At his confirmation hearing, Whitley faced tough questioning from Democrats over his decision to erroneously question the citizenship status of tens of thousands of voters.
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Texas Legislature 2019
“This is very personal to us”: Santa Fe survivors are expecting results from the Texas Legislature
After last year’s massacre at Santa Fe High School, survivors told lawmakers the school safety measures they want to see enacted during this year’s legislative session. How many of them will become law?
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Corporations can’t donate to politicians. But $100,000 got them VIP treatment during Gov. Greg Abbott’s inauguration.
Donations to the inauguration are not deemed political contributions under state statute. And the inaugural committee, whose creation is mandated by law, is not required to make financial disclosures before this summer.
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Texas Legislature 2019
Watch Texas Secretary of State David Whitley’s confirmation hearing
The secretary of state’s office has faced criticism for its handling of efforts to review the citizenship of 95,000 registered voters. Now, Secretary of State David Whitley — a Gov. Greg Abbott appointee — faces a confirmation hearing.
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Texas Legislature 2019
Needing Democratic support, Texas’ secretary of state faces a rocky path to confirmation
Republican David Whitley faces questions from Democrats about how he handled an attempt to review the citizenship of 95,000 registered Texas voters.
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TribCast: Beto meets Oprah
On this week’s TribCast, Emily talks to Patrick, Cassi and Alexa about Beto O’Rourke’s visit with Oprah Winfrey, the latest on the lawsuits filed over Texas’ voter citizenship review, and the news out of the State of the State and the State of the Union.
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Texas Legislature 2019
Texas Supreme Court Chief Justice Nathan Hecht calls for nonpartisan judicial elections, bail reform
In the wake of a midterm election that saw four major state appeals courts flip on partisan lines, Hecht called on lawmakers to consider changing Texas to a system of merit selection and retention elections.
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Trump falsely said El Paso was a hub of violent crime before the border fence. Now he’s holding a rally there.
This will be the president’s seventh rally in Texas and his first in El Paso.
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Congress
In State of the Union speech, Trump continues hammering Congress over border wall funding
Raising warnings of out-of-control illegal immigration and soaring crime by immigrants — including debunked claims about El Paso’s crime — the president tried to pressure Congress to end a stalemate over border wall funding and avert another government shutdown.
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Beto O’Rourke says he’s excited at the prospect of running for president. He’ll decide this month.
O’Rourke, the former Democratic congressman and U.S. Senate candidate, discussed his 2020 deliberations Tuesday during an interview with Oprah Winfrey.