In the News
April 4, 2018
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Tuesday he’s preparing to send the military to guard parts of the border with Mexico, escalating his campaign against illegal immigration and his fight with Congress over funding the border wall.
Issues:Immigration
March 30, 2018
U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-San Antonio, holds a town hall at La Trinidad United Methodist Church last year. He is among a few.
March 26, 2018
These continuing massacres at schools, churches, entertainment venues and elsewhere must end — all students should be able to pursue an education without fearing that they could become additional victims.
March 25, 2018
Students march from Austin City Hall to Capitol demanding change.
March 23, 2018
WASHINGTON — Congress approved a mammoth, $1.3 trillion spending bill Thursday without adding relief for hundreds of thousands of young immigrants, but denied President Donald Trump all the money and authority he wanted for a wall along the Southwest border.
March 19, 2018
A Salvadoran woman seeking asylum who has said that a guard groped her inside a Williamson County immigration detention facility has been released, a group supporting her said Saturday.
Issues:Immigration
March 16, 2018
U.S. Congressman Lloyd Doggett and State Rep. Celia Israel at the home of Mayor Steve Adler hosted a welcome for Selma, Alabama U.S. Congresswoman Terri Sewell.
Issues:Voting Rights
March 13, 2018
String of 3 bombings in 10 days in Austin leaves 2 people dead, 3 wounded. Boy, 17, killed Monday when package explodes at home on Oldfort Hill Drive.
March 9, 2018
President Donald Trump surprised the world Thursday by accepting North Korea leader Kim Jong Un’s invitation to meet and discuss the Asian nation’s nuclear program. Members of Congress from Central Texas reacted to historic announcement.
March 5, 2018
In what’s hailed as a landmark addition to the Southside, Confluence Park formally opened Saturday with a ceremony where city, county and federal officials traded congratulatory remarks with San Antonio River Foundation authorities beneath what’s lauded as a one-of-a-kind pavilion.