an abortion she had been seeking for weeks Wednesday morning, according to the American Civil Liberties Union. “This is my life, my decision,” the teen said in a statement after the procedure.
