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August 31, 2018
Back to school — an exciting time for students from pre-K to college. August brings stores filled with school supplies, reunions of friends and the approach of Friday night football. Recently at San Marcos High, I saw an auditorium full of enthusiastic faculty, staff, administrators and community supporters gathered and ready to launch a new school year, and at Strahan Coliseum, 6,000 new Bobcats.
August 30, 2018
WASHINGTON —President Donald Trump informed Congress on Thursday that he is canceling pay raises due in January for most civilian federal employees, citing budget constraints. But the workers still could see a slightly smaller boost in their pay under a proposal lawmakers are considering.
August 28, 2018
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Congressman Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), reacted to the announcement from Texas-based Defense Distributed that they will sell 3D-printed guns in spite of yesterday’s court decision:
August 27, 2018
WASHINGTON — President Trump on Monday said the United States and Mexico had reached agreement to revise key portions of the North American Free Trade Agreement and would finalize it within days, suggesting he was ready to jettison Canada from the trilateral trade pact if the country did not get on board quickly.
August 27, 2018
More than 24 hours after a shooting killed two people and wounded eleven at a video game tournament in Jacksonville, Florida, President Donald Trump on Monday evening offered his condolences to the victims of the attack, as Democrats in Congress turned up the volume on their calls for something to be done by the Congress on gun violence.
August 27, 2018
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Congressman Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), a senior member of the Trade Subcommittee of Ways & Means, released the below statement regarding the recent trade developments:
August 27, 2018
Whether it’s called NAFTA or “the United States-Mexico trade agreement,” some Texas business and political leaders are just happy that 387,000 Texas jobs and $97 billion in annual state exports no longer appear to be at risk after the Trump administration Monday announced a preliminary deal with Mexico, the state’s top trading partner.
August 27, 2018
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Monday announced a breakthrough in long-stalled talks with Mexico over the North American Free Trade Agreement, prompting measured relief from Texas businesses and lawmakers who've fretted over the deal's fate.
August 27, 2018
The historic trilateral trade deal signed in San Antonio that accounts for $4.2 billion in local exports could be renamed the U.S.-Mexico Trade Agreement, President Trump announced Monday from the Oval Office.
