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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 ...Ahead of historic vote in America, Texas Reps. Allred and Fletcher back articles of impeachment
On Friday, the House Judiciary Committee voted to approve two articles of impeachment against President Trump. The full House of Representatives is ...Why we’re thankful this year
Reason 1: You Thanks for giving us a spin these past few months. Building a media outlet from scratch isn’t easy and ...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 ...Rising income inequality in Texas is out of control
The News Newly released Census figures show the gap between the rich and poor in Texas continues to grow. The Lone Star ...As impeachment rocks news cycle, Texas Democrats stay focused on governing
As President Trump remains under intense scrutiny for asking two foreign countries — Ukraine and China — to dig up dirt on ...To the Democratic presidential candidates: Welcome to Texas
To the Democratic presidential candidates debating in Houston this week, welcome to Texas. Or, for many of you, welcome back. Some of ...‘We’re attending the debate to send a message to the country’ on guns
Texas is still trying to make it through the jarring aftermath of the twin mass shootings from last month. Gun violence remains ...Congressional Democrats go after Republicans on gun safety legislation
Ahead of Congress returning to Washington next week, Democrats are pressuring their GOP colleagues to snap out of their longtime paralysis on ...Gov. Abbott was “embarrassed” Texas didn’t have more guns in 2015
This story has been updated throughout. In response to the 20 deaths and even more injuries from a lone wolf gunman in ...El Paso congresswoman on deadly shooting: address the gun violence epidemic
A gunman opened fire inside of an El Paso Walmart on Saturday, killing at least 19 people and injuring at least 22 ...
