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January 31, 2018
WASHINGTON — From immigration and border security to infrastructure and disaster response, President Donald Trump’s first State of the Union address hit a host of hot-button issues that were felt deep in the heart of Texas.
Issues:Immigration
January 29, 2018
After an Observer report, Austin Democrat Lloyd Doggett is demanding a host of new details from ICE about last February's raids.
Issues:Immigration
January 28, 2018
- Democrats are accusing President Donald Trump or obstructing justice following a report that he ordered his lawyer to fire special counsel Robert Mueller in June.
- White House lawyer Don McGahn threatened to resign rather than carry out the order, and Trump ultimately backed down.
- Republicans argue that Mueller's continued presence on the case disproves the obstruction charge.
January 23, 2018
WASHINGTON — Federal agencies shuttered in a fight over immigration were set to reopen today after Senate Democrats bowed to pressure and agreed to a spending compromise in return for a promise to take up debate on the expiring Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program by early next month.
Issues:Immigration
January 19, 2018
WASHINGTON -- The House approved a must-pass spending measure to avert a government shutdown late Thursday, sending the legislation to the Senate where it faces a less certain future.
There, increasing opposition from Senate Democrats and some Republicans unhappy with inaction on a plan to protect young immigrants in the country illegally from deportation raised the possibility lawmakers won't reach a deal by Friday's deadline.
January 16, 2018
Under an open-and-shut sky and a light cool breeze, tens of thousands of people marched on San Antonio’s Eastside on Monday, paying homage to the late Martin Luther King Jr. half a century after his fatal shooting and at a time when, as several speakers pointedly noted, the country appears politically more divided than ever.
January 16, 2018
WASHINGTON — An aggressive push to overhaul the decades-old system for sponsoring family members for citizenship is complicating the drive to protect “Dreamers” from deportation at a critical point in negotiations.
Issues:Immigration
January 12, 2018
After President Donald Trump reportedly questioned why the United States should offer protections to immigrants from "shithole" countries, Democrats and some Republicans from Texas expressed outrage. One Democratic congressman from Houston said he'd push for impeachment.
Issues:Immigration
January 9, 2018
The Border Patrol has told agents to quickly process emergency vehicles through immigration checkpoints and reminded them they have discretion at “sensitive locations,” such as hospitals.
Issues:Immigration
January 8, 2018
A group of House Democrats want the Senate Finance Committee to question President Trump’s nominee for Health and Human Services secretary about high drug prices at his former employer, Eli Lilly. In a letter to Finance Committee leaders, led by Texas Reps. Beto O'Rourke and Lloyd Doggett, the Democrats said Alex Azar should also be pressed on his commitment to uphold the Affordable Care Act, otherwise known as ObamaCare.