The Texan joined 15 other members and members-elect in signing the letter, which has complicated Pelosi’s bid to return as House speaker.
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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Texas Elections 2018
Democrat Gina Ortiz Jones concedes in close congressional race against Will Hurd
Almost two weeks have passed since the election, but Jones had been holding out hope and waiting to see all outstanding ballots counted.
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Texas Elections 2018
Beto O’Rourke. Julián Castro. John Cornyn. 2020 already looms large in Texas.
Texas Democrats and Republicans are already gearing up for an action-packed election cycle.
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Pelosi’s fate up in the air as band of Democrats – including one Texan – push for new speaker
U.S. Rep. Filemon Vela of Brownsville is one of more than a dozen Democrats who claim they have the votes to deprive Nancy Pelosi of another term as House Speaker. They might be right.
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U.S. House GOP elects Kevin McCarthy as minority leader but some Texans backed Jim Jordan
U.S. Rep. Louie Gohmert of Tyler and at least two incoming members of Congress — Chip Roy and Ron Wright — said they supported Jordan, who lost to McCarthy in a secret ballot vote, 159-43.
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Dan Crenshaw started the week as a punchline and ended it as a star. The real story came before that.
The incoming congressman from Houston has a life story and now a star turn on SNL that make him a rising star for the Republican Party.
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Report: U.S. Rep. John Ratcliffe of Texas among possible AG candidates
NBC News reports U.S. Rep. John Ratcliffe, R-Heath, is on a short list of possible replacements for fired U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions.
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2018 was the year of the woman in Texas. Candidates say it’s “not a one-time deal.”
Texas women were poised for potential wins after multiple upsets in March primaries. On Tuesday, in race after race, Texas women won up and down the ballot including races for Congress and the Texas House.
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Texas Elections 2018
As Democrats seize U.S. House control, Texas congressional delegation set to lose clout in Washington
Democrat Eddie Bernice Johnson could be the only Texas committee chair in the next Congress.
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Texas Elections 2018
Trailing GOP U.S. Rep. Will Hurd by 689 votes, Gina Ortiz Jones campaign says Texas race “is not over”
Ortiz Jones has not called for a recount, but says she wants to see all provisional, absentee and military votes counted.
