The Texas Legislature is primed to go, but this is going to be a session outside the limelight. The Texans are busy, but the spotlight is on the new administration in Washington, D.C.
Donald Trump
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Trump picks Gorsuch for U.S. Supreme Court, bypassing Willett
President Donald Trump on Tuesday named U.S. appeals court judge Neil Gorsuch to the U.S. Supreme Court, picking him from a list of candidates that had included Texas Supreme Court Justice Don Willett.
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Committee sends Rick Perry’s energy secretary nomination to full Senate
A powerful Senate committee backed Rick Perry’s confirmation on Tuesday, clearing the way for full Senate approval in the coming weeks.
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Survey of Texans in Congress shows most Republicans back Trump’s travel ban
As of late Monday, nearly all of the 38-member Texas congressional delegation had taken a position on President Trump’s travel ban executive order. Most Republicans backed the measure, while Democrats viscerally opposed it.
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Trump says Lockheed Martin has cut $600 million from F-35 program
President Trump said Monday that Lockheed Martin has cut $600 million from its next lot of 90 F-35 Joint Strike Fighter planes, capping weeks of public criticisms of the program’s cost.
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The Brief: Trump’s travel ban leads to chaotic weekend
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Friday banning travel from seven countries in the Middle East. What followed was a chaotic weekend at the nation’s airports.
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Demographics
Texas congressional delegation largely silent on Trump travel ban
Most members of the Texas congressional delegation remained silent about President Trump’s travel ban over the weekend, but one Republican challenged the ban and another — Michael McCaul of Austin — said his input on the order did not include a ban on Muslims.
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Trump’s travel ban leads to immigrant detainments at Texas airports
Trump’s executive order banning travel from seven predominantly Muslim countries led to the detainment of several travelers at Texas airports.
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In Houston, DNC chair candidates talk fighting Trump, turning Texas blue
At a forum in Houston Saturday, the 10 candidates for Democratic National Committee chair trained almost all their fire on President Trump, assailing him as a threat to Democracy who deserves little, if any, Democratic cooperation.
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Cornyn concerned about Trump import tax proposal
U.S. Sen. John Cornyn expressed concern Friday over a proposal floated by the Trump administration to put a 20 percent tax on all imported Mexican goods to fund a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.
