When Texas Democratic House members return to the nation’s capital next week, they will be hit with a firestorm of a debate: the Iran deal.
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Texans in Congress Again Target Oil Export Ban
The nation’s capital is bracing for a frenetic fall. At best, Congress can expect a four-month legislative slog through everything from Iran to abortion; at worst, the government could shut down. It’s anyone’s guess what that will mean for a renewed push to end the country’s crude oil export ban.
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Analysis: Texas Election Managers Are Partying Like It’s 2012
Federal judges are deciding two major Texas election law cases. One in particular — over the political maps for state House and congressional districts — has officials thinking about 2012, when the courts delayed the primary elections.
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Cruz Calls Senate Majority Leader McConnell a Liar
There are few places in modern life where strict decorum remains like the halls and the floor of the United States Senate. And on Friday morning, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz shattered one of the surest unwritten rules of the upper chamber.
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Congress to Vote on Sanctuary Cities
Texas Republicans who grouse that the federal government doesn’t enforce immigration laws might soon have Congress to thank for beefing up enforcement at the state and local levels.
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Texas Congressional Delegation’s Members Build, Share War Chests
Newly filed federal campaign finance reports telegraph which federal House members are worried about re-election, which are eager to ingratiate themselves to colleagues in Washington and who might be in legal trouble.
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Barton is First Texas Congressman to Endorse Perry
U.S. Rep. Joe Barton, the dean of the Texas congressional contingent, has become the first in the delegation to endorse former Gov. Rick Perry’s presidential bid.
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Analysis: In Texas, the Center Did Not Hold
Middle ground is arguably the most dangerous turf for a Texas lawmaker to occupy these days, and new research shows that none are doing it. The gap between moderate Republican and Democratic lawmakers is growing.
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Ghost of Export-Import Bank Haunts Highway Bill
Two weeks after it was supposedly killed, the federal Export-Import Bank may soon be resuscitated by tagging its future to a massive highway funding bill. The congressional gamesmanship has conservatives vowing to kill the bank for good.
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Citing Ex-Im Bank Concerns, Cruz Doesn’t Rule Out Filibuster
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz indicated Wednesday that he was prepared to filibuster one of Congress’ largest pieces of legislation if his colleagues attached a reauthorization for the Export-Import Bank to it.
