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Biden stresses unity in inauguration speech, Texas lawmakers react
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris were sworn in Wednesday, officially marking the close of the Trump presidency. In his ...Texas lawmakers vote on impeaching Trump for inciting insurrection
The Democrat-controlled House on Wednesday voted to impeach the president on charges of incitement of insurrection relating to the attack on the ...Texas lawmaker introduces bill to slap sanctions on polluting foreign corporations
Rep. Veronica Escobar (D-El Paso) introduced legislation this week that would allow Washington to impose financial sanctions on foreign businesses that contribute ...Texas GOP pretends Trump’s dangerous brinkmanship game made Americans safer
Both Americans and Iranians can sleep a little more peacefully tonight. In a morning address on Wednesday, Donald Trump condemned Iranian missile ...Cornyn is jumping at the chance of war with Iran
The U.S. military is currently fighting wars in seven different countries, but that hasn’t stopped Sen. John Cornyn from embracing the chance ...Texas Dems pressure Cruz, Cornyn to defy Big Pharma and pass lower drug prices bill
Democrats from Texas’ congressional delegation are calling on Sens. Ted Cruz and John Cornyn to consider a sweeping drug prices bill passed ...All Texas Democrats in the House formally voted to support impeachment inquiry
On Thursday, in a historic move, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to pass a resolution formalizing the impeachment inquiry into Donald ...Despite threats, immigration raids spare Houston, for now
Trump’s promised nationwide immigration raids never materialized on Sunday, despite Houston’s undoucmented population bracing for the worst. Immigrant rights groups, local reporters, ...Democratic-led House passes GOP bill to deal with humanitarian crisis at Texas-Mexico border
Correction: This story previously omitted a critical word. The word added is in bold. House Democrats conceded to Republicans on Thursday and ...