With the focus of Washington on the border, five Texas members of Congress have served as guides for their colleagues and advocates for their constituents.
Henry Cuellar
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Politics
Trump’s emergency declaration could mean Texas’ military installations lose millions for future projects
Joint Base San Antonio, Fort Bliss, Fort Hood and the naval reserve center in Galveston could all lose funding for construction projects if the president’s plan to divert money from the military to a border wall succeeds.
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Politics
Shutdown deal includes language to protect a butterfly sanctuary and other landmarks from border barrier
A 1,159-page spending package would shield major cultural sites like the National Butterfly Center from border fencing — but it would also pump $1.375 billion into additional barriers along the Rio Grande.
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Congress
National left-wing group creates fund to oust Laredo Democrat Henry Cuellar from Congress
Justice Democrats, which helped elect New York Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, has made the seven-term Texas official its first target for the 2020 primaries.
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Congress
Former aide to Texas congressman files complaint saying she was fired over pregnancy
Kristie Small said when she asked Democratic U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar to meet to discuss plans for her maternity leave, he told her she was on a 90-day “probation period” and set two new markers for her performance that he later claimed she had failed to meet.
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Texas Elections 2018
MJ Hegar fires back at fellow Democrat Henry Cuellar for helping her GOP opponent fundraise
Hegar, a veteran running against U.S. Rep. John Carter, R-Round Rock, suggested that the decision by Cuellar, a fellow Texas Democrat, to attend a fundraiser for Carter was an example of “the good old boys’ club” in Congress.
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Texas Elections 2018
In the U.S. House, Democrat Henry Cuellar raises eyebrows by fundraising for Republican John Carter
Cuellar, who has served in the U.S. House since 2005, has long had a reputation as one of the chamber’s most conservative Democrats. But Democratic leaders are hopeful MJ Hegar’s bid against Carter gains traction.
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Months after Sutherland Springs, Sen. John Cornyn and Texas colleagues push improved gun background checks into law
Cornyn, the most powerful Texan in Congress, attached the measure to a $1.3 trillion omnibus spending bill.
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Congress
U.S. government shuts down amid Senate stalemate over DACA
A short-term funding bill died on the Senate floor late Friday night.
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Trump team’s alleged Russia ties get muted response from Texas Republicans
Texas Democrats on Capitol Hill are calling for more Congressional oversight, amid news reports of Trump allies communicating with Russian officials.
