In an overnight vote, the U.S. Senate voted 51-49 against a proposal to repeal the Affordable Care Act. Three Republicans joined in opposition to the measure.
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Criminal Justice
Border funding bill passes U.S. House; Texans vote along party lines
A legislative measure that will fund part of a border wall passed the U.S. House on Thursday, but its prospects in the U.S. Senate look grim.
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Politics
Where do Texans in Congress stand on Trump’s ban on transgender troops?
President Trump set off even more confusion than usual at the U.S. Capitol this week by announcing he would ban transgender people from the military. Take a look at where Texans in Congress stand on the issue.
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Four Texas Republicans in Congress were just outraised by Democratic challengers
Four Texans in Congress – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, and U.S. Reps. John Culberson of Houston, Ted Poe of Humble and Lamar Smith of San Antonio – were outraised by a Democratic challenger in the last quarter.
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Texas Elections 2018
Analysis: A 2018 Texas legislative battle map, federal courts willing
Democrats have some chances to pick up seats in the Texas House next year, with a dozen Republicans defending seats in politically wobbly districts. But watch those redistricting judges in San Antonio before you make any bets.
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Texas Elections 2018
Analysis: Telling Texas political fortunes is easy, with a map
It’s true that three of the Republican incumbents in the Texas congressional delegation live in districts where Donald Trump lost, but unless judges change the state’s political maps, two of those districts are still dominated by the GOP.
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Politics
Texans in Congress sidestep questions about Trump and Russia
Texans in Congress largely sidestepped questions Tuesday regarding the firestorm unleashed hours over emails that show Donald Trump Jr. eagerly accepting overtures from the Russian government.
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Analysis: The biggest prize in the Texas redistricting fight isn’t a new map
Winning some more seats in the congressional delegation or the Legislature would make Texas Democrats happy, but the real prize at stake in the state’s redistricting legislation is federal oversight of the state’s Republican mapmakers.
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Texas Elections 2018
Military hero MJ Hegar launches Democratic bid against U.S. Rep. John Carter
Decorated Air Force veteran MJ Hegar is hoping to flip a reliably Republican congressional district that includes one of the country’s largest military bases.
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Health care
Texans in Congress head home as Trump muddles health care negotiations
Republican members of the Texas congressional delegation began returning home for a Fourth of July recess Friday amid troubled negotiations on a health care overhaul measure that drew the attention of President Trump.