![“In Texas, foreign policy and national security is a kitchen-table issue because everyone has someone [they know] in uniform,” says MJ Hegar, a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate.](https://i0.wp.com/www.texastribune.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/MJ20Hegar20Portraits20MG20TT2004-1-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1)
Hegar is best known for her heroism on the battlefield when she co-piloted a helicopter that was shot down by the Taliban. But her experience also includes other challenges she faced as a woman serving her country.
Congress
Read the latest Texas Tribune coverage of Congress, from the state’s lawmakers in Washington to key legislation and political debates shaping Texas and the nation.
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University of Texas/Texas Tribune Polls
Impeachment left Texas voters sour on the president and both parties in Congress, UT/TT Poll finds
Texas voters give low marks to the leaders involved in impeachment proceedings, showing their partisan stripes in their assessments, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll.
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Texas 2020 Elections
Amanda Edwards lost a family member to gun violence. But she doesn’t want to “take your AR-15.”
The U.S. Senate candidate’s proposals on guns and other issues are moderate compared with those of some of her primary competitors — but she said they have the most realistic chance of passing.
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Economy
Partisan tension hung over State of the Union — even before Texas congresswoman gave rebuttal from El Paso
President Donald Trump touted economic and military successes. U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett of Austin was among Democrats who walked out. Afterwards, U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar rebutted Trump’s speech from El Paso.
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Congress
Texas freshman Rep. Veronica Escobar boosts national profile with State of the Union response in Spanish
Escobar said she plans to highlight health care, immigration, climate change and impeachment in her speech Tuesday night.
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Politics
How U.S. Rep. Sylvia Garcia of Houston landed in the middle of Donald Trump’s impeachment
Decades of nuts-and-bolts political work and a friendship with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi landed the first-term congresswoman a starring role in the Senate trial of President Trump.
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Graphics and data reporting
Voting in Texas on Super Tuesday: Everything you need to know
Primary election day is March 3. Here’s an overview of everything you need to know about casting a ballot in Texas.
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Politics
Sen. Ted Cruz launches daily podcast about Trump impeachment trial
In the podcast, Cruz reacts to what he’s seen in the trial and makes the case for defending the president.
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Politics
Trump names U.S. Rep. John Ratcliffe to advisory and advocacy role during impeachment trial
The Heath Republican was an outspoken defender of President Donald Trump during impeachment hearings in the U.S. House last year.
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Criminal Justice
Trump administration sets into motion return of online 3D gun blueprints
An Austin man posted blueprints for the world’s first fully 3D-printed gun online in 2013. They’ve been blocked from the internet twice.
