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Congress

U.S. Rep. Joe Barton retiring after graphic photo posted online

By Abby Livingston and Claire AllbrightNov. 30, 2017Nov. 30, 2017

U.S. Rep. Joe Barton, the longest-serving Texan in Congress, announced that he is retiring after a tumultuous week.

Patients wait to be seen at the People's Community Clinic in Austin, on Nov. 8, 2010.

Health care

Texas parents wait in limbo as policymakers struggle to save Children’s Health Insurance Program

By Matthew Choi and Claire AllbrightNov. 30, 2017

Texas is pushing the federal government for temporary funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program while Congress fights over a permanent solution.

Texans protest in front of the attorney general's office after the White House announced it would phase out the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.

Demographics

Texas DACA recipients face narrowing window after talks with Trump fall apart

By Julián AguilarNov. 29, 2017

The decision by two of the country’s top Democrats to back out of a meeting at the White House doesn’t mean legislation protecting young undocumented immigrants from deportation is off the table. It could signal even further delays, though.

The U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on June 7, 2017.

Congress

Texans in Congress brace for frenzied agenda in December

By Claire Allbright and Abby LivingstonNov. 28, 2017

Texans in Congress are set to face a dizzying docket of legislation in the coming days, ranging from a tax overhaul to children’s health insurance.

Congress

Barton told woman he would report her to Capitol Police if she exposed his nude photos

By Mike DeBonis and Elise Viebeck, The Washington PostNov. 22, 2017

U.S. Rep. Joe Barton told a woman to whom he had sent sexually explicit photos that he would report her to the Capitol Police if she exposed his behavior, according to a recording reviewed by The Washington Post.

Congress

U.S. Rep. Joe Barton apologizes for graphic online photo

By Abby LivingstonNov. 22, 2017Nov. 22, 2017

U.S. Rep. Joe Barton, R-Ennis, released a statement Wednesday apologizing for a graphic nude photo of him that circulated on social media earlier this week. He announced his re-election bid earlier this month.

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Congress

Christian TV producer Bruce Jacobson announces run against Sen. Ted Cruz

By Matthew Choi and Patrick SvitekNov. 16, 2017

Bruce Jacobson, a Christian TV executive from North Richland Hills, announced Thursday that he is challenging Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, in 2018.

Texas nominees to the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals James C. Ho (left) and Don R. Willett are sworn in during a U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 15, 2017.

Politics

Don Willett defends controversial tweets as jokes at confirmation hearing before U.S. Senate

By Emma PlatoffNov. 15, 2017Nov. 15, 2017

Texas Supreme Court Justice Don Willett, a nominee of President Donald Trump to a federal court, defended past tweets about transgender people and same-sex marriage as jokes at a confirmation hearing Wednesday.

Politics

Report: Texas Republicans among top spenders in Congress at Trump properties

By Emma PlatoffNov. 14, 2017

Three Texas Republicans are at or near the top of a list of politicians who have spent the most in campaign-related funds at President Donald Trump’s privately-owned properties over the last year, according to a new Washington Post report.