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.
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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Guides
Texans fighting citizenship question on 2020 census are headed to court. Here’s what you need to know.
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.
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Texas Legislature 2019
Dan Patrick announces Senate committee assignments, making a few noticeable shifts
Two Democrats and 14 Republicans will chair the upper chamber’s committees.
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Politics
Just 5 of the 38 Texans in Congress voted to support Trump in weakening Russian sanctions
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.
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Politics
U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee accused in lawsuit of retaliation against staffer
The Houston congresswoman is accused of firing an employee after the employee sued the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation over an alleged 2015 rape.
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Congress
National left-wing group creates fund to oust Laredo Democrat Henry Cuellar from Congress
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.
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Congress
Cornyn, Cruz doubt Trump would use Harvey funds for border wall; Cornyn says he’d oppose it
Reports surfaced that the Trump administration would divert funds meant for Hurricane Harvey relief to help build the president’s long-sought border wall.
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Economy
At least 35,000 Texans with federal jobs aren’t being paid because of the shutdown
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.
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Congress
Republican Congressman Mac Thornberry pushes back against idea of military building border wall
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.
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Texas Legislature 2019
TribCast: Here comes the Texas Lege
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.
