The latest Texas congressional delegation news from The Texas Tribune.
During appearances this weekend in Austin, U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Cheri Bustos, the head of House Democrats' campaign arm, gave back-up to Cuellar. Full Story
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Add a word to the Republican vocabulary in Texas: November. After two decades of GOP dominance, the party's candidates are still winning, but they can't safely assume that they've got an election in the bag after they win the GOP's March primaries. Full Story
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GOP leaders admit U.S. Rep. Will Hurd's retirement announcement was a blow to the party. But they're optimistic that the increasing number of open seats will be a good thing. Democrats eager to take those districts call that spin. Full Story
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Three Texas Republicans have announced they won't seek reelection in 2020, and that will probably turn out to be an incomplete roster of retirees. It couldn't come at a better time for Democrats hoping to have a hand in redistricting the state's congressional delegation in 2021. Full Story
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President Donald Trump's recent racist comments weighed on Hurd, the last black Republican in the U.S. House. He was the only Texas Republican who voted to condemn Trump's tweets about four congresswomen. Full Story
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A former Navy SEAL entered the primary against Allred on Monday, and more announcements are expected before the end of summer. Full Story
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President Donald Trump is said to have been pleased by the Texas Republican's admonishment of former special counsel Robert Mueller in last week's House Judiciary Committee hearing. Full Story
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U.S. Rep. John Ratcliffe, R-Heath, argued that Special Counsel Robert Mueller went beyond his bounds by making clear the investigation didn't exonerate the president. Full Story
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she'll call for a vote condemning the president's words. Full Story
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The U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Reform issued subpoenas earlier this year after the federal agencies overseeing immigration policy refused to provide information voluntarily. Full Story
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The former El Paso congressman angered some Democrats last year by taking a vow of neutrality in Texas' most competitive congressional contest. Full Story
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We also asked the 38 members of the Texas delegation how Congress should respond to the Mueller report. Full Story
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The bill includes a provision aimed at forcing the federal government to release more than $4 billion to Texas that Congress allocated to the state more than a year ago. Full Story
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All but one of Texas' six U.S. House contests that national Democrats are targeting will feature candidates who ran last time. Full Story
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Texans in Congress have been working for over a year to get the Trump administration to release more than $4 billion in funds appropriated to the state after Hurricane Harvey. Full Story
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Texas, Puerto Rico and other communities hit by major natural disasters have been waiting for over a year to receive their shares of $16 billion in grant funding approved by Congress. Full Story
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Responsible for providing population projections for the state, Lloyd Potter said citizenship information is not needed “for the purposes of the census." Full Story
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Hegar, who drew national attention last year with a viral campaign ad, is the most high-profile Democrat in the race. But others are weighing whether to jump in after Castro decided to bow out. Full Story
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The San Antonio congressman is slated to announce next week whether he'll run against Republican U.S. Sen John Cornyn. That will follow weeks of frustration from within his party over a perceived delay in a decision. Full Story
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"We can talk all day about where our support is coming from," said Hegar, U.S. Sen. John Cornyn's latest Democratic opponent, in an interview. Full Story
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