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Chad Wolf, previously blasted by Texas Democrats, lands in the national hot seat
Chad Wolf, the current acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), faces a potentially bruising time on Capitol Hill from ...DNC Convention Smartly Highlights Texas Latinas
In the leadup to the Democratic National Convention, there was a lot of consternation regarding the role (or lack thereof) for Texans. ...The El Paso Massacre, one year later
A year ago, it was an ordinary Saturday in El Paso. At least, that’s how the day started. After a gunman entered ...Democrats have a plan to turn Texas blue: Latino voters
For the past few decades, Texas Latinos have been frequently referred to as the “sleeping giant” — a group so large that ...Congresswoman Escobar: re-opening Texas without more testing is reckless, puts El Pasoans at risk
Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (D-El Paso) blasted Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday for prematurely re-opening the state. “The primary obligation of every public ...Abbott is pushing a rosy picture of Texas’ coronavirus curve to reopen the state
Gov. Greg Abbott held a press conference on Monday detailing the reopening of the Texas economy. He announced the statewide stay-at-home order ...Trump gives Rush Limbaugh medal of freedom as Texas Democrat highlights policy wins
In the State of the Union address Tuesday, an impeached President Trump again made promises on health care he and his GOP ...Preview of tonight’s State of the Union and the Dem response
An impeached Donald Trump will give his third State of the Union Address on Tuesday night, and holy hell only knows what ...Rep. Escobar and Democratic Women’s Caucus send letter condemning Trump’s degradation of women
On Friday, 50 members of the Democratic Women’s Caucus sent a scathing letter condemning President Trump’s actions toward women. The Democratic Women’s ...Signal Newsletter: Voting in Texas begins in three weeks
Welcome to the Signal’s political newsletter. Each week, we take a look at the 2020 elections in the swing state of Texas, ...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 ...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 ...
