The House minority leader also said U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh lacked the “temperament” for a seat on the nation’s highest court.
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Texas Elections 2018
Gov. Greg Abbott and challenger Lupe Valdez spar over arming teachers, Harvey recovery in debate
Republican Gov. Greg Abbott and his Democratic challenger, Lupe Valdez, held their first and only debate Friday night in Austin.
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The 2018 Texas Tribune Festival
Mayor Bill de Blasio says his “progressive vision” for New York City can be copied across the country
De Blasio, a two-term Democrat, answered questions about the subway, progressivism at the local and national levels and politics in an increasingly left-wing New York state.
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The 2018 Texas Tribune Festival
Michael Avenatti talks Brett Kavanaugh, 2020 run
The attorney at the center of so much of the day’s news talked about what’s happening now — and what he’ll do next.
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Congress
Cornyn: Senate SCOTUS vote to be delayed while FBI investigates Kavanaugh
U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, told reporters in Washington, D.C., that the Senate will delay the full confirmation vote by a week while the FBI investigates allegations of sexual assault against Brett Kavanaugh.
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Texas Elections 2018
Second Ted Cruz-Beto O’Rourke debate postponed
The decision comes as the U.S. Senate focuses on the confirmation process of U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.
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Texas Elections 2018
6 ways Beto O’Rourke’s Senate bid is like Ted Cruz’s first bid for Congress
Back in 2012, Ted Cruz was the underdog who managed to beat out the better-known David Dewhurst for a U.S. Senate seat. Now, as Cruz is running for re-election, there are echoes of that earlier campaign in Beto O’Rourke’s bid to unseat Cruz.
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Health care
A proposed federal policy won’t target immigrants for using welfare. In Texas, they might drop out anyway.
Proponents say the proposal will save the government money. But critics say that especially in Texas, it will cause “chilling effects” that could keep citizens away from welfare programs.
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The 2018 Texas Tribune Festival
John Kerry hails 2018 midterms as “greatest course-correction moment we’ve had in years”
We kicked off the 2018 Texas Tribune Festival with an interview of the former secretary of state. Kerry answered questions about foreign policy, the Brett Kavanaugh hearings, 2020 and more.
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Texas Elections 2018
Redistricting group led by Eric Holder to invest $250K in Texas House races
The National Democratic Redistricting Committee, the group led by former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, has dedicated a quarter-million dollars to the effort this fall to add more Democrats to the Texas House.
