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Texas has long been a leader in energy production, which puts our politicians in a unique position when it comes to climate change.
While politicians need to protect one of their state's booming industries, they also must balance the fact that at least some of the energy Texas produces is harming the environment.
Congressional Democrats are starting to push back against conservative influence groups that are rallying around tax reform with a public relations blitz.
Such political organizations are only looking out for their boosters' best interests as they begin to focus more sharply on taxes as the GOP push to repeal the Affordable Care Act has stalled yet again, according to Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas).
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's abrupt decision Wednesday to ban transgender individuals from serving in the military caught key Texas lawmakers by surprise, and drew sharply divergent views.
Rep. Mac Thornberry, chairman of the House Armed Services committee, had no idea the decision was coming.
"It was a surprise to me, and I think the Pentagon is referring questions to the White House because it was a surprise to them too," said the Clarendon Republican.
Republican members of the U.S. House representing Central Texas were silent Tuesday on the revelation that Donald Trump Jr. in 2016 sought damaging information on Hillary Clinton from a Russian government official to benefit his father's presidential campaign.
WASHINGTON - Texas Democrats in Congress remain confident about the 2018 elections despite a stinging loss in a Georgia congressional race last week that highlighted a string of deflating defeats.
A remark by U.S. Rep. Filemon Vela, D-Brownsville, that only an "idiot" would believe Democrats can recapture the House under Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi was an isolated eruption in a delegation resolute about maintaining united opposition against Trump administration policies.
By Robert Pear and Thomas Kaplan, New York Times
June 22, 2017 Updated: June 22, 2017 8:22pm
WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans, who've promised to repeal the Affordable Care Act for seven years, took a major step toward that goal, unveiling a bill Thursday to make deep cuts in Medicaid and end the mandate that most Americans have health insurance.