Texas Republicans currently hold seven chairmanships in the U.S. House, giving the state an outsized role in moving forward key legislation. But almost all of those members are due to to hand over their gavels in the next five years.
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High Turnout Has Some Wondering if GOP Congressmen in Danger
With signs pointing toward record high turnout in the Republican primary, some close watchers of the congressional delegation are warning that the re-election bids of four U.S. House members may be in trouble.
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U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan to Make Texas Fundraising Swing
During an upcoming U.S. House recess this month, House Speaker Paul Ryan will make several stops in some of the richest pockets of the state: Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, Midland and San Antonio.
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Ted Cruz’s Rise, Ken Paxton’s Mugshot: The Year in Texas Politics
In 2015, Texans saw their former governor reluctantly exit the political stage as their junior senator emerged as one of the savviest and most consequential Republican presidential candidates. Here are the year’s top political stories.
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Incumbents Hold Breath Ahead of Filing Deadline
At the stroke of 6 p.m. Monday, candidate filing with state parties will close and Texans will finally know who is — and isn’t — running for office in 2016.
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Texans Pitch In to Show Support for New Colleague Ratcliffe
Not so long ago, John Ratcliffe might have felt like he was running against the entire Texas GOP House delegation. But these days, Ratcliffe is a part of the family.
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Brady Set to Be Named Next Ways and Means Chair
U.S. Rep. Kevin Brady on Wednesday gained the upper hand in becoming the House’s next lead tax-writer when he won the endorsement of a key House panel, two sources with direct knowledge of the panel’s decision confirmed.
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Could Texas Fatigue Affect Brady’s Bid to Be Ways and Means Chair?
As the race to become U.S. House Ways and Means chairman comes to a head this week, lots of related conversations are revolving around U.S. Rep. Kevin Brady’s home state.
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House Votes to Reauthorize Export-Import Bank
With more Republicans joining the cause — including six Texans — the U.S. House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly, 313-118, on Tuesday to reauthorize the controversial Export-Import Bank of the United States.
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Brady Running for Ways and Means Chairman
U.S. Rep. Kevin Brady, R-The Woodlands, announced Monday that he will attempt to succeed U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan as chairman of the U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means.
