The latest Congress news from The Texas Tribune.
The Tribune asked all 38 members of the Texas congressional delegation whether Congress is appropriately overseeing investigations into relationships between Russia and members of the Trump team. Full Story
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On its second try, the U.S. House passed a Republican-backed health care reform bill by a narrow margin. Full Story
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The early days of the Trump presidency have exhausted, exasperated and enthralled members and staffers in Texas' congressional delegation. Full Story
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After a trial balloon went over poorly with Congress, Trump told foreign leaders he won't end the trade agreement just yet. Full Story
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A three-judge panel will start mulling big redistricting questions in San Antonio on Thursday, including how rulings finding discrimination in Texas' political maps might affect the 2018 election cycle. Full Story
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Texas members will face a pressing government funding deadline when they return to Congress on Tuesday, as well as a possible second attempt by Republican leaders to pass a sweeping health care bill. Full Story
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With less than a year to go before 2018, several U.S. House seats from Texas are drawing interest from potential contenders. Full Story
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House Republicans passed a bill Tuesday that will allow internet service providers to continue to sell users' browsing habits to advertisers. Full Story
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The American Health Care Act was abruptly pulled Friday ahead of a scheduled vote on the legislation. Full Story
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A landmark Republican overhaul to the country's health care system may have died in its track Thursday. Three Texas Republicans were among those pushing for changes to the bill before agreeing to support it. Full Story
In Wednesday's dawn-to-dusk fight over repealing the law that served as a central campaign issue for Republicans over the last four election cycles, Texans were right in the middle. Full Story
Most Republicans in the Texas delegation are behind the measure a day before the U.S. House is poised to vote on an overhaul of the Affordable Care Act strongly backed by President Trump. Full Story
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The dilemma for many House Republicans — including Texans — is this: Anger their conservative base, or risk venturing into Trump's crosshairs? Full Story
U.S. Rep. Mike Conaway, a Midland Republican, questioned FBI Director James Comey at Monday's hearing on whether the intelligence community was certain that Russia intended to help Donald Trump become president. Full Story
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Addressing over 2,000 people, Sessions was frequently drowned out by boos and angry outbursts from the audience. Many of his answers were not entirely audible due to the crowd’s reaction as he began to speak. Full Story
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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. Full Story
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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. Full Story
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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. Full Story
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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. Full Story
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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." Full Story
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