The massive spending bill Congress passed Thursday includes $1.6 billion allocated for a border wall but fell far short of the Trump administration’s demands, and Democrats were able to exact significant restrictions on the wall’s construction.
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
Texas Republicans warn Trump against firing Mueller
Leaders in the U.S. Senate, including one of the two senators from Texas, have spent the past two days issuing a warning to President Donald Trump: Do not fire special counsel Robert Mueller.
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Texas Elections 2018
Report: Blake Farenthold contemplates resigning from Congress
U.S. Rep. Blake Farenthold, R-Corpus Christi, previously announced his retirement in December following renewed sexual harassment accusations against his office.
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Texas Elections 2018
More than 30 Texas primary races are headed to a runoff. Here’s what you need to know.
If no candidate in a primary election receives a majority of the vote, the top two vote-getters go head-to-head in a runoff. Here’s everything you need to know about how they work and how to vote.
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Politics
Texan Katrina Pierson to rejoin Trump campaign as a senior adviser
President Donald Trump has asked former national campaign spokeswoman Katrina Pierson to rejoin the Trump Campaign as a senior adviser. Before joining Trump’s orbit in 2015, Pierson had been a fixture in Texas Tea Party politics.
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Congress
U.S. Sen. John Cornyn says he has the votes to pass a gun background check bill
Cornyn had been pushing the bill since the Sutherland Springs shooting last year. He now has enough co-sponsors to avoid a filibuster.
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Texas Elections 2018
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders defends Laura Moser against national Democrats ahead of Texas trip
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., said in a Thursday interview he thought it was “outrageous” that the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee came out against Moser before the primary.
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Criminal Justice
Texas students: What do you think should be done to reduce gun violence?
As part of our ongoing efforts to engage people directly affected by policy issues, we want to learn more about what measures, if any, young Texans think should be taken to address mass shootings and school safety.
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Texas Elections 2018
Beto O’Rourke fell short of expectations in the Texas primary. Was it because of his name?
El Paso Democratic U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke was the heavy favorite to win this week’s Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate. So why did he lose some border counties to a relative unknown?
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Texas Elections 2018
Wave of women crashes Texas primaries
Texas women candidates won or made it to runoffs in more than 50 primary races statewide amid a surge in interest in running for office among women around the country.