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July 2, 2019
Two Texas congressmen listened raptly Tuesday night to women’s advocates and survivors of domestic violence at the first-ever town hall meeting on the problem, which has reached epidemic proportions in San Antonio.

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Bus
July 2, 2019

VIA Metropolitan Transit celebrates its VIVA bus line completing 1 million passenger trips.

The colorful VIVA buses and trolleys were celebrated Tuesday at the San Antonio Museum of Art after logging 1 million passenger trips since the June 2016 debut of the three routes connecting some of San Antonio's most-visited sites.


July 2, 2019

A congressman whose district includes San Antonio says border patrol agents who made derogatory comments on social media about migrants and female lawmakers should be "dismissed."

U.S. Customs and Border Protection says an investigation is underway into what it calls "disturbing social media activity" in a secret Facebook group for U.S. Border Patrol agents, but U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett told KTSA News he wants a congressional investigation.

Issues:Immigration

July 2, 2019
SAN ANTONIO — One million, the number of passenger trips taken on VIVA routes in the last three years.

July 2, 2019
AUSTIN, Texas -- On the heels of President Donald Trump’s visit to North Korea, U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Austin, reacted to the trip and says Trump has given the North Koreans "prestige."

July 2, 2019
Congressional Democrats are suing the Trump administration over its refusal to hand over copies of the president’s personal tax returns.

July 2, 2019
The House Ways and Means Committee on Tuesday filed its long-expected lawsuit over the Trump administration's refusal to turn over the president's tax returns, kicking off what could be a lengthy legal battle.

July 2, 2019
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Democratic-led U.S. House of Representatives panel on Tuesday filed a long-awaited lawsuit in federal court to demand President Donald Trump’s individual and business tax returns.

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Rep. Doggett
June 25, 2019

AUSTIN, Texas — As reports surface of migrant children being kept in deplorable conditions, the U.S. House of Representatives is set to vote on a $4.5 billion emergency funding measure to help alleviate those conditions.

"They're sleeping on concrete blocks. There are open toilets in the room. There is no soap," Attorney Warren Binford told ABC News after interviewing children held at a facility in Clint, Texas.