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by: Rep. Lloyd Doggett

October 6, 2015

“The Pope’s message of goodness and hope, of peace and justice, touches people of all faiths. I salute his call for dialogue and cooperation to respond to the most disadvantaged, reject violence, and serve as stewards of our threatened planet. His reminder that we all come from families of foreigners is an antidote to the poisonous misrepresentations about immigrants, which bombard us daily. I hope his nonpolitical words lead to more effective action from a Congress that has accomplished so little.” --Rep. Lloyd Doggett

Published 1:11 pm, Wednesday, September 9, 2015

By Susan Jaffe

July 29, 2015

The U.S. Senate unanimously approved legislation Monday night requiring hospitals across the nation to tell Medicare patients when they receive observation care but have not been admitted to the hospital. It’s a distinction that’s easy to miss until patients are hit with big medical bills after a short stay.

July 5, 2015

SAN ANTONIO — Texas officials applauded a United Nations committee's decision Sunday to add the Alamo and four other Spanish Roman Catholic missions to UNESCO's list of World Heritage Sites, knowing it may bring more tourists.

The UNESCO World Heritage committee added the sites, collectively known as the San Antonio Missions, to the list during a meeting in Bonn, Germany.

U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro, a San Antonio native, said in a statement that he was "proud and grateful" to the UN cultural body.

by Edgar Walters and Alexa Ura

June 25, 2015

In a major victory for the Obama administration, the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a key element of the president’s signature health law — the part that gives tax subsidies to people who buy health insurance on the Affordable Care Act’s federal marketplace.

"It's time for opponents to face facts: The Affordable Care Act is the law of the land, and it's working," Democratic state Rep. Donna Howard of Austin said in a statement.

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