“If Republicans take this opportunity and blow it, we will rightly be considered a laughingstock,” U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz said Wednesday regarding divisions among Republicans on the leading proposal to overhaul the Affordable Care Act.
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A day later, Hurd and O’Rourke reach D.C., ending road trip and impromptu town hall
U.S. Reps. Will Hurd and Beto O’Rourke — a Republican and a Democrat from Texas, respectively — arrived at the U.S. Capitol Wednesday, ending a two-day trek from San Antonio that drew thousands of fans.
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Will and Beto drive to D.C.: top things we learned from the congressional road trip
U.S. Reps. Beto O’Rourke and Will Hurd talked policy and personal matters while live streaming a road trip to Washington on Tuesday.
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Federal panel rules some of Texas’ congressional districts illegal
Some of the state’s 36 congressional districts violate either the U.S. Constitution or the federal Voting Rights Act, a panel of three federal judges ruled Friday.
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Ted Cruz: New health care bill doomed in the Senate without changes
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz said Wednesday that he has “significant concerns” about the new House health care plan, though he’s optimistic those differences can be resolved.
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Proposed federal health plan brings uncertainty in Texas
After Republicans in Congress unveiled their long-awaited plan to repeal the 2010 health law on Monday, the potential impacts of the proposed bill in Texas are unclear.
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Paul Ryan raised $5 million during Texas swing
U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan raised $5 million while barnstorming Texas in February, attending nine events and eight meetings in five cities including a tour of the border.
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Cruz: Firestorm over U.S. Attorney General Sessions is a “nothingburger”
In a television interview on Thursday, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz said the uproar over Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ previous meetings with the Russian ambassador is nothing more than “political theater.”
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As Trump talks unity, Texas delegation offers a divided response
Among members of Congress, Texans’ reactions to President Donald Trump’s first joint address to Congress fell along partisan lines.
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Beto O’Rourke is a Mexico-loving liberal in Texas. Can he really beat Ted Cruz?
The Democratic Congressman from El Paso maintains that crime is not the only story about the U.S.-Mexico border, nor even the most important one. The question is: Can he get the people of Texas to see the same thing?
