Former Texas Republican Party chair leaving White House to work on John Cornyn's campaign
Steve Munisteri is headed home to help Texas' senior U.S. senator in his 2020 re-election bid. Full Story
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Steve Munisteri is headed home to help Texas' senior U.S. senator in his 2020 re-election bid. Full Story
The deal will only keep things running for three weeks and comes without new money for a border wall. But the president hinted that he could declare an emergency to circumvent Congress and partially fulfill his chief campaign promise. Full Story
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee on Friday debuted its first digital ad campaign of the 2020 election cycle — and no state is a bigger part of it than Texas. Full Story
Speculation is rampant about whether Beto O'Rourke is going to make a White House bid. But the former U.S. Senate candidate is offering little about his plans, keeping even close allies and supporters in suspense. Full Story
When asked whether the stalemate over President Trump's border wall is worth federal employees missing their paychecks, Texans in Congress appear to be divided along party lines — save for Republican U.S. Rep. Will Hurd. Full Story
A former staffer in the congresswoman's office claims Jackson Lee fired her after the staff member reported a rape by a supervisor at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation. Jackson Lee was the foundation's board chair before stepping down Wednesday. Full Story
A group of Texans is headed to court in hopes of blocking the Trump administration from including a citizenship question on the 2020 census. Here's a primer on the legal fight and what it could mean for the state. Full Story
Two Democrats and 14 Republicans will chair the upper chamber's committees. Full Story
At issue was a December announcement that the U.S. Treasury Department would lift sanctions against companies tied to a Russian oligarch with strong ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Full Story
The Houston congresswoman is accused of firing an employee after the employee sued the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation over an alleged 2015 rape. Full Story
Justice Democrats, which helped elect New York Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, has made the seven-term Texas official its first target for the 2020 primaries. Full Story
Reports surfaced that the Trump administration would divert funds meant for Hurricane Harvey relief to help build the president's long-sought border wall. Full Story
The partial federal shutdown could come to a head Friday, when tens of thousands of Texas federal workers will miss their paychecks. Meanwhile, officials also worry about small businesses who rely on federal contracts. Full Story
Thornberry, the former chair of the U.S. House Armed Services Committee, said "it is not a responsibility of the Department of Defense" to build the wall. Full Story
On this week’s TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Patrick about the lead-up to the 2019 Texas legislative session, the state’s new arrivals to Congress and the latest presidential buzz out of Texas. Full Story
A political stalemate over the president’s border wall plan makes small-bore immigration fixes more remote. Full Story
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi took back the chamber gavel amid a gloomy partial government shutdown. Full Story
A federal judge ruled last month that the sweeping health care law is unconstitutional in its entirety. Full Story
With nearly two centuries of Texas experience departing Congress this week, the lawmakers reflect on their tenures on Capitol Hill. Full Story
As Congress prepares to begin a new term, most of the Texans returning to the U.S. House will by adjusting to a new reality – either as a member of the majority or the minority for the first time. Full Story