“This is Harris County!” declared a bevy of colorful signs at a campaign rally Saturday for the California Democrat. Harris has made clear she plans to cede no ground to Democratic rivals who hail from the Lone Star State.
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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Environment
Laredo officials want to use border wall money to fund a riverfront project
A decade ago, Laredo leaders hatched an idea for a riverfront development aimed at luring more people to downtown. Now they’re trying to get the federal government to make it part of President Donald Trump’s border wall.
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Politics
Ted Cruz and John Cornyn vote against Joaquin Castro’s resolution blocking Trump’s emergency order
But multiple Republican senators joined Democrats in backing the resolution, which passed the Senate. President Donald Trump has said he’ll veto the measure.
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Politics
U.S. Rep. Al Green of Texas will force Trump impeachment vote, defying Nancy Pelosi
The Houston Democrat previously forced an impeachment vote on the U.S. House floor in late 2017, when Republicans held the majority. It was soundly defeated by a 364-58 margin.
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Politics
Trump to nominate Texas Supreme Court Justice Jeff Brown to the federal bench
If the U.S. Senate confirms Brown, the state’s highest civil court would see its second vacancy in a period of months.
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Congress
Democrats grill Trump officials over family separations and threaten wider legal probe
Federal officials said they didn’t try to halt the implementation of the “zero tolerance” policy despite warnings that separated kids would be traumatized. Testimony came as the policy took center stage at separate Washington hearings.
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Congress
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, John Cornyn spar over his tweet quoting Benito Mussolini
Cornyn’s tweet compared Mussolini’s fascism to democratic socialism.
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Politics
Democrats had historic gains in Texas in 2018. They’re setting their sights on even more in 2020.
National Democratic groups are signaling they are serious about committing money in Texas. “It’s one of our top opportunities in the whole country,” said U.S. Rep. Cheri Bustos, an Illinois Democrat who chairs the House Democratic campaign arm.
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Texas Legislature 2019
Analysis: Political climate changes in Texas congressional districts
Sorted by congressional district, the 2018 general election results illustrate which members of the Texas delegation will be on Democratic and Republican target lists leading into the 2020 election cycle.
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Guides
Are there restrictions on how U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro can promote his brother for president?
For his 2020 campaign for president, Julián Castro selected his twin brother, a Democratic representative from San Antonio, as his campaign chairman.
