Houston Democrat Jason Gibson has dropped out of the race for U.S. Senate and endorsed Paul Sadler of Henderson.
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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Local Websites Join Protest Against Anti-Piracy Bills
Sites like Wikipedia, Google and Reddit aren’t the only ones protesting federal anti-piracy legislation today. As Andy Uhler of KUT News reports, some Austin-based web companies have blacked out their content for the day, too.
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Lanham Napier: The TT Interview
The chief executive of the web hosting company Rackspace on why the tech industry is against the bills that federal lawmakers have filed to stop online piracy and other cyber crimes.
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Criminal Justice
On the Records: What Are Federal Lawmakers Saying?
The Sunlight Foundation released an update to the interactive Capitol Words on Monday. The application allows users to search and compare words spoken by federal legislators using data from the Congressional Record.
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TribLive: A Conversation with Joaquin Castro
Full video of my December 1 TribLive conversation with state Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-San Antonio, a candidate for the U.S. House in CD-20.
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Audio: A Conversation with Joaquin Castro
Full audio of my December 1 TribLive conversation with state Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-San Antonio, a candidate for the U.S. House in CD-20.
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Health care
TribLive: Castro on Health Reform, Taxing the Rich
At Thursday’s TribLive conversation, state Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-San Antonio, offered his take on issues he’d face if elected to Congress next year, including same-sex marriage, Afghanistan, taxing the rich and health reform.
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TribLive: Castro on Running Against Doggett
At this morning’s TribLive conversation, state Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-San Antonio, talked about the political and personal consequences of having briefly challenged U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Austin, in the Democratic primary for Congress.
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TribLive: Castro on Why He’s Running for Congress
At this morning’s TribLive conversation, state Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-San Antonio, explained why in the world he’d want to be a member of the unloved, unlovable U.S. Congress.
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Interactive: What’s My District Now?
Pending any legal intervention, the three court-issued redistricting maps (House, Senate and Congress) and the State Board of Education map drawn up by the 82nd Legislature are now in effect. Use our interactive to see which district you live in now and who represents you.