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4 years

Texas GOP chair says in light of Supreme Court tossing out Texas case, "Perhaps law-abiding states should bond together and form a Union of states that will abide by the constitution.”

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Exclusive: Officers working for Abbott’s border security initiative have been ordered to push children into the Rio Grande, and have been told not to give water to migrants, according to an email from a DPS trooper who described the actions as “inhumane.”

Exclusive: Texas troopers told to push children into Rio Grande, deny water to migrants, records say

The July 3 account, reviewed by Hearst Newspapers, discloses several previously...

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. @tedcruz calls on Trump to address medical supply shortages by invoking Defense Production Act: “I don't want to see doctors having to make a choice of who gets to live and who has to die because they don't have the equipment to save their lives."

Sen. Cruz calls on Trump to address medical supply shortages by invoking Defense Production Act

Cruz joins many Democrats, and some Republicans, in urging Trump to use war powers and...

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. @tedcruz : “What I was working to do is find a way to reestablish widespread trust in the system.” No regrets amid growing calls for resignation: Today’s @HoustonChron :

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. @AP confirms @tedcruz went to Cancun for a family vacation and is "expected to return immediately"

'Obviously a mistake': Cruz returns from Cancun after uproar

DALLAS (AP) — Texas Sen. Ted Cruz said his family vacation to Mexico was “obviously a mistake” as he returned stateside Thursday following an uproar over his disappearance during a deadly winter...

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. @TexasDemocrats say they raised at least $163,000 on Wednesday when celebrities including @HamillHimself and @GeorgeTakei and high-profile Democrats, including @AndrewYang , urged followers to donate with "Win Texas. Lose Trump." tweets:

$38 donations, Hollywood stars fuel Texas Democrats’ fundraising push

Poll showing Joe Biden neck-and-neck with Trump boosts ‘Win Texas. Lose Trump.’...

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The Trump admin is planning to end federal support for coronavirus testing sites at the end of the month — including in Texas, where confirmed cases of COVID-19 are spiking. Locals officials are warning it will have “catastrophic cascading consequences.”

Texas lawmakers warn White House of 'catastrophic cascading consequences'

Houston officials are urging the White House to rethink the move, warning of...

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"Donald Trump is the most dangerous man to ever occupy the Oval Office," says @JoaquinCastrotx , one of 9 impeachment managers. "If inciting a deadly insurrection is not enough to get a president impeached, then what is?"

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. @tedcruz , who voted against NDAA, calls language requiring the Department of Defense to rename military bases named for Confederates, including Fort Hood, "a political effort to erase our nation’s history"

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“You wouldn’t want the judge in a trial to be someone who has a financial relationship with the defendant, and that seems to be the case here.” Dan Patrick’s $125,000 loan to Ken Paxton adds to conflicts in Senate impeachment trial: w/ @ByEdMcKinley

Dan Patrick’s $125,000 loan to Ken Paxton adds to conflicts in Senate impeachment trial

Paxton has $125,000 in outstanding campaign loans to the Senate leader. And state Sen....

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New: The owner of a pecan farm in Eagle Pass near where a pregnant woman was found caught in state-deployed razor wire said officials working for Gov. Greg Abbott’s border security initiative are refusing to take it down despite his repeated requests.

Texas DPS installed razor wire on private border property despite landowner's protest

The owner of a pecan farm said a state Department of Public Safety official "looked me...

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New: @JoaquinCastrotx is joining his brother @JulianCastro in endorsing @ewarren for president. The @HispanicCaucus chairman says Warren is "the only candidate who can unite the Democratic Party and our country, two things essential to defeating @realDonaldTrump ."

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The July 3 account, reviewed by the @HoustonChron and @ExpressNews , discloses several previously unreported incidents the trooper witnessed in Eagle Pass, where the state of Texas has strung miles of razor wire and deployed a wall of buoys in the Rio Grande:

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. @IlhanMN says children she spoke to at Carrizo Springs today told her, "I just want to be treated with dignity. I don’t know who the president is." "The majority of the people are not political animals like we are. They’re looking for an opportunity to survive and thrive."

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New: @AOC is headed to San Antonio to campaign for @JCisnerosTX and @GregCasar two days before voting starts in competitive #TX28 and #TX35 primaries ) via @expressnews

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez headed to San Antonio to rally progressives ahead of March 1 primaries

The New York Democrat, a star on the left with long ties to Texas, is set to appear at a...

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. @tedcruz says #DACA ruling is "disgraceful." "Judging is not a game. It’s not supposed to be a game. But sadly over recent years more and more Chief Justice Roberts has been playing games with the court to achieve the policy outcomes he desires."

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New: @BernieSanders endorses @JCisnerosTX in her bid to unseat @RepCuellar in #TX28 , calling her "a strong advocate for real change"

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6 years

The bill has rapidly gained momentum. "Only a few months ago we were at an impasse," @SenatorEnzi , who drafted the bipartisan agreement w/ @SenBobCasey , said. "It's not an easy bill, but it's one that has a lot of potential to really solve some problems for this country."

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The Senate education committee today easily advanced a bipartisan overhaul of the federal law governing career and technical education — the first such rewrite of the law in more than a decade:

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A DPS spokesman said there is no policy against giving water to migrants. He shared an email DPS Director Steve McCraw sent on Saturday calling for an audit to determine if more can be done to minimize the risk to migrants.

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Four Texas Democrats -- @RepGonzalez @RepCuellar @RepFletcher and @RepVeasey -- urge Biden to rescind his order freezing oil and gas leasing on federal lands, writing "now is not the time to jeopardize American jobs"

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Exclusive: Texas troopers have split up at least 26 families at the border by detaining fathers on trespassing charges, while the other members — including small children — are transferred to Border Patrol, sources tell @JustJhair and me

Texas troopers separating families at border in apparent policy shift, sources say

Hearst Newspapers spoke with two mothers who described watching as their partners were...

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2 years

Flores had massively outraised Democrat Dan Sanchez, reporting $1.1 million to Sanchez’s $146,000. “Too many factors were against us, including little to no support from the National Democratic Party and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee,” Sanchez said.

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Republican @MayraFlores2022 flips South Texas district to become first Mexican-born congresswoman

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. @JCisnerosTX to speak at 10:30, campaign says. "After raising a record-breaking $2 million dollars in mostly small-dollar contributions and providing hope to tens of thousands of South Texans by coming within a slim margin of defeating 15-year incumbent @RepCuellar " #TX28

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4 years

And today’s @ExpressNews :

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New: A land owner in Eagle Pass says state troopers never had permission to arrest migrants for trespassing on his property. He has repeatedly asked that the more than 650 trespassing cases be dropped.

Texas ranch owner says DPS arrested hundreds of migrants without his consent

The dispute comes as Eagle Pass is seeing a record surge in crossings and throws into...

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New: @JoaquinCastrotx is urging the Biden administration to intervene:

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I raised the issue of @GovAbbott 's barbarity at a dinner tonight with @SecBlinken . I read him the title and first paragraph of the @ExpressNews article and urged the Administration to intervene — and to remove the death traps Abbott has installed for the sake of human rights.

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7 years

Yeah, she didn't do that. Congress did.

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Omarosa says the first thing she did was bring back year round Pell grants to help HBCUs.

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. @JoaquinCastrotx at Carrizo Springs: "We need to be clear about something: President Biden inherited a situation where the previous administration had sought to dismantle the infrastructure for processing asylum seekers and settling asylum seekers in the United States."

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. @tedcruz , @JohnCornyn push for release of Houston man held in Chinese prison since 2012

Sens. Ted Cruz, John Cornyn push for release of Houston man held in Chinese prison

Mark Swidan, a Houston man who has been "unjustly and arbitrarily" detained on drug...

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“The price of my endorsement was explicit" -- @tedcruz explains how the 2016 Supreme Court vacancy led him to endorse Trump after a bitter primary fight. @HoustonChron got an exclusive first look:

Ted Cruz explains how Supreme Court vacancy led him to endorse Trump in 2016

In new book, Cruz writes that he was concerned through the 2016 election that, if...

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. @JoaquinCastrotx to play key role in Trump's second impeachment:

Rep. Joaquin Castro lands key role in Trump’s second impeachment

The House is moving swiftly to impeach the president, who Democrats and some Republicans...

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On The View, @tedcruz is repeatedly being shouted over by protesters in the audience. They had to cut to commercial.

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This comes as @GregAbbott_TX warns that Texas is short on both testing equipment and personal protection supplies for doctors and nurses. @JeremySWallace on his most urgent plea for help from the feds yet:

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New: After @BernieSanders rallied for @JCisnerosTX in San Antonio yesterday, @SpeakerPelosi is on robocall for @RepCuellar this weekend, telling #TX28 voters that "Henry is a fighter for hardworking families" who "has championed good paying jobs and healthcare for our people."

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. @JoaquinCastrotx proposes H-2B overhaul, including adding a pathway to citizenship. “The current visa system for temporary workers is fundamentally flawed, enabling the abuse of hard-working families and failing to account for our economic needs.”

Rep. Joaquin Castro proposes path to citizenship for workers with H-2B visas

U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro is trying to reform a federal program that grants visas to...

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Two days before the school shooting in Florida that left 17 dead, the Trump administration proposed cutting millions in federal education programs meant to help prevent crime in schools and assist them in recovery from tragedies. @khefling has more:

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Beto O'Rourke didn't defame a Greg Abbott mega-donor with campaign rhetoric, appeals court rules via @houstonchron

Beto O’Rourke didn’t defame Greg Abbott mega-donor with campaign rhetoric, appeals court rules

O’Rourke called a $1 million donation from pipeline executive Kelcy Warren to Gov....

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New: @RepCuellar supporters have launched a campaign to smear @JCisnerosTX as a “homewrecker” A billboard popped up in Laredo & texts have gone out to #TX28 voters Cuellar says he doesn't condone it. Cisneros says it's bullying: "I will not be intimidated"

Rep. Henry Cuellar’s allies smear primary foe Jessica Cisneros with ‘homewrecker’ billboard

Cisneros: “My opponent and his supporters are so desperate to hold on to power that...

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NEW: Democrat @mjhegar - who @BarackObama endorsed against @JohnCornyn - voted for John McCain and @MittRomney : “Like many of my fellow Texans, I've voted for candidates from both parties in the past, including voting Republican as late as 2012” #txsen

Democratic U.S. Senate candidate MJ Hegar voted against Obama twice

The revelation that she twice voted against the former president — who has endorsed her...

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. @RepFletcher joins impeachment calls: "It is now clear that the President of the United States represents a grave threat to our Constitution and to our country."

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Personal news: I’m moving back to Austin and starting a new beat covering the governor and other state leaders for the @HoustonChron and @ExpressNews . Send me tips – for stories and places to check out after a decade away #txlege

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Houston officials consider two of those sites — the largest in the city — the backbone of the city's testing efforts. Houston Dems @RepSylviaGarcia , @JacksonLeeTX18 , @RepAlGreen and @RepFletcher are urging the admin to keep funding them through August.

Texas lawmakers warn White House of 'catastrophic cascading consequences'

Houston officials are urging the White House to rethink the move, warning of...

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. @JCisnerosTX calls it "irresponsible" for @RepCuellar to declare victory in #TX28 with ballots still out: "Those are constituents making their voices heard." "This line of 'stop the count' doesn’t surprise this campaign, because he’s Trump’s favorite Democrat for a reason."

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During day 3 of the @Harvard admissions trial, the school's admissions chief admitted to adding children and relatives of donors to a list of potential students he tracks closely, even if he didn't know whether they would otherwise be strong applicants:

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New: @RepCuellar , one of a handful of pro-oil Texas Dems under pressure to oppose Inflation Reduction Act, says he will vote for it: "This legislation...allows Texas producers to do what they do best, drill."

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Subject line of @JohnCornyn campaign email to supporters: "OUTRAISED!" "I hate to admit it, but my liberal opponent is surging ... It’s been a very concerning past few weeks." #TXSen

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Texas Democrats have launched , which directs to a page to donate to food banks:

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New: @ewarren is heading to San Antonio next week to campaign for @JCisnerosTX and @GregCasar , following @aoc 's rally there last weekend. #tx28 #tx35

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New: FEMA spokesperson says agency has sent the following to Texas: - 60 "very large" generators (for hospitals and other critical infrastructure) - "Millions of liters" of water and "tens of thousands" of blankets Also preparing to send in diesel to help with backup power.

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New: With @WhipClyburn headed to San Antonio rally for @RepCuellar today, @JCisnerosTX calls on Dem leadership to withdraw support for "the last anti-choice Democrat in the House." The #TX28 runoff is early test of voter response to SCOTUS abortion leak:

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. @JCisnerosTX says a win over @RepCuellar would be "a game changer not just in South Texas, but nationally." "If we can do it here ... people can do it anywhere. If people aren’t satisfied with the representation they have, they have another option.”

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New: @JoaquinCastrotx and 24 other Dems are urging DOJ to investigate @GregAbbott_TX 's border policies, which they say "have directly led to a violation of state laws and constitutional due process rights.”

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NEW: @tedcruz and @JohnCornyn officially urge the Trump administration not to pull federal support from coronavirus testing sites in Texas, saying it's "a risk that is not worth taking" as COVID-19 cases surge.

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. @JoaquinCastrotx & @HispanicCaucus pushing for @JoeBiden to nominate Arturo S. Rodriguez, former president of the United Farm Workers -- and a San Antonio native -- as Secretary of Agriculture:

Rep. Joaquin Castro: It’s time for a Latino secretary of agriculture

Congressman Joaquin Castro writes that Arturo S. Rodriguez, former president of the United Farm Workers, would be a champion of social justice as U.S. secretary of agriculture.

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. @JCisnerosTX says #tx28 runoff with @RepCuellar is far from over: "We are within reach to go on and win this thing." Says many ballots are still out and campaign has been told they will likely not be counted until next week. Cisneros trails by 177 votes.

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Also, worth noting that the Trump admin has once before changed plans to end support for these sites, in April, when it extended support until the end of June.

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Thrust of @JoaquinCastrotx 's argument: "Trump told his supporters over & over again, nearly everyday...that their most precious right in our democracy - their voice, their vote - was being stripped away and they had to fight to stop that. And they believed him. So they fought."

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New @RiceUniversity study finds for every dollar the Texas state government spends on public services for undocumented immigrants, the state collects $1.21 in revenue:

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New: @tedcruz says #SCOTUS ' #DACA ruling is "Lawless Gamesmanship."

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Starting next week, I’ll be covering national politics for the @HoustonChron and @ExpressNews from Hearst’s DC bureau. I’m psyched to be writing for readers in my home state again. Send me your Texas tips!

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Texas Republican weighs in on Krebs firing:

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Chris Krebs is a true patriot. He was instrumental in us having one of the most secure elections in history despite bad actors trying to influence our elections. His service should have been rewarded, not dismissed.

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New: @SpeakerPelosi announces @JoaquinCastrotx will serve as impeachment manager as the House moves to impeach Trump for the second time.

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Ted Cruz doubles down on ‘invasion’ rhetoric espoused by accused Buffalo shooter. Suspected shooter: Country is “experiencing an invasion on a level never seen before” Cruz this week: "This is an invasion we’re seeing”

Ted Cruz doubles down on 'invasion' rhetoric embraced by accused Buffalo shooter

Three days after mass shooting, Cruz tweets: “Over 2 million illegal aliens streamed...

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Biden pleading with Abbott and other governors who have banned mask mandates: "If you’re not going to help at least get out of the way"

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Biden, talking states that have banned mask and vaccine mandates: “The most extreme of those measures is like the one in Texas”

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New: @JoaquinCastrotx and @SenWarren say the Department of Defense is "dragging its feet" on orders from Congress to waive debt incurred by patients receiving medical treatment at military hospitals

Joaquin Castro: Department of Defense 'dragging its feet' on waiving civilian medical bills

Most of the civilians treated in military hospitals nationally are patients at San...

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“I think he let his guard down, and I think in his desire to try to demonstrate that we are somehow coming out of this and that the danger is not still with us — I think he got out over his skis and frankly,” Cornyn said Monday.

Cornyn says Trump 'let his guard down' on COVID

Sen. John Cornyn also said the president 'should've known' that his comments about...

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5 years

This is my last week at @politico , where I’ve had a blast the last 3 years covering @BetsyDeVosED and a slew of education issues, from college admissions to Title IX. For those interested in joining the best education reporting team around, my job is open:

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. @JoaquinCastrotx loses bid for key leadership post, but still sends a message

Rep. Joaquin Castro hoped to win a key leadership post today — and to send a message

Castro bucked the long-established order in Congress that relegates younger members to...

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'They believed him. So they fought.' @JoaquinCastrotx plays key role in Trump impeachment trial via @mysa

‘They believed him. So they fought.’ Texas Rep. Castro plays key role in Trump impeachment trial

Presentation was key to Democrats’ efforts to show Trump incited the insurrection at...

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New: @tedcruz also urging Trump admin to extend federal support for coronavirus testing sites in Texas, per spokesperson:

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@JoaquinCastrotx Read Texas DPS medic's full email to superiors on 'inhumane' treatment of people crossing Rio Grande

Medic email: DPS treatment of people crossing border 'inhumane'

Nicholas Wingate, a paramedic and trooper with the Texas Department of Public Safety,...

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. @mjhegar , who grew up in conservative Williamson County and served in the military until 2012, said that year was a turning point in her political evolution: "I realized the values I had always held were, in fact, more in line with Democratic priorities.”

Democratic U.S. Senate candidate MJ Hegar voted against Obama twice

The revelation that she twice voted against the former president — who has endorsed her...

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. @mjhegar doing a virtual GOTV rally with @shannonrwatts of @MomsDemand tonight. Gun violence prevention groups have said Hegar is an ideal messenger as a mother and gun owner. She's also one of few candidates calling for an end to open carry #TXSen

In Senate race, MJ Hegar calls for end to open carry

It’s a rare position for a politician to take, but the issue is gaining urgency among...

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New: White House @PressSec says lawsuit against Texas by 5 women denied abortions despite risks to their lives shows the "reality of @GregAbbott_TX 's abortion ban." "Devastating, first-hand accounts of women’s lives almost lost after they were denied the health care they needed"

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. @texasdemocrats say their Seinfeld fundraiser brought in $650k from 20,000 donors. The party says its goal was $500k.

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The COVID hospitalization rate for Texans ages 17 and under with schools set to resume this month:

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. @JCisnerosTX raised $513,000 in the final quarter of 2019. Her run against @RepCuellar in #tx28 has now brought in more than $978,000 in all, her campaign says.

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Michigan's working-class communities think the University of Michigan is too expensive. So the school is promising free tuition to families making $65,000 or less

In Trump country, a university confronts its skeptics

The University of Michigan, like many public flagship universities, faces a crisis of confidence in working-class communities.

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The group suing @Harvard showed emails indicating donations may have an influence in admissions decisions. In one, a dean wrote that some admitted students were "big wins.” They were connected to donors, including one who “has already committed to a building,” he wrote.

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NEW: @mjhegar has called @JohnCornyn to concede #txsen race.

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U.S. News is changing the formula for its widely read college rankings to reward schools that enroll and graduate more students from low-income families — a year after a @politico report showed that the rankings promote economic inequality on campuses.

U.S. News revamps formula for its latest college rankings

This is the first update since POLITICO reported the widely read rankings promote economic inequality on campus.

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It appears to be the latest escalation in Gov. Greg Abbott's Operation Lone Star border initiative. A 2021 policy directed officers to release families with children under 18 to Border Patrol. It said officers should only arrest fathers who are traveling with children over 18.

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. @JustJhair spoke with two mothers who described watching as their partners were handcuffed and hauled away with little explanation. Neither has seen their partner since and say they have only spoken to them by phone.

Texas troopers separating families at border in apparent policy shift, sources say

Hearst Newspapers spoke with two mothers who described watching as their partners were...

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New: @Everytown for Gun Safety plans to spend at least $8M in Texas this year -- its biggest investment in any state and 3X what it spent in a successful bid to flip the Virginia legislature last year: “Texas is definitely the big target.” #txlege #tx2020

Texas is ‘the big target’ for gun safety group planning $8M campaign

Texas is the top target in the nation for gun safety groups that helped flip Virginia's...

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New: @chiproytx and 14 other Texas Republicans say they will oppose any DHS funding "until the necessary steps are taken to secure the border," including reimbursing Texas for $9.5B Operation Lone Star. #txlege

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Breaking: DOJ threatens to sue if Texas enforces new border security law. #txlege

Exclusive: DOJ threatens lawsuit if Texas enforces new border security law

The law would allow Texas law enforcement to arrest migrants accused of unlawfully...

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3 years

Breaking: President @JoeBiden to travel to Houston on Friday via @houstonchron

President Joe Biden, first lady Jill Biden to travel to Houston on Friday

The White House announced the trip on Tuesday with no additional details.

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3 years

'At least get out of the way.' Biden condemns Gov. Abbott's ban on mask mandates ) via @houstonchron

'At least get out of the way': Biden condemns Gov. Abbott's ban on mask mandates

President Joe Biden directly called out Gov. Greg Abbott’s order banning mask mandates...

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2 years

Elections officials in a handful of counties in #TX28 say they don't expect to post final Dem runoff results until Thursday. @RepCuellar currently leads @JCisnerosTX by 177 votes. Cuellar declared victory last week. Cisneros says she is "within reach":

Cisneros, down 177 votes, says 'hundreds' of ballots still uncounted in Cuellar runoff

“We are within reach to go on and win this thing,” Cisneros said. “There’s still...

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5 years

. @tedcruz and @timkaine have set a #WorldSeries wager of TX BBQ and @ShinerBeer , Chesapeake Bay crabcakes and whiskey: via @houstonchron

Cruz, Kaine set World Series wager of BBQ and beer, crabcakes and whiskey

“Senator Ted Cruz and I entered the Senate on the same day,” Sen. Tim Kaine, a...

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4 years

. @JoaquinCastrotx says Congress has more work to do after today's stimulus vote: "for example, immigrants who work and pay taxes but will receive no check — deserve assistance in the weeks ahead."

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. @JCisnerosTX is racking up endorsements in her bid to tackle @RepCuellar from the left. @emilyslist is the latest. It's also perhaps the biggest and most lucrative. The group says she “represents the next generation of leadership in our country.”

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4 years

Sen. John Cornyn says Trump 'let his guard down' on coronavirus

Cornyn says Trump 'let his guard down' on COVID

Sen. John Cornyn also said the president 'should've known' that his comments about...

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1 year

A DPS director overseeing operations in South Texas said DPS has authority to use private property without the owner's permission because of a disaster declaration Abbott signed in 2021: “Gov. Abbott made it very clear: His expectations are we stop and stem the flow of migrants.”

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4 years

The White House Coronavirus Task Force is increasingly suggesting states including Texas begin shutting down again, telling state leaders this month that they aren’t doing enough to slow the worst surge in COVID cases that the country has seen.

White House calls on Texas to begin shutting down again

The White House Coronavirus Task Force is increasingly suggesting that states like Texas...

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. @RepCuellar , a black belt in karate, decided not to test his fighting skills during carjacking Monday. “You have three guys, two of them have guns for sure,” he said. “What really pissed me off was that they stole my sushi. It looked like great sushi.”