U.S. Border Patrol agents on Monday announced the beginning of construction on the “big, beautiful wall” that President Donald Trump promised to build on the southern border.
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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Politics
Steve Stockman, former Texas congressman, awaits verdict in federal fraud trial
Stockman, a Republican who represented the Houston suburbs twice in the U.S. House before losing a longshot bid for the U.S. Senate in 2014, is accused of funneling more than $1 million of charitable donations toward personal and campaign expenses.
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Texas Elections 2018
U.S. Speaker Paul Ryan raises nearly $4M, holds donor retreat during Texas visit
The Wisconsin Republican’s sweep across the state included public promotion of last year’s income tax overhaul, private fundraising events and a three-day retreat on politics and policy in Austin.
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Texas Elections 2018
U.S. Rep. Blake Farenthold resigns from Congress
“While I planned on serving out the remainder of my term in Congress, I know in my heart it’s time for me to move along and look for new ways to serve,” the Corpus Christi Republican, who has been dogged by sexual harassment allegations, said in a statement.
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TribCast
CD-23, O’Rourke’s fundraising haul, Cornyn’s gun policy (podcast)
On this week’s TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Patrick, Corrie and Democratic congressional candidate Gina Ortiz Jones about the CD-23 race, Beto O’Rourke’s latest fundraising haul and the kickoff of Ted Cruz’s reelection campaign.
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Texas Elections 2018
Beto O’Rourke says he raised staggering $6.7M in first quarter of 2018
U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke, D-El Paso, says he raked in over $6.7 million for his U.S. Senate bid in the first quarter of 2018. It’s an eye-popping number that poses a new category of threat to Republican incumbent Ted Cruz.
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State Government
“A friendly vote on the court”: How Greg Abbott’s former employees could help Texas from the federal bench
As a longtime aide to Greg Abbott, Andrew Oldham has helped Texas fight the federal government. If he’s confirmed to the federal bench, he could rule on the same type of cases.
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Congress
In recovering Sutherland Springs, Cornyn touts gun background check bill
Five months after a gunman opened fire in a Sutherland Springs church, U.S. Sen. John Cornyn came to speak to the community about a new law he says might have averted the tragedy.
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Congress
Report: Susan Combs to be named to National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Susan Combs, a former Texas legislator and statewide official, will be named acting assistant secretary of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Park Service, the Austin American-Statesman reported Thursday.
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Congress
Donald Trump nominates Texan Ronny Jackson to lead Department of Veterans Affairs
The announcement comes after weeks of speculation that another Texan — Energy Secretary Rick Perry — might land the post.