Texas Congressmen Gene Green and Joe Barton went head-to-head Thursday on a bill that would lift a 40-year-old ban on crude oil exports.
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Congress Explodes Over Confederate Flag
Chaos engulfed the U.S. Capitol on Thursday as House Republicans and Democrats clashed over where the Confederate battle flag can and cannot be displayed.
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U.S. Rep. Hurd Reports Raising $458,000 in Second Quarter
U.S. Rep. Will Hurd, R-San Antonio, had a healthy second-quarter campaign fundraising haul, reporting a total of $458,000 raised from April to June.
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Analysis: Waiting, Literally, for the Political Field to Take Shape
Not all of the pieces are in place as the new political season begins. For starters, the maps used to elect people to the Texas House and to the state’s congressional delegation are still tangled up in federal litigation.
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Tea Party Not Bagging Texas Congressional Seats
The GOP’s Tea Party wing has made serious inroads into Texas state offices, but the movement has come up short when it comes to congressional elections, failing to field candidates with serious chances of ousting incumbent U.S. House members.
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Trade Clears Senate Hurdle, Despite Cruz Pulling Support
Despite Sen. Ted Cruz’s eleventh-hour change of heart on the biggest vote since he became a presidential candidate, the U.S. Senate cleared a major procedural hurdle Tuesday that will likely give President Obama the authority to negotiate the largest trade deal in American history.
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3 Texas Congressmen Anticipating Tea Party Challengers
Six months out from the filing deadline, Texas political operatives on the right and the even farther right are analyzing the state’s congressional map in an attempt to identify vulnerable members of the delegation.
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Hensarling Leads Bid to Kill Export-Import Bank
U.S. Rep. Jeb Hensarling, a Dallas Republican, has amassed enough political capital to become chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, and he’s using it to try to kill the U.S. Export-Import Bank, the latest Tea Party punching bag.
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Trade Deal Squeezes Congressional Democrats
Texas Democrats in the U.S. House face an agonizing choice: oppose a sweeping trade measure and deep-six President Obama’s economic legacy, or support it and antagonize labor, one of the largest financial constituents in the party.
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In Austin, Flores Doesn’t Mince Words on Ex-Im Bank
U.S. Rep. Bill Flores, the latest Texas Republican to come out against the U.S. Export-Import Bank, did not shy away from his new position Wednesday as he spoke to business groups fighting to keep the 81-year-old federal agency alive.
